I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why anyone would be strongly convinced at this stage that MB is innocent.
These are the things niggling away at me.
Re alibi:
LE made an appeal for information from anyone who may have seen MB or his vehicle between 6.30pm Monday (close to the time of AJ's disappearance) and 3.30 pm on Tuesday (close to the time of his arrest).
Does MB have an alibi for this time period?
M0NDAY
Re MB's state of mind on the day of abduction:
He parked his car in a haphazard manner at the school.
0ne witness who saw him driving through AJ's estate at 6pm on Monday said:
He was driving erratically through Bryn-y-Gog...he nearly hit my mate at 6pm.''
The elderly neighbour said: ''A driver kept cruising up and down the road where the kids were playing. I thought it was a little odd but nothing more and then I noticed it parked up next to the garages which was strange because no one would park there usually...the kids were still playing at that point.But suddenly they werent there and I noticed the car drive briskly down the road towards the town centre.'
We do not know for sure if he identified the make of car to LE or not, but he seemed to be quite observant so there's a possibility he was able to.
TUESDAY
0800 (just before): Someone told police the MB's vehicle was not parked in his driveway
Can MB account for his whereabouts?
0915: ''Mr Bridger seemed agitated as he drove out of Ceinws, the hamlet where he lived, according to a motorist, David Richards. I was turning into Ceinws off the main road and crossing the bridge, he said. He wanted to go out to the main road in his vehicle. He was flustered, he wanted to get going. He couldnt wait for me to cross the bridge, he couldnt get out of that road quick enough. He was very agitated. There was only him in the Land Rover that I could see...he was crashing the gears, making a hell of a noise. He went out to the junction, then stopped and there was an almighty bang. There was something wrong with the vehicle.
Can MB account for his whereabouts?
1pm: CS and her friend ''saw the figure scrambling down a gulley leading to the water's edge.'' The friend's father said: "My daughter and a friend saw a man, they know him well. He was coming down a shale bank with a black bag. He was next to the river. She has been interviewed by the police since and told them everything she saw."
1.45: There was footage of this man ''fitting MB's description'' taken by Channel 4 News
We don't know if this person was 'officially' identified as MB or not but LE would of course know.
2.15: PE and GE saw MB walking on the cycle bridge which led to his being later arrested as ''he walked down the A487 north of the Dyfi bridge outside the town wearing camouflage green jacket, black overtrousers and camouflage trousers .''
If MB was identified as the man with the black bag, what happened to it between 1pm and his arrest when he did not have it in his possession.
All these little queries could be explained away if there were plausible explanations.
(There are 2 other matters which I won't bring up for the sake of delicacy, but if April's body is found they will be answered.)