I wondered that too. I grew up in a wooded area and still go there to visit my family. If I saw a garbage bag and there was garbage around I probably wouldn't open it. And if I smelled the smell of decomp. I would probably just figure it was a dead animal.
I apologize if this has been discussed or answered-I couldn't find it anywhere but-- I am also wondering when Kronk called LE and the "rude" cop came out but didn't really investigate-how come Kronk didn't go in the woods with him to show him where the bag was?
They said there was lots of garbage around where she was found and it looks to be a fairly good sized wooded area. Wouldn't LE need or want to be shown exactly where it was instead of given a very vague description? :waitasec:
I answered this question before but I'm happy to do it again: The 911 calls in August do show that Kronk was treated a bit dimissively, like this as just another nothing hunch from a civilian. I think he did not take the cop into the woods because the cop probably showed up on the scene and treated Kronk like his was a bit of a dummy. He also probably acted like a macho cop. I have seen this happen a few times, where LE has a bit of an attitude and acts very authoriarian. It happens. They were probably tired of thousands of dead end tips and this officer probably was annoyed to have to go out and search the bush in such hot, muggy weather.
Anyhow, when he got there to meet Kronk, I recall that Kronk may have told him there was a big snake in there, sort of a "be careful" thing, and the cop replied with: "okay, you need to stay back then. I'll look around but you stay here." Officer does not want some civilian getting bitten on his watch, ya know? Further, Kronk did not give a "vague" description of the area: It seems from his accounts that he was standing only some yards from the officer when the officer tried to see what he could find. There was a ton of brush and vines and water in that area before.
Also, Kronk was not sure about his hunch and that the bag was not just a bag. He was nervous about looking like an a$$ or just another dumb civilian trying to feel big by cracking the case. So, between human's natural obedience to authority, the fact that some people are intimidated by police, that this officer was reported to have treated Kronk somewhat dismissively, making him feel stupid, perhaps, and the fact that Kronk was not sure that his gut would prove correct, it is very reasonable to me that he did not press this officer, disobey the officer and drag him to the object seen.
As far as reports of tons of trash at the scene so why did Kronk single out this bag? I have seen no evidence that there was tons of trash
bags at the scene. And, Kronk seems to have had a very strong gut feeling that this bag was significant. Finally, in his initial call, he reported a bag as well as something round and white, IIRC. He may have seen her skull but did not get close enough to make sure. What he saw from a distance made him suspect, perhaps. In any event, this guy does have an interest in the case, he had a good gut instinct and maybe he wanted to feel good about himself by cracking this case, BUT, he's not like us, spending hours, days, weeks and months on this case. I don't think he is/was as obsessed by this case as us. Thus, after reporting three times, he felt dumb and ignored and so, feeling he did his duty, he left it alone and did not press an annoyed cop. Doesn't this make sense?
Luckily, his gut instinct did not let him go (perhaps his subconcious saw more than his concious saw), so, when he was back in the area in December, he checked again and either animals had dragged things more into view or he got closer. And, hear we are.
What I don't understand is, if this guy is not credible, or is shady, or if something feels hinky to so many about the man who finally found the little angel we all had been looking so hard, for so long, to find, what the heck do they all feel he is guilty of? Kidnapping the child from the mom who never reported her missing? The same mom who never reported her daughter missing, lied to LE when the child was reported missing, searched for cholorofrom and inahalation and death and missing children months before the disappearance and whose car reeked of death in July? Do they feel he killed this little girl? Or, that he is somehow in league with casey? With her family? With the PI's or defense team? Come on. There is nothing here. This is just some hapless average joe with a good instinct and a desire to see a baby put to rest.