After re-reading the Judge's Summary Reading of the Charges against CD several times now, I am convinced that at least at this point, CD is only being charged with willfully destroying, altering, and concealing one set of human remains (Tylee, which the judge termed egregious) and/or aiding and abetting another individual in doing the same; and willfully concealing another set of human remains (JJ) or aiding and abetting another individual in doing the same. I say only. I'm sure there is hefty jail time associated with such a crime.
If the reading of Summary Charges ended right there though, things would be pretty straight forward. We could ascertain that the children were each killed at some location, on some date, and then (perhaps on that same date or perhaps on another date) their remains were taken to CD's house where they were willfully destroyed, altered and concealed (Tylee) and/or just willfully concealed (JJ) - per the charges.
But again, the Summary Charging sentence doesn't end at that point. There's a colon.
After the colon there is a qualifier which asserts that the defendant did these things while having knowledge that the said remains were "about to be produced", "used", and/or "discovered as evidence" in a felony proceeding (quotations mine).
A witness was either about to (or had just) come forward; a conspirator was about to confess/deal (or had just confessed/dealt); or LE was about to take possession of the remains (possibly with the assistance/information provided by the witness, or rhe conspirator, or via just good old fashioned investigative techniques).
I am of the opinion that the phrasing of the Charging Statement means that CD was involved on at least one occasion (and on probably two) in relocating two respective sets of remains from their previous location(s) to CD's house - either by himself or with the assisting of another person. It sounds like this was done with some urgency (whether once or twice), as "said remains" were about to be "produced, used, or discovered" as evidence in a felony proceeding. Urgent.
So, one way or another, CD learned that remains which were not presently located on his property where about to be discovered as evidence in a felony. CD needed to prevent their discovery asap. It is under these circumstances that CD is then charged with willfully destroying, altering, and concealing Tylee's remains, and wifully concealing JJ's remains.
So some obvious questions are:
1.) where were the respective remains located before CD decided to willfully (I assume relocated) and conceal them (again, only after having gained knowledge that they were about to be "produced", "used", or "discovered as evidence")?
2). how, and when, did CD come upon this knowledge information?
3.) who was the person he assisted/abetted (if there was one)?
4.) if the remains, while at their previous location(s), where about to be "produced", just who was about to produce them?
5.) if the remains, while at their previous location, were about to be "used", just who was about to use them, and for what purpose?
6.) if the remains, at their previous location were about to be "discovered as evidence", just who was about to discover them (LE I presume)? And if LE was "about" to discover them, what stopped them from being "fast enough"?
While it may be that these particular Charges are just the tip of the iceberg re: CD -and just something meant to keep CD in jail and under pressure, allowing time to fully prepare homicide and/or conspiracy charges (not the least of which involves TD's autopsy results), I tend to think CD may soon be willing to cooperate. I feel certain that CD has already rationalized and minimized his role in all this his own mind, and is certain that he can convince any judge of same. Jmo
