Right?! And I have been thinking about why he returned home with the body and it occurred to me that he didn't have time to hide the body, that he wouldn't have had an alibi at that time.
You know, it's odd that he ditched the backpack and laptop when he did and right there in the complex dumpster as opposed to later and with the body and the only reason I can think of is that he rid of evidence when he saw an opportunity to do so.
When do you think she was killed? I am somewhat undecided because the time frame and events are not clear and I don't think we have all of it.
I do think he may be rid the backpack and laptop while Maddie was waking up or getting ready for school and mom sleeping or some such BUT wouldn't Maddie have a fit when she had to leave for school and have either and get in trouble at school for not having what she needed? Mom did make a point of that last conversation and how she got ready for school the next day and went to bed and I would take that to mean got her homework packed, backpack ready, etc., etc.
So if she is still alive at that point would she not be upset or have concerns when she couldn't find her backpack and laptop? I mean really where could they have gone? Especially IF she prepared them night before in the apartment... So if she was still alive I find this odd that she didn't even wake mom to ask, etc. if she moved her things... That lends for me to a thought she was leaving with him, going away.... I' not sold on it by a long shot don't get me wrong... And she knew it and knew such had to be disposed of... And was on board in only the way a groomed child could be....?
Now if he killed her after getting iher into the car, then my thoughts change some. Then somehow he got her to leave with no big concern by her about her laptop and backpack which I find unlikely...? Even without mom saiying she saw her getting dressed, this bothers me and did prior...
HERE is a thought. JUST popped into head. Did he tell her while she was getting ready he would take her things down to the car while he say grabbed the mail or dumped the garbage...??? So she thought her stuff was in the car.... Now THAT would make sense, never thought of it til this moment...
The coming back though, yeah. that is a head scratcher. he isn't as we both agree the brightest tool... That alone could explain it...
Still odd though...
CLEARLY he did not know about whatever cam showed him dumping her things in the garbage IF that is the truth and not a LE ploy that they have video.... That alone was dumb on his part even if he thought no cameras but then she left with him...? Or maybe he thought he'd say she must have run away after he dropped her off and LOOk she dumped her stuff...?
His dumping of her stuff if before he killed her shows a plan and premeditation. IF he killed her beforehand it shows coer up I guess...
WHY did he come back with her dead in the car?? I agree, it is a head scratcher as I've said and you have as well... Because this seems preplanned based on the diisposal of he things before they even left. OR he killed her before and it was a coverup but that's a bit hard to believe as he'd have to get her dead body into the car without being seen... These apartments do look like two level what I'd call "town homes" so maybe that wouldnt' have been as obvious as one thinks... Not like carrying her through hallways or into an elevator, etc. and into a parking lot...
This is a head scratcher no doubt. My thought my main one is kind of like you said he didn't know yet what he was going to do with her but mine is more that he wanted to do the show of taking her to school, killed here before or on way but showing he took her and left the complex and never had a clue of the came that caught him returning or that they could tell she was already dead by such and intended to figure it out then... He just wanted to alibi the main thing that morning... Do the townhomes have their own garages, I'd have to go look again.
He either wanted her seen and thought to be sleeping (unlikely) or he had no idea a cam would pick such up to where they could tell no? But still why go back except maybe to show a normal thing, I took her to school and returned...
I mean a person could get further out there on the thought--he returned as he realized he needed a shovel, needed her hone, to report to mom, to get some cash or a bank card...
What IS clear is LE knows a lot more imo than they've shared and I believe there's more and probably more video as well...
What IS also clear is he is not that bright...
The other thing is that even his dumping of her stuff in the apt complex was stupid as HE77. First place that would be searched or cam checked if there was one... Did he think it would help make it look as though she intended to run away or some dumb thing on that order....?
It just doesn't make sense and clearly imo it does to LE and they know more.
I meant this is the same dumb guy who factory reset his phone THAT DAY and thought nothing could be recovered. I am no tech at ALL but I KNOW THAT. For an immature child chasing gamer, he was no techie despite being a gamer. Factory reset that day (if that was when) seems to suggest this was a planned crime and cover up but not a lengthy planned one or you wouldn' be doing this last minute stuff... Something happened to spur it. Her standing up? Her telling? Pregnancy? Promises?
I can't shake that her turning 13 plays in...Maybe for HER or maybe to him...
Just talking it out sorry. But yes one of the biggest hard to understand things Is his heading back to the apt. complex...With her dead and seen in his car...I can't help but think they know this from more than one video or info or she had injury or blood on her or something because how can they state that with certainty...With cams you are lucky if you can see the vehicle clearly much less detail of the people inside it...
