This is a really long post concerning the circumstances surrounding Kevin. I'm leery to post this, because it's really long and somewhat convoluted. I hope it doesn't cause any confusion or argument. It's just trying to better understand the circumstances that, to me, raise questions.
I don't know whether anyone else will get anything out of it; and I don't blame anyone for not bothering to read it, because it's so long; especially if you don't normally agree with or appreciate what I have to say; in that case, or those cases, I'd recommend, and maybe even ask that you don't bother to read it.
It's really pretty hard to spell out some of the things that I'm curious about here; so, I've just tried to do so as well as I can.
I've been wondering several things about Kevin's story for a while. I don't think at all that Kevin had anything whatsoever to do with the abduction or anything like that. I'm not trying to point the finger at Kevin or make him the subject of any controversy, just, saying that the following aspects of the story are hard to make sense of.
But, for whatever reason, his story, seems to me to be really hard to put together and for that reason it seems like it leaves us with some "Unknowns" - that just seems to bother me as to why that would be. I wonder if clearing any of that up, if possible, could possibly bring something to light that has not surfaced before.
It's hard to say. But, here-go's.
What I'm referring to here is from Kevin's Story as found on Joy's Blog; which as far as I know, is the main reference we have to Kevin's story. Just the other day someone posted a link that included a relatively brief interview with Kevin. Other than that, I don't know of much else.
To start, it's hard for me to express just how absolutely unbelievable I think it is that both Kevin And his girlfriend's Brother, never bothered to inform LE about his driving through the crime scene. Her brother who was working at the Fire Station that night, because everyone else was out searching for Jacob, and they spoke, that night, about the FBI making casts of the tire tracks in DR's driveway, and neither of them came forward.
To me, that's incomprehensible; I know that others don't necessarily feel that way, but, I just can't get around it. Especially considering the fact that his girlfriend's brother worked at the fire station, made the call, etc..., I just can't see how that happens and with all the attention on the case, no one decides to come forward.
One other thing to consider on this; under the circumstances, the other's who knew or probably knew the story as well, which would include the others who were together that night, when this went down - Kevin's Girlfriend, Her Brother, His Wife, and, more likely than not, his girlfriend's Mother, who was also the mother of the brother, who worked the fire station that night. Also, she is the woman who kept a police scanner on in the background. So, you'd think that she has somewhat of a LE, civic-minded mentality.
Kevin was with his girlfriend at her mother's along with her (GF's) brother and his wife. They were playing cards till 9:45 or 10:00, when they heard the information on the scanner, then saw the cop cars going by with lights on. He and his GF's brother followed the lights, in different vehicles and taking different routes. Kevin's route took him to the crime scene, where he used Dan R's driveway to turn around. (Seems an odd choice in itself rather than just pull in, back-up and turn around).
This is approximately a 1/4 mile driveway, not that wide, very dark, with a sharp curve; just to say that it would take a minute to drive the whole driveway, turn around, under the light, then go back down the 1/4 mile driveway; spot the bikes across the street in the ditch and sit for a minute and discuss with his GF whether or not to put them in the trunk, or just leave them. (Also, looking at crime scene photos, it seems the bikes were somewhat in a ditch; just makes me wonder, how visible were they from Kevin's viewpoint, coming out of DR's driveway; I just find that curious).
It just seems odd to me, that Kevin and his girlfriend were at her mother's, and even if they were just getting ready to leave, that by the time, they heard the information on the scanner, when they decided to go take a look, (it was late Oct, evening, in MN, did they already have their jackets on (?)), got in their car, went to the crime scene (coincidentally), then, drove all the way up DR's driveway, turned around, spotted and discussed the bikes, all before LE ever made it to the crime scene. I suppose it's not impossible, it just really seems like and incredible coincidence to have been able to do that.
One thing that I think we don't know, is "Exactly" When LE got to the actual crime scene. As far as I know, from the 9:32 phone call, LE went straight to the Wetterling's, and I believe it's said that they arrived at 9:40, 8 mins after the call; so, if this is correct, then, how soon after that did they find out where the crime scene was and how soon did they get there? Or, did LE know where the crime scene was from the phone call and did anyone from LE go there right away? Which would make Kevin's story even more unlikely. Or, were state police already on their way, from the original call at 9:32, and when the locals got to the Wetterlings, were they able to relay crime scene location to them en-route? A possibility.
So, back to Kevin, where he turns around in DR's driveway, then heads up to Tom Thumbs; he speaks to the "Medical Cop" and it doesn't sound like there was a lot of time spent in Tom Thumbs; also according to the story, when he went into T Thumbs, his GF stayed in the car; so, then he goes out and he and his GF see the 'new cop' and talk to him, tell him about the bikes, and the cops says "We already know all about that" - so, again, coincidentally, from the time that Kevin leaves DR's driveway, then goes to T Thumbs, just over a half mile, I believe, then over to the 'new cop' this new cop, already knows about the bikes. Had he just heard it over the radio? I mean if Kevin had just come from there, and there were no cops there; but, shortly afterward, he speaks to the cop who tells him, they know all about it! Seems like another incredible coincidence that this all happened in such a time frame.
Why was this new cop there, near Tom Thumbs, if all the action had been sent over to the Wetterling's? According to the story, the cop was at the time, sitting there in his vehicle, with no lights and engine not running. Just seems odd under the circumstances.
And then, there's speculation as to whether this new cop is the one who escorted the Wetterling's back to their house; if that's the case, then he did that, then got pretty quickly up to Tom Thumbs.
It's really hard to see how to put all that in a good, realistic time line.
I'm really not certain what to make of all of that, but, it does seem like it presents some "Unknowns" that might be nice to know.
I'd be really interested in knowing LE's official timeline as to just when they arrived at the crime scene; and, was it secured then and kept secured?
I'm just saying that, with all that we Don't Know about this story, it'd be good to clear up any questionable scenarios that we can. There may be some sliver of light, somewhere that hasn't been looked at before.
Personally, I really don't think that Kevin is or should be a suspect in the abduction. And, I really don't know what having a better understanding of 'His Story' would necessarily clear up; but, it does seem that, the story, contemporaneous with the abduction, involving LE, etc..., leaves questions that it just might help to understand better.
I personally don't have any suspect, and don't see enough to have a serious suspect. For that reason, no one is ruled out, and my thinking is just to gather as much possible information concerning the events and see whether something comes together from that.