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I agree that it appears the home originally was raised pier/beam foundation, but was later supported and had a full or partial basement installed with full depth concrete foundation walls.
I think it is also possible the entire east portion of the house (behind the front porch) may have been a later addition, (IF) at which time access to basement excavation could have been done on that side. The rear S/W vestibule also seems to be a later addition, as it matches the rearward projection length of that east 1/3 of the present house, as it extends beyond the main portion of the house.
See pic/aerial shot (below) as viewed from the east and above.
I did notice horizontal concrete form seams on the west side of the house, and won't go into technical detail, but it indicates a full concrete foundation was poured underneath, with house in place, at sometime over the years.
What's odd is that the present rear door entrance is not on the driveway or rear side of the vestibule, which would allow easier access from exiting a driveway vehicle, but it is on the 'inward' east side, making one go 'the long way around' to enter the rear door.
BTW, I also gave more thought on that puzzling 'single bullet' found. Another possibility is that it was the bullet(projectile) used in the murder, which left her body via an exit wound.
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Kathleen Turner and also Brad Pitt were from there, too.
I keep thinking about Hailey's family, especially her mom, and being so thankful she has all of this support surrounding her. She seems to be strong and has so much strength embracing her. I know the hearts of Hailey's family will never be the same because they've witnessed such evil, but I do hope that they can get through this intact.
I also can't help but think of CMW's parents and his family, too. Their son did something the world is hating him for, with good reason, but I just can't imagine how a parent would hold their head up and go on after something like this. I do wonder how good of a relationship he had with his parents and his brother and family. I know we'll never get it but I really need to know why. Why did he have to kill her and not just let her go. He seemed prepared for this act and was out riding around looking for his victim, so why didn't he just prepare to let her go after he harmed her?
JMO
Here's a diagram of pier & beam construction for those who wonder what the heck I'm talking about. (I wouldn't either except for being married to a construction-savvy hubby for decades, who taught me anything I know about it.)
But the law sometimes says otherwise. I'm not well-versed in that (what constitutes enough grounds for probable cause that it gets a search warrant).
I keep seeing this, so I wanted to point out something that may not be obvious. There might not have been much left of her head, or it was otherwise obvious that she had not survived. One wouldn't need to check for a pulse, in that case.
Also, we don't know that they didn't check. I think a lot is being assumed about how LE handled the crime scene. None of us were there and all we have to go on is what LE has released to the media.
I have known (through my support group) several parents who found their children after gswh. Hard to even identify them afterwards.
