True. I may be tainted by the case that brought me here to WS. It was a 28 year old, mother of 3, whose vehicle was found in the parking lot of a shady motel. She was presumed to have been staying with a friend the next town over and not reported missing until her vehicle was found by LE unlocked (keys on the ground) and her belongings inside. IMO, LE found it within hours of her disappearing (no working cameras there, either). I'm sure there are more secluded places to ditch a vehicle, I just think in this case, returning it to DS's apartment was convenient with fewer assumptions that any crime had been committed.
I agree that it could very well be to question the crime scene. Very plausible. Although foul play was suspected from early on anyway. Who knows when the car could have been found.. weeks or months? IMO, could have delayed foul play.
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I think the reason why her car was returned to IGA was to question the crime scene, just as we are now 5 weeks later. Ditching her car somewhere else could've alerted LE that a crime had taken place and a search may have begun sooner with foul play suspected. Leaving her car at her own apartment makes it appear as though she returned from work that day and then something later happened (sometime within a 24 hour window until her car was discovered Saturday evening). One of AA's recent posts alluded to IGA not being what I would consider a low-income neighborhood or one in which there is activity at all hours. IMO, the perp could've found a small window (around 3:00 a.m.?) to return the vehicle. Of course, for all we know, LE could've located the keys by now and obtained DNA that led them to the perp. JMO