I have been reading this thread for some time and feel compelled to post regarding JM’s potential reasons for refusing to speak to police. I disagree that race should not be discussed in this context. If the conclusion that JM has something to hide is being drawn because he won’t speak to police on the advice of his attorney, then we must all consider other reasons for him not coming forward. First, a disclosure: both of my sons are minorities from groups that have traditionally been treated unjustly by LE and the courts. I can assure you unequivocally that if either of them were in JM’s shoes under the exact conditions that we know about, they would not be speaking to LE without an attorney, period, and perhaps not even then. This would be true in any jurisdiction on earth, whether North, South, East or West.
Some have stated that the “only” thing that is important in this case is finding HG. As other have pointed out, this is not true if viewed through JM’s eyes. The most important thing to him and his family is probably his own life, whether he is guilty or innocent. I want to be clear that I have no idea whether he has harmed HG or not, and if more evidence comes to light that is convincing, I will turn on him like a rabid dog. But for now, I do not see any benefit to him whatsoever to talking to the police, from his point of view. This is particularly true after today’s press conference, where Longo stated that he doesn’t have tunnel vision, and then he turned around and said that he “hopes” that evidence is found in JM’s residence. It appears to me that there is a distinct possibility that Longo does indeed have tunnel vision given his obvious emotion when discussing JM, while at the same time presenting no new evidence that JM has harmed HG. Personally I would like to see dashcam video of JM allegedly driving recklessly. Longo states that JM is being “conspicuously” followed so I wouldn't think this would be a problem. IMO, of course.
Some have questioned whether there is in fact bias in the legal system. I strongly recommend that you look into the data from the Innocence Project. The Innocence Project has freed over 200 people to date using DNA. I would point you directly toward this statement from the Innocence Project website, “Racism continues to be a significant cause of wrongful convictions. While 29% of people in prison for rape are black, 64% of the people who were wrongfully convicted of rape (and then exonerated through DNA) are black. Moreover, most sexual assaults nationwide are among perpetrators and victims of the same race (the federal government says just 12% of sexual assaults are cross racial), but two-thirds of all black men exonerated through DNA evidence were wrongfully convicted of raping white people.” This is not solely an issue with LE. It starts with an arrest, and it ends with We The People, the jury, convicting. Hence it is scarcely debatable that we must consider our own biases.
Please note that I make no comment on his guilt or innocence. Rather, as with many other posters here, I am commenting on why, in my opinion, JM would hesitate to come forward, and to take it one step further, why he should hesitate to come forward. IMO, it simply cannot be denied that race is, and will likely continue to be, a factor in this case.