SPECULATION FOLLOWS
Just from some perspective from what we can gather from what we know at this point. Imagine you are having a conversation with RH after the discovery of Cooper:
You: Okay, so you forgot that Cooper was in the car and went straight to work?
RH: Yes. I just totally forgot.
You: Did you go anywhere between leaving your driveway with Cooper and work.
RH: Yes, Chik Fila
You. Did you go in or use the drive thru?
RH: Cooper and I both went in and ate.
You: So you unstrapped him and carried him into the Chikfila?
RH: Yes.
You: So Cooper was awake and you both ate?
RH: Yes
You: And then what did you do?
RH: I strapped him back into the car seat , and instead of driving to his daycare, I forgot and drove to work.
You: How far is the ChikFila from your work.
RH: Really close .5 miles.
You: So it takes about 2 or 3 minutes to drive there.
RH: Yes.
You: Did Cooper somehow fall asleep and become silent in that 3 minutes?
RH: ?
You. Then what happened? You forgot he was in the car after just eating with him and left him strapped in the backseat on a 90 degree day?
RH: Yes, I just totally forgot he was there.
You: Walk me through the rest of your day.
RH: I went into the office at about 9:30 after having breakfast with Cooper, and worked for close to 2.5 /3 hours. Then I went back into my car in the parking lot around noon to get something and went back inside.
You: You went back into the car? Did you notice Cooper? Did you see the carseat? Did the car smell out of the ordinary?
RH: No. I noticed nothing out of the ordinary. I didn't smell anything. I didn't see Cooper or the car seat.
You: Was Cooper in Diapers?
RH: Yes, Cooper was still in diapers.
You: How long had Cooper been left in the care sweltering car at this point?
RH: About 3 hours.
You: So you went back into the office and worked for how much longer?
RH: A little more than four hours.
You: Did you the day care call you or your wife?
RH: (??HOLE HERE)
You: Who was supposed to pick him up from daycare and at what time?
RH (??HOLE HERE)
You: So you left work at around 4:00 PM, walk me through it.
RH: I got in my car, and was driving to meet friends for drinks when I heard Cooper choking and then I realized he had been in the car for the past seven hours and he was in trouble. I realized that I had never dropped him off and forgot him.
You: What did you do?
RH: So I drove about one mile and pulled into a restaurant parking lot. I was screaming for help and asked people to call 911 because I thought Cooper was choking.
You: The police stated that the car smelled very badly. You didn't notice that when you got out of work?
RH: No. I didn't smell anything.
You: Did you smell anything at Noon?
RH: No. Nothing. I never smelled anything
You: The police also stated that Cooper was stiff and in the shape of sitting in his car seat when lying on the ground. This would indicate that he was already dead. How could you hear him choking or not smell anything in your car?
RH: I heard him choking even though he was stiff and I didn't smell the odor that others smelled in the car.
You: That makes no sense to me. Also, why didn't you call 911 when you state you did notice that he was in the backseat?
RH: (HOLE HERE)
RH: I also just wanted you to know that I had searched for how long it would take for a child to die in a hot car and what temperature it had to be for death to occur. I made these searches recently. Those searches will be found on my computer.
You: So you were scared that this would happen, so you researched it online?
RH: Yes.
You: Did you take any precautions from the information that you found to ensure that you would not accidentally leave Cooper in the car?
RH: No.
This. is. ludicrous.
If you had this conversation with a family member or friend what would you be thinking?
I am sorry but I would have to suspend ALL reality and common sense to see this conversation or information in any other way other than premeditated murder of his baby.
It is illogical and makes zero sense and all points to the purposeful "forgetting"
of his son to stage an accidental death so that he could get away with it and garner sympathy from his family, friends, and the public.
If the police did not arrest and charge him after all of these events and information, they would be inept.