I thnk the reporters are suspicious of several things in this case, and are showing us what they can prove. They are trying to make this about chain of custody, but the only valid question is why the trailers are not being released back to the family if they're no longer needed. I think it's fair to assume DeWine is correct when he says they've secured the evidence they need, and I think Reader is just trying to stay in control. They are just keeping the trailers because they can, imo.
Doesn't any of the Rhodens have lawyers? If not, is it a financial issue? You'd think someone would do this pro bono, just for the media coverage. Or maybe the risk of working for what could be a murderer is keeping them away?
Regarding the fact that we haven't seen any evidence, I also find it a bit strange. But looking at this case, they quickly decided to keep the lid screwed on tight, and my guess is they moved everything after dark. (We would've heard if they declared a "no fly zone" at any point, right?) Showing pics of drug busts is probably more common when the bust is not a consequence of 8 murders.
They went from saying plants were found at three crime scenes to two, I'm guessing CR1 and FR "shared" a grow op?