Recent content by OldCop

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I agree. You always try to obtain evidence whenever you can and try to put together your case without having that evidence thrown out. However, what if some opportunist fool has been following this case and decides to send in a fake ransom note to see if he can collect some money. It was...

Yes, they do. But the scene should not be released early on for this reason. A sealed scene means LE can go in and out properly dressed and gloved as much as they must to collect evidence in addition to that which was collected in the immediate aftermath of the crime. Once the scene is...

I don’t think the original intent of this crime was to sexually assault Nancy Guthrie unless he intended to take her. What would be the intent of the layers of clothing, the mask, the double gloves, the backpack? I hate to be so graphic, but you do usually have to expose a certain part of your...

I also agree that’s how it likely started. She was probably dazed and confused when she was awakened by a stranger in her room. A lot of folks think she was sexually assaulted at that time, but I believe there would have been more than a very small bit of mixed DNA found at the scene if that...

What if it was 2 different people on the same night? The one with the backpack (Lantana guy/LG) is the main perp. The one without is lookout/getaway driver. Lantana guy calls getaway driver to bring the car around because he is bringing Nancy out the front. Not the original plan; Nancy was...

I would think the garage door would feel the best to them to take her out. I’m wondering if 1) they were afraid the noise of the garage door opening around 2:00 am might attract attention, or send some kind of alert. or 2) they weren’t sure of what cameras there might be over by the garage...

I think SWB knew where the outside cameras were located. I think he may have been in the home prior to the incident and while there surreptitiously noted the layout of the interior and the location of interior cameras and alarm boxes, if there were any, or he may have had a “scout” who worked...

I have not seen anything about a home alarm either. Maybe I missed it. If she did, I hope LE checked to see if it was disarmed. If it was, when? At the time she arrived home from her dinner and games? Was it reset when she got in? Was she reliable about setting her alarm when going and...

I agree, easy enough to get over, but it’s a bit taller than I originally thought. This is a video of investigators standing in the patio area. Don’t know the height of the gentleman standing right outside the wall, but’s it's about chest high on him. If the perp went in that way, did he...

DBM

I agree. There was a lot of discussion that one of those sliders led to Nancy Guthrie’s bedroom. I hope they went over that wall with a fine tooth comb.

A lot of folks thought this should have been solved in the first couple of days. That usually only happens when they find evidence at the scene that points directly to a suspect or they get an immediate tip that can be verified. If the most obvious bits of evidence at the scene do not produce...

It doesn’t look like there is an opening in the wall as far as I can tell, so it would have to be scaled. This photo from MSN.com shows the area on the front left of the home.

I agree. The early release of the home troubles me. Any evidence found in the home or on the property after it has been released and then resealed will be very problematic at trial. You can’t unring the bell. We can be sure that LE has more than they’re telling us, but I hope it is solid, I...