“Sources tell Call 6 Investigates that a set of footprints are what led volunteers to the area the bodies were found.”
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-new...-bodies-found-as-missing-carroll-county-teens
This comment in and of itself is interesting. One killer, two victims, and "a set of footprints". One set?
Anyway, I stated early on, and believe it to be so even to this day.....the crime scene was contaminated. I suppose the argument could be made that the immediate area surrounding the girls' bodies was 'less' contaminated, however, we just don't know that. Early reports indicated hundreds of searchers out and about. Throughout the night. For 20 hours more or less.
I also believed early on, and still do, that there was a distinct possibility of two persons being involved in the murders, maybe more. Maybe one killer, but more persons involved.
I also believe the killer(s), or someone else involved, specifically contaminated the crime scene so as to destroy evidence, or possibly planted evidence, so as to confound investigators. At minimum, the killer was well versed in methods to avoid leaving traces of evidence at the crime scene.