Hi CoverMeCagney
Deorr wandering off into the woods & getting lost is one of the more likely scenarios (but doesn't follow with all my thinking). There are several cases where tracker dogs have failed to follow the scent of a child who went missing & was later found alive. (There was one in Ourem, Portugal just 2 days ago, 2 year old Martin who was found nearly 2km from place of residence). I am wondering if the tracker dogs in Deorr's case were actually tracking JA's scent rather than Deorr's - we don't know which "uncontaminated" item the dogs used for scenting.
The parents weren't the only people to fail the polygraphs, were they - all 4 parties did.? TBC, who wasn't even there, also failed one. Sometimes the police can be very good at distorting the truth into an apparent lie - it has happened often & innocent people have been wrongly accused. The Joanna Yates (Bristol UK) case is a prime example - fortunately for Christopher Jefferies the victim's body was found & DNA of the real killer identified, otherwise I dread to think what would have happened to that poor man.
My main concern is that Deorr allegedly disappeared during what seemed to be the first & only time period on the trip he was not under the watch of either parent. IMO he either fell or was taken down the bank, out of GPP's sight,. IMO IR holds the key as to where he was then taken & concealed.
Were there any firearms or axes found at the site, do you know?
