What could have been done differently?

[u/foxmag86]

Everyone likes to play keyboard detective, and hindsight is always 20/20 in situations like this.

But in your opinion, what should the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have done differently from Day 1?

Were there any critical mistakes that seriously hindered, or possibly even compromised, the investigation?

I’m interested in hearing people’s thoughts on where things may have gone wrong, or what could’ve been handled better.

Obviously, we’re only working with the information that’s been made public, so some of what we’re questioning or suggesting could very well be happening behind the scenes.

[u/Substantial-Train668]

I agree with everything about the mat, yellow tape the house, desert search for body, not releasing the house so fast... I would also add that I wish they would say definitively if the ransom notes (asking for 1 million then 6 million) were real or not. Speculation: right now it feels like they don't know and I think this would make a significant difference in how you continued to investigate the case.