Regardless of photos, the bodies were said to be found 50 to 60 feet away from the river. If searchers are looking for drowning victims (what other reason is there to search along side a river) and in total darkness, that's not real close in my opinion.
But I think I'm missing why anyone is suggesting the bodies were moved, without knowing the rest of the theory. Do you know what that might be? Maybe why it matters would then make more sense.
Well, for me, I don't think the bodies were moved but rather that the girls were taken from the area alive and returned dead to where they were found. My theory is based on what I have seen of the search, the duration of the search, and how easily and quickly the girls were found the next day.
As I have said in previous posts, I find it hard to believe that experienced searchers would miss two bodies. I can understand missing one body. But the area and volume of space taken up by two bodies makes it harder to miss finding at least one of them. From the video I posted with the flowers marking what I believe is the spot that the girls were found I can't see how two bodies in that space could be missed. From the search video at night there is a group of 6 Delphi fire fighters and they aren't searching one behind each other but rather they are spread apart. With 6 people you can cover a swath of space of 70 feet wide. The girls were only 50 or so feet from the creek.
Also, when you look at the image of the crime scene (the one with RL's dog in it) the first thing that is apparent is that in the daylight it is quite easy to see into that area from on that hill. Where that image was taken there is a path that goes straight down to not far from where the girls were found. The closer you get it becomes easier to see as you come down that hill. Once you get into the trees there will be trees in your line of sight so it then gets harder. However, the location where the flowers were placed is plainly visible in the image with RL's dog. If there were bodies there they would be seen. We know that family and friends were out in the daylight searching before LE was called and no doubt even after LE was called.
There are paths throughout that north side. One path starts mere feet from the bridge and heads East toward where the girls were found. Once that path crosses the path down from the cemetery it continues along and you will end up right where the image with RL's dog was taken. Libby's sister was very familiar with the area. I am willing to bet so were a number of the friends out searching. And I can't imagine that the very first kinds of searches by these people would not have been to walk the paths and see if they come across the girls. I would think that it is far more likely when looking for two live girls that you would expect those girls to also be walking the paths rather than randomly traipsing through tree limbs and forest debris.
It is not as if they stood on the main trail and yelled for the girls. In fact, when watching the search video from the night of the 13th you don't hear anyone yelling for them. So, if anyone at all walked that path from the bridge that quite literally will take you to where the girls were found the girls would have been found. It only takes a few minutes to walk that path to get to where they were, likely less than 10. Not to mention that it would still be bright out until almost 6pm since there were few clouds at all that day.
There were far too many people that went through that area where they were found, trained or untrained, in daylight and at night, in my opinion, for all of them to miss two bodies.
The most important thing is, and I have stated this more than once on these threads, is that the media has never asked the question of whether or not the girls were killed where they were found. It is one of the first questions in any press conference when LE has found a body of a person outdoors, especially in a wooded area. LE has never volunteered that information either. This bothers me the most and is what makes me question whether or not they were killed there.
One observation I will also add is that the searches at Bicycle Bridge RD and RL's were extensive, involving FBI crime scene personnel, state police crime scene people, and a large LE presence. It gives me the distinct impression that LE is looking for more than items and, in my opinion, LE were (and still are) looking for the murder scene.
I have a few more reasons for thinking this way but this post is long enough.
