Elle, of course I realize that any thing's possible, but my problem in embracing the notion of Cousin Joe harming Haleigh stems primarily from the sources of the allegations and the sheer incredulous nature of what they are saying.
-Ronald and Misty say Joe stole a gun, but yet with two different versions of their own story, both state that Ronald knew EXACTLY where to go get the gun! Does that seem reasonable to you? Or can you at least see that it seems much more likely that Ronald hid the gun and there was no theft?
-Ronald told Art Harris the gruesome tale of Cousin Joe getting his kicks one night throwing small animals to the gators while THEY were at the dock. According to the new Cobra tapes, Ronald alleges that Joe also told Tommy what a perfect place to dispose of a body that the Shell Harbor dock would be.
(1) Do those type statements sound more like something a 19 year old kid from Tennessee (where there are no gators) would say or something a 25 year resident with close proximity to the river might say?
(2) But the main illogical part of this entire Joe/gator/dock story to me is WHEN was Ronald Cummings supposed to have been hanging out at the dock with Joe? Thanks to the Cobra tapes we now know something important to this storyline. Ronald's story is that Joe "stole" his gun the first day he met him. After all the talk about smashing hands, etc. made by Ronald on the Cobra tapes is it reasonable to believe that he EVER hung out with Joe at the dock after he stole his gun?
As to LE having some type of information on Cousin Joe making him a suspect yet keeping it close to the vest, frankly I don't know but it seems unlikely to me. How could they allow him to remain unchecked to live in another state for 15 months? This kid lives with his mother, IIRC. What's keeping him from just disappearing if he's guilty of something?
Mainly, Elle, until I hear something beside what lying jailbirds say for their own self serving interests, I can't get past the very words of LE from last year after interviewing Joe. Go to this link if you don't remember it:
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/...cousin_not_a_suspect_in_haleigh_cummings_case
LE hasn't used the words "subsequently ruled out" AND "not a suspect" about anyone besides the a/c man in this entire case.
Elle, I've read your posts for a long time now. I know it has not escaped your attention that this information seems to be coming not from a standpoint of moral obligation for the memory of a little girl but rather a desperate attempt at obtaining a "get out of jail card".
It's just going to take more than that for me.