So this is at least an answer to those of us who have expressed frustration over the past 5 weeks, saying: "why can't they charge her with something?" "Isn't she guilty of ____?"
All the legal experts answered: "No. She's really not guilty of anything other than contempt of court". So I guess these charges are something, but they're not a lot..
I haven't looked up the penalties for felony child endangerment, but despite the incredibly high bail, I don't think any penalty/sentence Lori might receive will be very severe. And I don't expect Lori to cooperate. Not. One. Bit.
So where does that leave us with the other unsolved crimes - those which I contend were part of a conspiracy by a religious cult comprised of 4, 6, or possibly 8 individuals who believed they had been divinely selected and directed through visions to prepare for, and then lead their people in the end times which they expected would begin in July '20?
In short, I think their plan was to murder their wealthy or heavily-insured spouses before any divorces could be finalized in order to reap life insurance policy benefits (money) and acquire estate assets (money and property) that would be useful (and a source of power) in leading their people in the end times.
It's weird, because I don't consider the children's disappearance to be related to the cult's beliefs and other actions at all. It was a matter of pure selfishness - Lori just wanted to live a life of luxury, free from the hassle of raising her kids. So in that sense, it truly was a pointless crime compared to the cult crimes (which at least were based on an ideology and had a twisted purpose). Lori could've solved her problem with the children by simply cutting Tylee loose (she's 17) and giving custody of JJ over to the Woodcock's. No crime, no risk, no life in prison. What's so hard about that? So I just don't understand it.
Back to the cult-based crimes... I think unless TD's autopsy comes back showing poison, there may not be charges brought against CD. Unless MB or the shooter can be implicated in the attempt on BB's life, it may be that no one will ever be prosecuted for that crime either. And sadly, at this point, the cold blooded murder of CV by the very people he told everyone would murder him will likely go unsolved. AC is dead.
The only way to crack the cult conspiracy and conspiracy-related murders (and attempted murders) would be through either obtaining a confession / plea deal [the only realistic candidates I can think of would be: MB, the BB shooter, and a slim chance of CD (but in that case, only if Lori and/or AC were the actual murderers of TD] - or through obtaining lots of digital evidence and executing grinding police investigations. So I think LE getting their hands on mobile devices, laptops, SM, digital communications, and other digital evidence (sweeps, pings, cctv surveillance video, license plate cams, etc) is key.
I just hope there are no other members of this fanatical cult still out there, as that would perhaps mean that the lives of their respective spouses and parents might still be in danger. Jmo