LE's actions since the search warrant have probably been influenced by all the online speculation about RL. IMO, LE knows people have overreacted to the search warrant, so they've gone to great lengths (1) to insist that RL is not a suspect -- expressing it not in some standard way to a reporter, but in a way that seems designed to nip all the speculation in the bud; (2) to deemphasize the search by calling it standard procedure, informing the public that search warrants often lead to no arrest, and reminding everyone that they've executed scores of search warrants on others; and (3) to give RL extra attention and protection due to the savagery with which he has been accused online. In other words, LE has treated him less like a genuine suspect in the murders and more like someone who has been targeted by people who are salivating for someone to pin these murders on. At least, that's how I see it.
