This is what confuses me: Lisa Pate's body was dumped behind a house and covered with three boards right? Ok...I know it sounds crass, but surely there was a godawful stench there long before only bones were found. There had to be buzzards in the immediate vicinity. I am just not understanding why it took those months to find her. Even if the site was somewhat isolated, there is no mistaking the scent of something decomposing, and something as big as a human body would smell for a good long time.
Even the sister of KA said she helped clean out the house after her brother was killed, so surely if LP's body had been there then, she would have at least questioned the smell so close. I am just wondering when her body was actually put there.
This is a good point....I think he buried her there..then placed the boards on top to know the location. When LP's bones were found...they didn't say anything about them being wrapped in anything. And i doubt if he could move a body after it started to decompose unless wrapped in something. So i think he probably buried her deep enough to not notice the smell or birds. And the rain after a couple of months brought the bones to the surface. He may have done this with Mickey..buried her and marked the spot with something on top