There have been several cases on WS where the body of a missing person turns up within a mile of home, despite searches that don't turn them up. My gut feeling is that this is one of those cases. My condolences to the family. This must be terrible for them.
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JMO
Agree and I really think it would be worth it to organize and try searching all over again beginning from around the property and heading outward in 360 degrees up to about 3 miles in any direction. 5 if searchers can go that far. I know that is a lot of searching but I do think it would be worth it. With no other evidence that he can be anywhere else I do think he is fairly close by still.
Im still leaning toward either a robbery where he came home and surprised the theives or an accident where he walked off to get help and got disoriented and then maybe the bleeding got worse and he passed away before he could find help.
I read back again and read more news articles and there was money missing according to some articles and combined with the blood I have to lean toward a robbery. I know it is strange that theives would take him with them but maybe they did not know what to do with him at first and just wanted to make sure he wasnt left behind to ID them so they made him go with them. Then later on once in the woods they decided they had to kill him. Or maybe when they first hit him he succumbed to his injury later as they walked away.
I tried to find a google map of the exact area and I think I got close but I could not find the exact house. There are woods around there for sure based on some news videos that showed searchers. There are enough scattered other homes that makes me think the perps are local and were just on foot looking to break into places during the daytime. I think relatively young perps. Maybe a couple friends that always hung out together and were up to no good that day.
I think searchers should bring out cadever dogs and search all the area over again up to 3 to 5 miles. Cadaver dogs would be a good idea to try since I think the odor if he passed on would help the dogs find him if he is anywhere fairly close by. If the family has the means they may be able to organize their own search party and acquire a cadever dog to help them. I am sure all neighbors would have to be asked for permission on a certain day to search. Most neighbors would allow something like that so long as it is done over a weekend or maybe two weekends. If any neighbors dont allow searchers on their property then I would wonder why or what they are trying to hide.
With some careful organizing with flyers announcing a new search and doing it in advance to get permissions lined up then a search could be organized with or without LE. Hopefully LE could help organize it but even if they are unwilling then I think a private search could be organized and done legally with permissions. It would just take some careful planning and trying to be sure to get a cadaver dog or two would be important to make the searching go easier.
