re: Idaho Murders Thread (Links inside)

Assuming his road trip was pre-planned, he must not have planned to bring that car back to Washington State after the holidays...or he needed a car for the 30 days he would be in PA...the latter isn't far fetched.

I think this stop was just a routine stop...I don't think IN cops were part of the investigation.

I thought I read that they were only tracking him for the four days leading up to his arrest...

Authorities surveilled the trip using Easy Pass to track him. They also used law enforcement fixed wing aircraft and ground support to track his location handing off. He was stopped a couple of times during the trip once for speeding and another issue unclear

— this was earlier in the thread

The one on the side of his wrist would be covered by long sleeves. The knuckle just looked like a brush burn. Was hard to tell if just grainy from photo. Both could have been just grainy from photo (not actual healed skin that’s still somewhat red)

I wouldn’t think much of a sore on someone’s knuckle. But if indeed there was one and it was really noticeable, a student would have mentioned by now like the car saleswoman mentioned Brandon Scott Laverne’s injuries after he was arrested. She said his hand was wrapped/bandaged when he purchased a truck just like the one he burned in Conroe, TX

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Except the dad did fly and then they both drove. So, here you have costs of the flight from PA to WA anyway. Which is kind of my point. If you gotta buy a plane ticket, why buy one for Dad to go from PA to WA, then they both drive 2500 for 4 days to PA, only for son to have to turn around and drive 4 days from PA back to WA to be back in school beginning of January. Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense unless the point is to get the car away from the crime scene.

I know folks say they’ve done it or seen it in situations that warrant it (going home for the summer or transporting a pet, etc.). There’s not a pet here and this isn’t summer, so that’s isnt really relevant here.

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I completely understand your point, and I am not disagreeing with you. There is probably an underlying motive there. However, I also don't think the cross-country drive between father and son is too odd. I see it both ways.

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However, I also don't think the cross-country drive between father and son is too odd. I see it both ways.

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My wife and I disagree on this.
I don't think his dad flying out there to drive back with him is a big deal, but the wife insists that's highly suspicious and proves his dad was in on it in helping him get away with it.

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I don't think his dad flying out there to drive back with him is a big deal,

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It isn't. While not cross-county, I've driven/ridden approximately 13 hours with my oldest when he was off in college. College breaks are nearly a month long. It isn't unusual for one to want his or her car during the Christmas break.

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but the wife insists that's highly suspicious and proves his dad was in on it in helping him get away with it.

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Also, given the circumstances, I understand this argument as well. However, I do not think that dad is "in on it" and "helping him get away with it." The video furthers that, imo.

His father did let him become vegan, so I don't trust this motherfricker at all

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The closest major airport to Moscow is, I believe, Boise.

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According to my Waze app, the Boise airport is approximately a 6hr drive from Moscow. Using that as a point of reference I can see how it would make sense for his dad to fly in and then ride back together. He can’t simply leave his car at home over winter break because it’s too far to Uber to the airport. Likewise, leaving his car at the airport would rack up enormous fees if it sits there over the course of winter break. The smartest thing to do is for dad to purchase a round trip ticket with an extended return date. Dad meets son at the airport, they drive back. Dad and son then drive back to the airport at a later date where dad catches the return flight home and son makes the final 6 hour journey back to school. It’s not nefarious or some high level plot to get the car out of the state, it’s just basic economics and logistics.

About his PhD program. I don't know squat about Criminology PhD requirements, I do know a lot about 'real' science PhDs and I never knew anyone who could just take an entire month off, once the program started. Just being able to do library searches, reading other text books, trying to find a topid for a dissertation used to occupy PhD candidate's spare time. It's not like a B.A. program but more expensive, it's about going beyond to acquire knowledge.