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Timmy got several rankings higher up on my suspect list when Misty said that he was the one relative that she could trust and who would always be there for her (or something to that effect). It made him sound like her go-to guy if she ever needed help to cover up an accident or something. Also the way she described him as beyond all suspicion of course immediately sounded suspicious to me, given it was Misty saying so. And he had access to the van and the blanket.
Timmy moved WAY up on my suspect list after watching the voice stress video. Misty talks about Joe possibly being the perp, then talks about Tommy's possible involvement.
Then she says something like, "So... if Tommy was involved, then so was Joe". Huh?? Seemed non sequitor to me. Then I figured that what she was trying to convey was ~ she believed that whoever drove the blue van that night was involved in Haleigh's disappearance, Tommy molested her, Joe molested her; therefore Joe was the van driver because he, like Tommy, was a child molester, and thus Timmy was most definitely not involved.
Not a very good argument, but Misty might well think it could convince someone or point attention away from her brother. I think Misty suspects Ron and fears, albeit perhaps at an almost unconscious level, that Timmy may also have been involved. I also think it's likely that, when it comes down to who she really cares about, it's gotta be Timmy, not Ron. Boyfriends come and go; brothers are forever. And a brother with whom she's had a life-long, good relationship with would, imo, be more important to a homeless 17 year old than a boyfriend with whom she'd had a mnyeh-yeh 7 or 8 month relationship.
My theory hasn't changed. I think Ron wanted Haleigh to disappear and that she was ultimately sold to sex-traffickers. If he had an accomplice, then imo Timmy is the most likely candidate. Whether or not Timmy was involved, I believe that if Misty suspected only Ron, and not her brother, then she would somehow manage to remember something she saw or heard that night - maybe something that woke her out of a sound sleep.
Defending Misty is not a popular position to take on these boards, I know. So I'll just state now that I'm not defending Misty; I'm defending Haleigh. If it turns out that Misty was directly involved in this crime, or lied to defend Ron and/or herself, then I'll volunteer to feed Misty to the alligators, bite by bite.
This post is my opinion only. Do not confuse with fact.