It has been 6 years and the case appears to remain in a stalled state. Sometimes in such a situation, you need to “stir the pot” and see what develops. One thing is certain: If investigators sit back and do nothing, the most likely end result will be nothing. 0 + 0 = 0. That is why I believe that the Grand Jury needs to be convened. Stir the pot a bit. Maybe investigators get “lucky” and discover new evidence. “Luck” does not just happen; “Luck”, good or bad, is the result of actions. There needs to be some action taken by those in authority.
I have stated several times recently that I believe OAG appears to have conducted a thorough investigation thus far…… BUT, I still have this nagging intuition that something is a bit awry with the current state of the investigation. Not corrupt; just “off center”. Maybe that feeling is due to the fact that I don’t know the totality of the evidence that investigators have; or maybe that feeling arises because I fear that investigators are not properly interpreting evidence and circumstances. Maybe chasing down one rabbit hole while ignoring others. I could name a number of “local” cases where the investigators ignored or overlooked important evidence then became obsessively sidetracked on some tangent and ended with a wrongful conviction. It has happened too frequently. Far too frequently. Like any profession, they are not perfect and not all equal in skills.
Prior to OAG taking over the case, much of the affidavit/search warrants generated by HCSO appear to have focused on the belief that Tom was alive and hiding in Denver or elsewhere. They provided are no affidavit/warrants within the “summary packet” that indicated the possibility that foul play could be involved. None. After OAG took over the case, much of the affidavit/search warrant information that was presented in the information packet centered on the phone evidence and whether the case charger was attached. That is all well and good. Such should be investigated. However, that context could lead one to believe that investigators are focusing totally on the aspect that the phone itself leads directly to the person(s) who know what actually happened to Tom. In actuality, that may not be true. This “tree” has many branches and IMO, the phone evidence is only one branch of the tree.
Now, what about the spent 25 caliber casing, the traces of blood in the vehicle, the 10 mile distance between the vehicle and remains, the evidence scattered along Lake Marvin Road, the missing CCTV videos at the two most critical locations, and of course, the facial fractures that were obviously caused by some sort of blunt force trauma, whether it be perimortem or postmortem? Seems pretty compelling that foul play should be considered as a strong possibility. Yet, we don’t seem to see much indication that investigators are seriously considering any possibility of foul play. This evidence cannot be excluded. Before this investigation can totally lean towards suicide, there must be logical explanations on how this evidence “fits” with a suicide theory. I cannot seem to make it “fit” with any logical explanation. Just my opinion.
Yesterday on the 6th anniversary of Tom’s disappearance, Tom’s mother and family and friends staged a protest at the Gray County courthouse in an effort to convince the DA to convene a special Grand Jury. Today is November 24, 2021. The convening of a special Grand Jury needs to happen.
