Hi WKC690 welcome and thank you for your insights!
A thousand lashes for you Rumpole for posting the link to WS
Shame on me for giving them the click and listening

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But good gravy what a vapid, bizarre interview.
What I believe I learned, from videos, links, posts and the radio bit;
Sheriff Bowerman because he is a decent human being could not accept in the sphere of his consciousness that DeOrr might have been killed or come to some nefarious end at the hands of his parent(s).
Sheriff Bowerman said that he can’t find anyone who can say with 100% certainty that DeOrr was at the campsite. IMO the grandpa and Isaac have to simply be dismissed for their lack of usefulness do to their mental states.
So the last solid verifiable sighting of DeOrr Jr. was on July 9th according to the good sheriff. The store clerk who ws lauded actually didn't know if she saw DeOrr jr. or not.
Bowerman seems to have taken Jessica and Vernon at their word and said at different times that they had been cooperating. News Flash! They are not cooperating if they are lying and mixing their stories up. They are simply trying to give the appearance of cooperation.
Bowerman was not suspicious of Vernon and Jessica?

I was suspicious from the first nonsensical interview I watched.
Though least Vernon and/or Jessica think that whatever growing suspicions Bower now holds about them, are brand new thoughts, they had better think again, those thoughts were brewing a long time and this is a smoke ‘em out move so it is hard to tell how much is for show and how much is accurate about Bowerman’s assessment of the case and Jessica and Vernon.
There is a reason they were given polygraphs, there is is a reason Vilt very publicly called them liars and gave them the boot, if Vernon and/or Jessica is guilty of harming that little boy, the sheriff knows more than he is letting on and one of them should run to his office to get the best deal while they can.
Now to lighten my mood. Trisha asks a Sheriff if he can accept donations

! Arraaghhhh! That is called bribery Trish. Good gravy! The fearless leader of a well reasoned and educated sleuthing site
And for the love of all that is rational and reasonable that dope Bessie asked the sheriff if it was possible that something was done to DeOrr after the 911 call was made rather than before
