So much has never been released, that is what the part I do not get. Leaving a community in the midst of fear when more was known that could help catch him doesn’t sit well.
We all agree a solid case and conviction are important, but so is the safety of the community, and mental wellness. It is the same with Evansdale, very little has come out and ten years have passed with no arrest. I almost pray evidence is found that links to RA so those families could get answers
I think from the inside, everything looked differently. I suspect Delphi LE experienced burnout very quickly, and it is not surprising.
I am in a totally different area, thank God, and may pace my schedule. And yet what kills my day is the amount of paperwork. I am trying to imagine how hard it was on these regular police guys at the beginning. Doubtfully anyone provided them all with new computers, dictation systems, everything that saves effort and time. (Correct me if I am wrong). No one took away all their daily caseload of meth users throwing fireworks from cars at high-speed chase (welcome to "Carroll County Sheriff's Facebook for the mug shots of "Indiana's finest". Only LE's K-9 looks more or less human). And on top of it, the Delphi case that was a priority and needed a lot of organization and manpower. Few ever came across such murders in their lives. So I am trying to imagine how it was to these cops, when every step probably needed five papers and six affidavits. Plus, "local" could mean Delphi, Logansport, Frankfort, etc, etc.
Can't blame LE for doing something wrong, or not doing timely. I suspect that with all this additional work, and guests, and calls, and attention, many felt overwhelmed. On the human level, I can't even blame them for not paying attention to RA initially. Probably they were only too happy to cross a seemingly normal citizen off that suspect list.
TL once said how he regretted calling off the dogs. After that, posters started, "of course, if they had dogs...". I bet if TL hadn't said it, no one would think dogs were even an option.
Our brain is trained to recognize patterns, and use pre-learned algorithms to solve problems with minimal cost and efforts. In this case, the patterns were new, and, as I suspect, pre-learned algorithms didn't exist. Luckily, it is still a rare case.