Plastic seems the best choice in terms of it not being able to transfer evidence as easily (ie. if a piece of my hair fell out onto it, it would be more likely to not be held by the plastic as it would be by a blanket, not to mention plastic helping mask obvious decomposition). Living in the country, notice how often crows circle above farmers' fields when they smell something? Ditto for sea gulls (not sure if there are any over your way). Would plastic prevent that?
Hypothetically, if she was killed in the home and not moved until dark, that seems risky. He would know the police would need a search warrant to get into the home, but still would be a bold move to keep her there while the police came to take a report. Unless the report was given at the station?
Still no answer to the question "What was she wearing on her feet?" Cold day, no snow, allegedly driving an hour to an hour and a half each way to/from mall, spending 4 or so hours walking. Past foot surgery. Can only speak for myself as a woman who likes shoes, but I would say no to heels for sure. Flat shoes or flat dress boots maybe. Or, if a crime was committed, no shoes at all? JR doesn't seem the type to be very into shoes, as least until "she changed." One post in the other thread (quoting MSM) said something like "She spent $300 all on herself." God forbid.
This is why I don't think she's far from a road (one heavily covered in mud.) GR is not a large man at all. No way he could carry anything that weighed 170-190 pounds. Drag, yes. Carry, no. But still not too far. Unless he had "help." I think she's close by, too.
Why 8:00pm to hide the van? Kids come home from school around 3:00. Or do you mean 8:00pm because that's when he called the police? If so, I get it.
Could it safely have been hidden on private property of someone who either owns the property but doesn't live there? Private property of a snowbird? His own "other" property that just came to light a few days ago?
According to MSM, JR's dad found the van on Sunday.