I would expect if the investigator thought otherwise, he would not have painted that scenario. He is now telling anyone who may have thought they saw the girls with him on the path, or in a car, that they didn't and there is no need to come forward with that information.
I would think with the release of the sketch, LE would want any tip if someone saw that man in the sketch with two girls in a car, and a description of the car. He makes it sound like they went down the hill through the brush and crossed the creek. If there was evidence otherwise, I suspect he would have chosen his words more carefully.
He would likely have stated something like the timeline is, as always, a work in progress, and that if anyone saw this man anywhere in the area, to call the tip line.
He is quite clear about what they have evidence of just previous to that. He was asked if this person committed crimes like this previously. He is careful to say they do not have evidence of that, but they speculate, and investigate that theory.
Would he then be so sloppy in his choice of words and information he puts out there?
