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To me, the blurry car looks like a different car. It looks silver rather than gray. It doesn't seem to have the same taillights. The rear window height seems different. The bumper looks different with les black.

Consider how emotional the golf outing apparently was - we don't know all the details but we do know the aftermath. We don't know what all was said, I can imagine some of it from hints from interviews, but it could have put him in a really bad place mentally. And then add in the misfortune that...

There’s also no logical reason a person would try to walk home like Chance did. Anger and emotions can override logic.

You can almost always walk into these gated communities if you avoid the guard house on the roads. However, it looks like it would be quite a hike from any public road outside the gates to their house.

The security gate cameras not working could be a red herring. Access via road is tighter controlled than access by water. There is evidence they had to travel at some time by water because of the disposal of her body. What if they never used a vehicle, just a boat and launched from outside the...

Vans with murals were much more common back then. The late 70s/early 80s were the golden years for customized vans.

Would you rather have an early arrest that falls apart or a later arrest that holds up? when multiple people have access to the crime scenes (the house, the car, etc.) the investigation is bound to take longer. There could be multiple people involved - maybe someone supplied drugs, someone else...

It would be of zero benefit to an employer as they’d have to pay in the income tax witholding and social security, only to file a tax return using the missing person’s SSN to get at most only the income tax withheld.

That’s really stupid of him because the VIN still would show in those transactions. So the cars don’t just disappear without a trail.

Unlike on TV, DNA isn't instantaneous. Many agencies have large backlogs, sadly. It's probably been in a queue since July.

I think it’s more likely a lawyer told D4vd to be silent than LE. LE would probably live for him to talk. To implicate himself or someone else or many people.

People keep bring up the cult, but no one can establish any relationship between the cult and the Dermonds. It's just grasping at straws in my opinion.

Besides hypothermia, you’ve got to consider the possible effects of dehydration. The alcohol consumption and the energy drink (if the C store account is accurate) will both increase urination.

I'm surprised there was no mention of clothing with the remains as that could provide an early preliminary identification if it might be him or not. Yes, a country boy would know about high ground (away from flash floods) and low ground (away from greater lightening risks) but he sure seemed to...

Tow yards, the ones I’ve been to, are pretty secure. They don’t want people accessing their towed vehicle without paying the fees.