I keep wondering, why even bring Mr Dermond's body into the garage if that wasn't the crime scene? I'm just not convinced that it wasn't within the home, or in the garage. I know blood splatter would be present if it's an open wound to the head, but, there's close wounds as well that cause such brain damage it kills the person. And if a drain was in the garage, or a utility sink area, well, bleach and lots of water down the drain. Same thing if it was in the bathtub or shower.
I know I read where dogs were brought in, and they should have hit on any blood on the property IF they were allowed to walk every inch of it. If the bodies had been drug on a tarp, or sheet, the dogs still should have hit on that. And maybe they did, but we haven't been told.
I don't know, but I would guess they would have to have an article from the suspect for the dogs to track their path to the lake or whatever.
I cut out some of the above article...sorry.
When I read about a murder I always try placing myself at the scene and try to figure out how it all happened. The sights, sounds, fears, noises.
I too have a very hard time trying to figure out all the movement this killer did if in fact they were killed someplace else.
How did he get them there? I don't believe for a minute he convinced two elderly people with hip replacements and in their late 80's to go for a boat ride. I don't believe they let him in their house willingly after dark unless he was expected.
I do know that their house was huge and I wonder if a window could have been left unlatched or a door not locked. It happens in big houses...I know.
So he could have entered the house and been waiting for them in the garage to return Friday evening.
But how to subdue two old folks quickly? I am sure he attacked Mr. D first and then Mrs. I wonder if he had rags soaked in Chloroform? I have heard of that in rape cases.
So just for discussion purposes the killer came to the house, took the two to a different location since Mr. D was not killed there...hummm was Mrs. D killed at the home? No discussion on that as I remember. Anyway off they go. The killer and Mr and Mrs.
How do they travel? Now I wonder if he used their car they just returned in. The neighbors would notice nothing and the garage door and gate stickers would be right there. Heck the killer could have been dressed up like anybody to hide his identity in case he was spotted. If they go to a home how does he manage to get two old folks inside to kill them? How is it nobody hears anything or sees anything?
Then he loads them up and takes Mr. D to his garage..again nobody sees anything. Then he puts Mrs. D in a boat in the dead of night on a moonless night..well 1/8 moon and heads to her final resting place. Which by the way takes some time to lift her out and weigh her down in the water.
I forget the temps that night but I think it was cold.
Then he cleans up the boat and the mode of transportation to the killing place, himself and leaves no fingerprints or blood and cleans the Dermonds home so even the sheriff remarks on how clean the house is.
There they lay until Tuesday when neighbors check on them. Speaking of which the neighbors seemed to find nothing unusual as they searched the home for them until entering the garage and finding Mr. D's body.
Maybe I am missing something but all of this should have taken several to accomplish all of that! Plus if only one he has to be huge and in great shape to do all these things.