So far we have a backhoe operator named Minkley that dug a hole, supposedly for sewer work, being held on a 450K bond. Half of that amount is for a weapons charge.
We have an RH and KH that were listed in previous posts, which were deleted, as having access to the property and being in control of it. That simply means they are not the legal owners, but they have the right to be on the property. RH is being held on a weapons charge
only.
So far, nobody has actually been charged for the murder. The weapons charges these two guys are facing is due to them being convicted felons in possession of a weapon. That would have come to light during the police searches of their homes. Whether LE found a 22 rifle, a shotgun, or an AK-47, it's against the law for felons to be in possession of a firearm of any kind. That makes it very easy for LE to hold these two guys on weapons charges.
The backhoe operators girlfriend is screaming and yelling on the Find Leah Martin Facebook page that he was tricked into digging the hole and then covering it back up. In an odd twist, I could actually see something like that having taken place. "Someone" gets this guy to dig a deep hole. After he leaves the scene, they put Leah down into it cover her up with dirt. Later on, the backhoe operator comes back and fills the hole in without being any wiser. He may have been told up front that he was digging a hole for a septic tank or something along those lines. The land didn't perc, so now he needs to fill it back in, not realizing what is buried at the bottom of it.
I know it seems like sort of a stretch, but I could see someone going to those lengths in order to shift suspicion or eliminate suspicion. Simply hire a licensed backhoe operator to come out and do some work on your property.....nothing new in Texas. If it was a friend or someone known well by RH, that would've made it even easier. Talk about throwing your buddy under the bus......... The flaw in that theory would be if he dug the hole and covered it back up on the same day, and then returned the backhoe to the rental place.
The key point here is that RH would've authorized the digging. The big question still remains, who abducted her, killed her, and for what reason ? None of the arrests so far have been for her actual murder.
Another big question. During the time that Minkley was renting the backhoe, hauling it out to the site, and digging the hole, Leah would've had to be being stored "somewhere". That rental and digging process would have taken some time. She disappeared on the night of May 29th. Minkley rented the backhoe and dug the hole on May 30th. Was she being held on that same property, or was she brought in from elsewhere after the hole was dug ?
If Minkley
did actually commit this crime on his own, why in Gods name would RH agree to let him dispose of her on his property ? If Minkley
didn't commit this crime, why would he agree to help cover up a murder that had the potential to lead back to him ?
http://www.grahamleader.com/ci_28667902/arrest-made-connection-death-leah-martin