my thoughts were on that when i read your post, so i'll form them here.
if the R's KNEW that it was going on, and then the death occurred, they'd be just as reticent to disclose because of their involvement in child




, even by association - even if not convicted, they'd be socially and financially ruined. probably to be guilty of that is worse than guilt of 2nd degree murder.
why would they have know about it and not done anything? - YET - (i'm thinking this through as i type) - let's see...
1) they DISCOVERED A FRIEND involved and hadn't quite made up their mind how to respond when the murder happened.
2) John's being blackmailed and CAN'T do anything about it.
3) They're being paid WELL to take part in it.
just thoughts, nothing more.
i read the first part of Singular's book. didn't get far enough into it to see him tie JBR to the Racket. seems to be catching on...?
as far as John's labelling other suspects, no matter what anyone thought of him doing so, the detective's duty is to check all of them out. Thomas states that everyone was checked and cleared. i can't believe that these detectives didn't HOPE to find a trail leading elsewhere. They just couldn't for a reason. I guess.
Odd phone calls placed to John's office that can't be checked because the feaking circus that was Hunter's office thought a warrant for phone records wasn't necessary. smacks of something governmental, and i'm NOT a Cons. Theorist.