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.
I'm sure Garrison shot up the list of suspects when he offered some of what he knew when facing a 3rd strike felony on the FIP. Once LE heard the amount of detail he knew, which led to the successful execution of 3 search warrants with evidence recovered, then they knew he was likely involved and this was not just hearsay that he was repeating.
There certainly is a possibility that some of what was recovered could pertain to other crimes but the only thing we know about for sure covered by a search warrant is the 50 yr old male. But the fact that LE sent things out for lab testing, then sealed the results to this very day should tell us there is something to the evidence they have. They would not spend the money to test just anything and then seal negative results. In the case of the evidence collected from Cassville, Moore has obviously spoken about the disappointing results from the DNA testing on the deteriorated blood sample recovered but he doesn't speak to the other evidence such as the green metal. Had the green metal turned out to be part of a 1952 Packard Clipper for example, then I'm sure he would have spoken to that as well. If they had only recovered junk there would have been no testing & sealing of the warrants.