After reading this board for about a month, I wanted to add my two cents in. I don't currently know RR, but am good friends with a former girlfriend of his. There's been a lot of speculation about his personality, his involvement in this case and what he's like, so I asked her what she thought.
She dated him within the past 5 years (I'm hesitant to give exact dates that might reveal her identity, but we'll say that it was an "adult" relationship - not like going to the movies in middle school). So here's what she told me:
The big age difference between RR and JW was because they both liked to party and because they both had children. The first thing I asked the ex was what she thought about RR's involvement. She said that she was shocked and could never imagine RR being in a situation this serious. She said he was a nice boyfriend and VERY laid back - meaning he "doesn't care" about things. So she wasn't surprised he wasn't posting on facebook or going to the benefit. Regarding the recent comments of him and JW not getting along, she said he probably is distancing himself because he doesn't want to get involved in "drama." Then, she said that if people badmouth him, he would brush it off his shoulders and let people think what they want to think, knowing that he himself didn't do anything wrong. IMO, since this case is so serious, he might want to say SOMETHING to clear his name and his family's name, but just my opinion.The ex said that his criminal record is because of his love of partying and his priority is always having a good time, which does get him into trouble. I met him in high school and he was just known as a "goof off."
So applying his background to the case - I think it supports the theory that beth left willingly and met someone else and something bad happened there. Maybe JW knows more than she's leading on and maybe so does RR but based on RR's personality that a lot of people haven't seen surface, I'm of the opinion that BB went with JW and RR for a fun, partying weekend and to meet up with someone - whether BB and the person had a prior relationship or not. Then something happened there that resulted in her missing. OR - if JW and RR were involved in some reason (i.e., overdose, fight), RR is not the type of person to have a motive to act in a malicious way. If something bad did happen, based on RR's easygoing personality, pressure from LE in interview techniques might get him to confess. Basically, my point is that he's not this tough-as-nails criminal that may be speculated and I think that if given the opportunity, he'd tell the truth to LE or the public.
