No, I don't think he was worried about being seen burning. I've driven by Chad's property and the fire pit is far enough from the road that he probably felt comfortable. But only because the body was in pieces. (Sorry to type that.) I imagine he and Alex positioned themselves with backs to the road between the fire pit and the road to sheild a bit and probably used the bucket, the green plastic one most likely, to bring pieces out one at a time after they had a good fire going with brush and wood. Maybe used a wheelbarrow. I do think they probably dismembered her in the red shed on the property and hope the FBI found plenty of evidence of that. Maybe Alex was in the shed doing the dirty work and Chad was bringing pieces out to the fire pit. Yes, now that I think about it this makes the most sense and would look the least suspicious.
There is a canal and fences bordering Chad's property so it wasn't like someone would pull up and chat or ask what was going on. The backyard area really isn't set up for easy access for a vehicle or a curious neighbor to just stop in and get close.
So, while I don't think he was worried about being seen, I DO think he was plenty worried about smell. He REALLY did not want that smell going the wrong direction with the wind. I think the G**gle search about wind direction was totally about keeping that smell from neighbors. The wind in southeast Idaho is almost exclusively from the south west. In relation to Chad's property, that has the smell moving out over pasture and farm land with the wind and not near any close houses.
I waited nearly a month for the right day to burn my pile. I wanted NO wind on that day. Even if it's a very still day, there are always little breezes that come up, and that can get very dangerous very quickly when burning. And the LAST thing Chad would have wanted was for the fire to spread on a breeze and have to call the fire dept. Lordy, can you imagine if that had happened? I had garden hoses running with water around the perimeter of my pile the whole time I burned and doused the crap out of it when I was done, in addition to shovelling dirt on the pile. And I was still nervous.
I guess when I think about it, they probably wanted the wind mild enough to carry the smell away but in the right direction, and not so windy that the fire would get out of control, even in a fire pit. If it had been a really windy day or the wind was coming from another direction they would have been screwed.
Can someone remind me if it was after Tylee or JJ that Alex stopped at del Taco on his way back from Chads? If it was after Tylee, that has me wondering when the dismemberment took place, and where. That would have been messy. And being around any burning, let alone a body burning, makes you stink and in need of a shower. Maybe he used the drive thu? MOO