Ives grew up in Carroll County and has lived there his entire life.
He said, “I mean in real life, obviously people don’t kill people really all that often, and this crime scene – there’s a lot of evidence. There’s a lot of unique facts there and honestly, because it just didn’t seem – we’re not used to – in rural Indiana , normally if person A murders person B, it’s obvious who the suspects are and usually it’s pretty obvious how to prove they committed the crime”.
I think he’s referring to the fact that, in rural areas and Delphi in particular, as murders are so uncommon, they probably don’t need much investigation to reveal who the likely suspect is. As Delphi has such a small population, and most outsiders are probably unaware of the Monon Bridge and surrounding area, it’s unlikely to be someone who lived outside the community so they anticipated a small suspect pool. Combine that with a video, a voice, a lot of evidence and unique facts, I can well believe LE did think it would be a very short time before an arrest was made – maybe a few days, weeks or even months, but certainly not 5 1/2 years. JMO