So it seems to me that a minimum of one person either trusted by one or more of the women or a ruse was used. I think that is undisputed.
I am having some difficulty with the view that Garrison is connected to this crime. Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't he sprung from jail by one of the detectives for an absurdly low bail amount $500 (and he was only on the hook for 10% or $50.00)? If he was actually considered a top suspect why would anyone conceive of such an idea to allow him out of jail?
Hypothetically, suppose he had nothing to do with this crime. If he had nothing to do with this crime it might have been one of the other two GJ3. We know that one is in the slammer (or was), and one is (believed) to be on the street. We also know they were tight having spent time in Kansas before they were released some three weeks prior to the women going missing. My recollection is that all of them had a rap sheet as long as my leg.
Further extending this out, suppose NONE of these guys were involved? Can that possibility be ruled out? I don't think so; especially if one is inclined to believe that the perpetrator was "trusted" by one or more of the women.
If the GJ3 had nothing to do with this crime. Who are we left with? Are we absolutely 1,000% certain that the SPD is squeaky clean? There are so many things about this case that do not pass the smell test. Why not consider the possibility there was police involvement. If that is plausible, isn't it also plausible that the women would have trusted a uniformed officer or a plain clothed detective? Just saying.....
I would dispute that a trusted person had to be used or that a ruse was used in order to gain entry. In fact that is what this discussion concerning the various profiles by LE is all about. It is not necessary for this to have happened; there is no physical evidence of such and either scenario only came to the forefront because of these profiles.
Garrison was not in GCJ on the FIP charge when the women were abducted. He had only been out of prison for 21 days but the other two had been out on parole much longer; one of them had been out on parole almost a yr. Garrison had served his full sentence, therefore he was not on parole. So all 3 were together & on the street. When he was arrested for FIP and placed in GCJ it was after the abduction. He knew he was facing his 3rd strike felony conviction with the FIP and would be going back to prison for a long stretch on a 3rd strike so he wanted to give LE something that could possibly ease his predicament and coincidentally LE wanted to talk to him about what he knew of the abduction. If he was involved in the abduction then he knew things could really get worse for him.
Whether he was involved or just knew what happened as he claimed, the fact remains that he gave LE information that resulted in the successful execution of 3 search warrants and the evidence recovered on those warrants remains sealed to this very day. That is something in the way of information that no other suspect has provided: not Cox, not any of the 3GR's, not the Thespian, the kids (rich or poor) or anyone else. But he did not give up everything he knows including the names of those who were involved. And LE didn't believe for one minute that he wasn't involved. He knows too many of the details not to have been involved. No PA makes a deal with a convicted rapist serving 40 consecutive yrs. It has been a waiting game ever since.