I just looked at Kolar's book and he talks about when/why Smit was brought onboard by Hunter. Smit and Steve Ainsworth from Boulder co Sheriff's dept were tasked with looking at the evidence in the case from the perspective of the defense team.... a valuable strategy when you are trying to identify the weaknesses in a case that you might one day be prosecuting. He quickly became convinced ( after 3 days) that a single intruder, a violent pedophile was responsible. No discussion of the evidence from then on could ever shift him from that position. He admitted he didn't read much about the case, just did his own investigation. Open window/scuff mark on the wall/ suitcase/boot print/stun gun marks/empathy for the parents. Even after Stun Gun manufacturers stated that Stun Guns did not leave those marks, he would not change his mind.. He was held in high regard by other Detectives for his life's work, but his theory set their case back by months.
From Foreign Faction by A James Kolar.
It set the case back a LOT more than that. Far as I go, he's just as guilty. Now you know why I titled it An Angel Betrayed.