I don’t have the link at hand but best as I recall it was a video interview of LE or possibly the FBI. But it’s not a rumour, it was a recorded statement by LE that I watched. There’s a lot of very informative videos from early on which were never transcribed into media reports, unfortunately. A reporter questioned why the photo couldn’t be clearer and the response was, again my recollect, the word
mess was referred to regarding the state of the original image and that both NASA and Disney’s assistance had been obtained to clarify it as best as possible.
When the photo was first released, prior to the audio or video, indeed many people though only the local police dept was involved in its release and therefore were critical of the poor quality and in not seeking outside professionals.
Maybe somebody here remembers the source of the comment.
ETA - It appears there was also mention of this by Abby’s mom on Dr Phil Dec/17.
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Found Deceased - IN - Abigail Williams, 13, & Liberty German, 14, Delphi, 13 Feb 2017 #76
“The photo of perp is as good as it gets. NASA, Disney has tried to get better photo, per Anna, but LE says it's all they can do.”