They're dirt poor but land rich. They put up land.
I keep wondering, though. If JM and BJM are so guilty, why didn't they run the way the JW family did? Did the Manleys know that LE would chase them down and catch them, whereas JW's family knew LE would let them go?
At first I thought LE had messed up in letting the JW family escape, but the longer this drags on without pursuit, the more I think they had advance notice of the raids on their farms. They probably didn't have a lot of advance notice, hence the need to quickly pile everything into trailers and drop them at their friend's. They went from selling items on Ebay to dumping everything and running. :thinking:
Now they feel comfortable enough to post photos on FB at their new location. They knew LE would not follow them, and they haven't. That probably wouldn't have happened if Manley's had left town. IMO, someone inside law enforcement is helping JW & family and they've had that kind of help before. Since LE continues to hint that drugs are part of the investigation, it's possible some members of JW's family have been involved in that business in the past and had the cooperation of some members of local LE (or former LE) in those endeavors.
Not sure why, but it means a lot that the JW family ran and the Manley family stayed and JM turned himself in to LE on the property damage charge. . People guilty of mass murder don't usually turn themselves in, volunteer for polys or talk to LE without an attorney. :moo: