The Netherland Murders interest me because they are “low risk” victims and there is no obvious motive. There is the intriguing possibility that they are somehow connected to the other “Bardstown Murders”. The others seem to be linked to the Bardstown Police Dept but this mother-daughter pair appear to have no ties to anyone involved in those murders.
These murders appear to be planned and deliberate. They were not crimes of passion and there is nothing to suggest a sexual element. It appears someone went to the house intent on killing both of them. There is no way to tell if one was the intended victim and the other was collateral damage. Usually the adult would be the target but the murderer appears to been intent on killing Samantha. If anything, her attack appears more “personal” than her mothers.
In cases like this, you expect to find some underlying business issues, family dispute, or some conflict involving serious money. As far as I can tell, the only “ issue” that Law Enforcement was able to turn up is that Kathy may not have particularly liked the guy who older daughter was dating. Nothing was found to connect the daughter or her boyfriend to murders but that was the only lead so it was pursued.
It is possible that this was all a mistake; a hit man who had the wrong address or something. Then, there is that question about the other murders. None have been solved. There is a general suspicion that Crystal Rogers was killed by her boyfriend out of jealousy and/or custody issues involving their child. That would seem to have nothing to do with the Netherlands. The other murders do have connections to the Rogers disappearance but nothing has been found to explain them. There may be more than meets the eye and it could involve the Netherlands.
The mystery vehicle is apparently a late model Chevy Impala. Apparently demand for full size American cars has fallen way down and such vehicles are not very common. One regular customer for them are Car Rental companies. Was that angle checked out?