Richard, not that it makes any difference other than to try & make the amount look minuscule, but you have Garrison's bond amount incorrect. His bond was reduced to an amount he could make (otherwise he couldn't) and talk to LE in a more conducive setting (he was not going to be seen by other inmates talking in GCJ). That was one of his requirements and as stated earlier Garrison was not going to give up everything he knew but his motive in talking was to try & ease the consequences on the felony 3rd strike he was facing. It was early in the investigation & LE certainly wanted to talk to him (after all he was an ex con) but he was not yet a "highly probable suspect" as you claim.
Can you cite any published account where Cox states that he was "working the neighborhood" or any language that would pin that down? What he says is that he probably worked the area because he did cable work all over town. His ex employer can not produce work records to substantiate where he worked.
In correspondence with Ron Davis, "Cox went on to write that he could tell the News-Leader reporter where the bodies were, but he wouldn't do so because the reporter would have to give him up to police." (N-L June 8, 2006). Of course Cox has never produced anything of value so it is not likely true that he knows where the bodies are, but I believe this statement is what caused Janis McCall to make her comment:
"I would like him, if he knows something, to tell what he knows," Janis McCall says. "He's going to be in prison another 20-some years. His appeals are gone by the wayside. .... He's said they were dead and buried around Springfield. How does he know that? I don't know if he'll ever give up the right information. I want to know where my daughter is, that's what I would ask the man." (N-L June 8, 2006).
She is clearly questioning whether he knows anything ("if he knows something") ("How does he know that?") and that is why he is probably the one in prison that she would like to speak to. If there is a chance that he does know where her daughter's remains are then she would like for him to tell LE because he isn't going anywhere, anyway. So if he really knew anything why wouldn't he use that as a bargaining chip?
Since then Cox has said he is tired of the attention and refuses all interviews.
On the bond matter, the actual bond was $500 as per my recollection. However, the "bondee" only puts up 10% of the bond amount. The bail bondsman is on the hook for the whole amount in the event the individual escapes. Offhand, I don't know if that was ever paid or Garrison was apprehended prior to the expiration of the bond period.
You've answered a question I have pondered. So it was in fact Cox who Mrs. McCall wanted to talk to. That seems to dovetail with what Asher had to say about not wanting "him" to be wheeled in on a gurney but simply to reveal what, if anything, he knew.
I suppose "probably worked the neighborhood" is to be distinguished from positive confirmation he did in fact work at this location. In any event, he does not deny that he could have worked there so we are left to ponder his meaning.
Just so we are on the same page, when was it that Garrison was seen as a top tier suspect? The rape occurred after the women went missing. The mere fact he was bonded out must have meant that the police viewed him as having information although I do not understand why there wasn't more care to ensure he would not escape their custody.
I'm not aware (perhaps you are) that he ever provided any information that led to anything productive. So far as I know he didn't or if he did, it has never been revealed to the public. The fact that these searches are "sealed" doesn't provide any useful information that I can discern. It might have meant anything but that the police or prosecutor simply didn't want whatever they did find not in the public domain. Perhaps they discovered items having to do with other crimes. We don't really know, do we?
There is the matter of where Mrs. McCall wanted to talk to two individuals. One was in prison and the other was not in prison. We don't know the one who is or was on the street do we? That may be the more productive road to take. Cox is unlikely to produce anything so that's a dead end unless for some reasons (perhaps on his deathbed) he decides to reveal what he knows, if anything.
I'd like to know who this person on the street was known by Mrs. McCall. Offhand, do you know? You need not post any name. Just curious.
