Just wondering....Could it be that more investigative work should have been done to uncover what occurred during the gap between 1 AM and the 911 call, or has this aspect of the case been overlooked?
Or... am I late to the game and this has been addressed?
I think the main investigative work has been to pressure Garth, but he has stayed firm with his weak narrative to LE.
They DID convene a GJ about his potential perjury, it appears. How much more pressure could they put on him?
John Prior is saying that we don't see any indictment as proof his story is true. No, it is not proof at all. It is only proof that Garth did not change his testimony.
1) If prosecutors know Garth committed perjury, they could be waiting out recommending charges. I don't know what the statute of limitations is, but it almost doesn't matter. Because if he perjured himself then and they want to bring him to the stand now, there are two possibilities:
A. He does not perjure and gives a truthful statement when they needed it or
B. He perjures himself again within the stature of limitations. And the old GJ records can be used to show intent, lack of accident for when he's indicted.
There is nothing to gain charging Garth sooner for the prosecution, because his lying, inconsistent stories are better for the prosecution than no statement at all.
There is also the very real possibility that prosecutors just felt his crimes were committed under severe duress. It is not a stretch to say Garth could have gone dark and died himself.
Sympathy or strategy sound like much more likely explanations for Garth's not getting charged than Prior's explanation: He didn't lie.
Aside from getting the truth from Garth or Chad, is there another way to learn what happened? I can't think of one, and that is why the prosecution put so much pressure on Garth.
MOO