I do not find it hard to believe that RA acted alone in the murders. In fact, I think he did.Why is it so hard to believe RA after alone?
He has admitted literally everything apart from the actual murders here.
What he admitted to was being at the trails and bridge from 1:30 to 3:30, which is nearly the exact same time frame in which the girls knew they would be there between getting dropped off and picked up. He was witnessed standing on the bridge within minutes before the girls got there, and apparently stayed near the bridge until the girls were halfway across. This element of perfect timing is what makes me suspect that RA knew the girls would be there. Could it be random? Of course, but combined with his behavior towards the other juvenile witnesses, him apparently having a gun and/or other weapons on his person, and the way he parked his vehicle, collectively start to look like he was there with purpose. That purpose could have been to just kill someone at random, but then I circle back to the coincidentally precise timing.
Now, even if I take out the fact that L was being simultaneously catfished by a now accused CSAM perpetrator, I would have to ask myself how the hell could RA have known they would be there at that exact time? With L's known pattern of SM behavior, including posting their location on SC and communicating with strangers, I have to acknowledge that their killer might have been watching them online. A lot of folks here suggested this very early on, just based on their own teenagers' SM behavior, and "experts" along the way have suggested this based on their experience working similar cases. I didn't believe it early on, but as more details emerged, it was definitely something I knew I needed to consider.
If RA did happen to know they would be there, then sure, RA could have been following them online, even catfishing them, all on his own, with no connection to KAK or anyone else. But LE and NMcL have stated, as recently as a month ago, that they believe others are involved. I know people are tired of me saying that, but it is what it is. If their perspective has changed, we won't know it until the gag order has been lifted, or a trial happens. But one way or another, NMcL will have to explain these statements to the court, or they will have no case.
All that said, even if others are involved, we really don't know what that means. This is where speculation can go wild. IMO, it doesn't have to mean anyone else was on the scene that day, in person, or even involved in a grand scheme of planning. I do think RA acted alone in the murders. As in, he was alone with them in the woods that day. But what if an online user connected RA to L via CSAM channels, or what if photos and/or videos were shared before, during, or after the murders, and not reported, or any other similar scenario? Does that not constitute some level of involvement by another that should make that person accountable to what resulted in two deaths?
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