That is a horrible thought, and one I don't have an answer for.
However, I was just thinking why did they call 911 when they did? It was Friday, seems like you could easily "use" an extra day or two to get things hidden, stories straight, etc. before calling authorities. I wonder if it was their intent to stay the whole weekend?
That said, in my eyes that makes it less likely that IR and GGP knew much of anything at all. If all 4 were in on it or at least in the cover-up then there was no reason for them to not take all the dang time in the world before alerting authorities, a couple days if needed!!! So I'm thinking perhaps Deorr was noticeably missing FOR SURE and that put the pressure on JM and Vernal to call for SAR.
I also have a feeling, just a gut feeling, that JM and Vernal were not on the same page with GGP when it came to calling 911. I don't think we know the order of the calls for sure, but for some reason I'm thinking GGP was like, hey, it's time to call, NOW. Knowing he was about to call 911 probably spurred Vernal and Jessica into action. I still wonder if GGP's call had something to do with the "accident" or contained more info than necessary for a straightforwardly (? lol) missing child.
JMO.
BBM. The same thoughts have crossed my mind as well. I have wondered if just
one of the parents had disappeared DeOrr, with the other not suspecting or knowing until some time later.
In this theory, one possibility is that things happened pretty much just as was told to SB in the beginning. The parents, along with DeOrr, went to the Stage Stop, then returned to the campground. DK asks IR to take him and JM to the creek to show them where he & GGP had been fishing. DeOrr is left at the campsite to hang out with GGP. The other three head down to the creek; JM begins fishing, IR moves down the creek aways. At some point, VDK tells JM he is going to get DeOrr to bring him to the creek; he goes
alone. I recall on sm when JM was describing what happened in her own words, I remember thinking, yes I see your point that IR was out of sight for a significant amount of time, but based on your own words, so was VDK!
When VDK stated in the interview that when he arrived back to the campground to get DeOrr but he was nowhere to be found, that GGP said "I thought he came up to you!", I believe that very well could have happened. As in, GGP
literally witnessed DeOrr going up to VDK. Perhaps VDK didn't think GGP saw.
And for whatever reason, whether it was an accident or intentional, DeOrr was killed or badly injured while with VDK. I imagine that things happened very quickly...VDK probably hid DeOrr in his truck, then initiated the whole "Deorr is missing!" charade. There were at least 3 working phones at the campsite...VDK's, JM's, and GGP's. Once JM/GGP decided to call 911, VDK knew he needed to dispose of the body. He hurries to his truck and hauls down the road with the excuse that he wants to be sure that he will have service on his phone, even though it would have taken seconds for him to see that JM/GGP phone got through. There really was no reason for him to haul off in his truck. He probably called 911 while in his truck not only to establish a reason for hauling away from the campsite, but also to get an idea of how much time he had before S&R would arrive. DeOrr is probably somewhere close to the campsite. And VDK has just been VERY VERY lucky that he has not been found as of yet. In the interview, VDK made it a point to convince us that DeOrr was "100%"
not up on that mountain. I think that is why they started to push the abduction theory as opposed to "he wandered off and we just haven't found him yet", because they wanted people to focus
away from the mountain.
I think that this theory, or something close, could explain JM's behavior as well. I think that she suspected at first, but certainly knows the truth by now. But she has chosen to stand by her man. When I see JM in interviews, I see a mix of annoyance and humiliation, with a little tinge of guilt. But not guilt because of what happened to DeOrr. Rather, guilt that instead of sadness and anger over his disappearance, she feels relief. And she's sick and tired of having to go through this charade, she's over it. Terrible, I know. But there it is.
So this is just one theory that has crossed my mind.
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), I'd think they would not want to go too far off the road they came in on, for fear of getting lost... I also think they would look for an area with lots of trees (less conspicuous), most likely near a creek/stream (and the ground is softer there as well). From looking at the maps and satellite imagery, I doubt that they went more than 3 miles from the campsite. There aren't that many roads and if you head towards Leadore, it turns into open sagebrush/desert very quickly. It's creepy thinking about trying to figure out where to bury a body... hopefully LE/FBI have some areas in mind.
