But..... If neither the store clerk or the gas station clerk can confirm 100% they saw Deorr, and neither IR or GGP can confirm 100% he was at the campsite, wouldn't the parents have been taken in for questioning by now or charged with something? The police have interviewed all of these people in detail, so surely it must mean at least one of each pair of them must have confirmed sightings?
Not necessarily. The first thing we heard about GGP was that he was mentally and physically "disqualified" from being a person of interest (although that later changed). So while GGP may have indicated that he had seen the child, that information may be unreliable, although not necessarily an outright lie.
And if IR was in bed when the family arrived, and asleep or off fishing when they were up and about the next morning, then he might not have seen the baby at all. Remember, in his NE semi-naked interview, he answered, 'as far as I know, he just disappeared,' to one question, and 'what did the grandfather say?' to another.
So it was possible for him to say he hadn't seen the child, and that wouldn't necessarily have been a red flag. Both the camping buddies have plausible reasons for not having seen DeOrr (even though GGP might
think he had). And it's possible that the store clerk(s) might not have remembered seeing him, even assuming that they were questioned and shown a photograph right away.
And if any of the above makes sense, maybe that's where the filthy bawling candy bar story (repeated by DK) comes from.
Perhaps LE talked to the clerk, who said 'well I do remember a man and a little boy in a black truck at about 6pm on Friday (or Thursday?) evening.'
Wow! I just said a whole lot of things that might or might not make sense, and it would still mean that there are no real clues. Sorry...
