CANADA Canada - Jack, 4 & Lilly Sullivan, 6, Vulnerable, wandered from home 10am, Gairloch Rd, Landsdowne Station, Pictou County, NS, 2 May 2025 #7

[Lalalacasbah]

Something abut DM describing himself jumping up and surveying ditches and culvert, into the water looking, checking over the rivers and streams for them has always stuck in my mind. The way he volunteered it, almost in a braggy way describing his heroic efforts. it struck me as odd, set my hairs up. JMO

RSBM: they say there's always an element of truth in lies! I definitely think that statement could be a clue if he did something.

 

[Lalalacasbah]

I think it is a fallacy to believe only highly intelligent people can plan or get away with murder, or that only dumb people get caught. I’d say Douglas Garland was highly intelligent yet he was caught. Robert Pickton - not a high IQ but got away with many murders for a long time before he was caught.
Was Bruce MacArthur smart because he got away with it for years, or dumb because he was eventually caught?
I think, if we look at many murders, we would see a mix of both smart and dumb folks caught for their crime.
In this case, how smart would someone need to be, hypothetically, to strangle a child and dispose of their body in a large barely inhabited forest area where they’ve lived all their life, while owning an all terrain vehicle? How much incriminating evidence might by left behind?
IMO

Yes very true, of course...it's not black and white. Lots of killers take a long time to get arrested (especially serial killers) and aren't always organized, efficient or smart.

But for some reason, I'm not sure why I'm thinking luck must be involved if DM did anything as LE were on the scene very soon after the call and all over everyone and the environment as much as they could with no warrant.

I would think any seasoned LE wouldn't immediately think 'wandering' as the only cause of two children missing. I would think right off the bat they'd be a sponge when they arrived the first crucial hours/days. When children or a spouse go missing - spouses and parents are #1 suspects.

Maybe it's the timelines and things seemed to happen fast here? ie: children missing, LE on the scene, interviewing, likely looking at CCTV in the area, etc. And with no arrest like some other cases similar (non-serial killers) where an arrest follows the crime in a fairly quick manner - that could be it or what's bugging me. MOO

 

[Lalalacasbah]

What is new in all of this is the sexual assault allegation. This is the first we've heard of anything pertaining to that. That can be a serious charge and can potentially result in DM being registered as a sex offender. So he has to be taking that one seriously.

Strange move by RCMP, in my opinion. Some are saying, "oh, the pressure is now on!" But it seems to me the RCMP can now count on zero cooperation from DM going forward.

And they let him go..... so he didn't cave if there was pressure.

Maybe now they're surveilling him closely to watch any next moves? Moving any potential evidence, tipping someone off if he had help, going back to a dump site if there is one, re-tracing his steps if paranoia sets in (assuming he did something) etc.