Posted this last night, when most normal people where sleeping lol...
Reposting just because i am curious to see what some of your expert sleuths think of these thoughts. Obviously, this is just IMHO with several assumptions:
1)
Dellen is the mastermind. He realized from the start that MS and suspect #3 will probably come across as the "thugs & troublemakers".
2)
DM's only chance is to try the "unwilling participant" defence. Try to build a case around these two thugs threatening him and forcing DM to burry evidence, etc. Tough but probably the only viable option.
3)
DM is fully aware that his financial means will likely buy him the best defence out of the 3+ suspects. He needs to see what the other suspects say to LE before forming his defence, hence the "silence".
4)
MSM reports indicate oddities in DM younger years. (Eating dog biscuits, colder personality, etc.)
5)
MS seems to have had several very close friends who are standing up for him and are very vocal about it. (Based on FB and MSM interviews). People don't just jump in the public eye defending an accused murderer the day he is arrested unless they truly believe him to be a "good guy"! This tells me that this guy probably does have feelings and emotions. Remorse will eat him up and hopefully that leads to a full confession on whatever his involvement was. Reports of Mark Smich being drunk during his arrest early in the morning also point towards a
guilty conscience.
6)
DM being the older guy with money and means to do fun things (i.e. drugs, parties, trips, Baja races, etc.) should have no problem exerting influence over younger guy(s). Based on old FB pictures, it looks like DM has known MS for several years, meaning they met when MS would probably 22-23 if not younger.
7)
Premeditation is quite evident. Even just based on what we know (Other test drive, throw away cellphone, truck in trailer, etc.) They obviously wanted that type of truck...to me this is clear. If you plan to commit a robbery/car jacking and you kill someone in the process, its still murder!
8)
The real question is did they mean to kill Tim from the start? I am afraid that we may never know the truth here. It's possible that they planned the murder from the start, even if DM was the mastermind, it wouldn't be the first time that someone with a dominant personality is able to convince others to participate in a murder. On the other hand, maybe the plan went completely sideways, they killed Tim accidentally in a tussle and panicked, tried to cover it up and left a ton of evidence in the process.
9) As mentioned by LE previously, (paraphrasing):
"Forcible confinement that leads to a death of the victim is enough for a 1st degree murder charge".
10)
Looking forward to LE identifying the 3rd suspect. Hope very much that prosecutors don't cut ANY deals early on here.
Just trying to spark some further discussion
