I'm not so sure LE ever said they cleared Hart. The strongest language I've ever seen was that they "brushed him aside" as a suspect early on because the MO didn't fit. What if a few months in jail changed his MO??
It was in the paper right after Jacob was taken. I forget how it all came down. Some guy came forward and then other males came forward and said that DAH had abused them.
He sounded like he was it. Then LE announced that he had nothing to do with Jacob.
That is from my memory from years ago. But for 100% positive LE said it was not DAH. Or that is what was in the paper for sure. I was so excited thinking the perp had been found.
It was a roller coaster of different ones out there such as the guy with the guns in the white car in Kandyohi comty.
I believe some news articles were on here posted by????? about the arrest of DAH at the tme.