The heart on the outside of the duct tape is very incongruous with any of the current theories.
1. If a kidnapping was staged by KC with duct tape placed postmortem, then it would definitely not make sense for KC to put the heart on the outside.
2. If the duct tape was placed premortem, (and one believes Caylee's death was accidental or non-premeditated) then one would think that the duct tape would be removed prior to burying the body. The tape would have incriminating evidence, prints, etc, AND one would assume that any accident would also involve an attempt to revive the child--hence removal of the tape.
3. If the duct tape was placed premortum and the child's murder was premeditated by KC, she would have more likely skipped town after abandoning the car and purse. This premeditated theory would also require a much better plan for after the murder, and a better effort to dispose of the body.
Don't all yell at me at once but....is it even remotely possible that
1. KC got involved in a scheme that was a minor crime and ended up witnessing or inadvertently participating in an event that would get her in serious trouble (for example an accidental murder during a theft where KC was supposed to distract or bait the male victim ). KC had left Caylee with some of these people for "safe keeping" while she and others committed the initial crime. Once they covered up the initial crime, lots of partying etc took place and perhaps the second part of the crime is occurring (for example blackmail of some guy) during that time. The blackjack phone is used exclusively for the crime planning etc and so was "lost." Meanwhile KC is under the impression that Caylee is being cared for by the "friends." The "friends" are supposed to bring Caylee back after KCs part in the crime or cover up is complete. The friends never do bring Caylee back and KC begins to worry. KC finds the decomposing body in her car trunk after noticing a persistant odor. She panics and puts the body in the wooded area after placing the heart sticker over the tape. She avoids parents etc due to her complicity in the original crime. CA calls the police and KC is arrested. The "friends" have killed Caylee and framed KC.
Alternately she could have hired someone "a friend" to stage a kidnapping of Caylee in order to get attention from her parents. The kidnapping may have gone bad and the rest an effort to cover her tracks.
OK I know it is far fetched but so are all of the theories involving KC. Anyone here think maybe a piece of this could be accurate? The heart sticker just tells me we are missing something big here. There are too many bizarre pieces to this puzzle that even KC couldn't have planned.