I'm am going to put this out there, although I will state right up front, at this time, I can only confirm this as a rumor, although I can promise you, it came from a very reliable source. I'm still looking into it though. Bear with me, as I can only use generalities right now, but when/if I get the confirmation that I think I will get, I'll update.
Anybody remember about the Sheriff's department in this local area, where the Sheriff & 12 or so deputies were arrested, and most convicted, of charges from lying to investigators, dealing drugs, etc? Well, it appears this might come into play with this case, as most of us have wondered from the start.
There was a paper route delivery man, who delivered papers here locally, but the papers were not local, they were from out of town. The meeting place for him/her to pick up the papers was almost catty corner across the street from the Short family home, at the flea market, which is in plain view of the Short family home. He has said, during the time he did this, that almost every night, between 2-3 am, while he was waiting to pick up his papers, there would be police cars pulling into the Short family home. He said they would come up the highway, turn off their lights before pulling into the Shorts driveway, get out for a short while, get back in their car & leave again. This was almost every night, for a very long time that he witnessed this.
I've made some phone calls, and hopefully this info has gotten into the right hands already. Many of us have felt every since the corruption at the Sheriff's department, they were somehow involved. I hope & pray this is the missing link that will finally solve this case!!!
