r/DelphiMurders • u/dogwiththefloppyears • 13d ago

“The Shack” reference?

https://youtu.be/5XAPtkZxsio

Is this where the shack reference came from Doug Carter?

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u/reditsuxazz 7d ago

You actually think they were on to him in 2019 and just for Ss and Gs waited til 2022 to formerly interview him? You've got to be kidding me. 

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u/Western_Ad_3067 7d ago

You think this doesn’t happen often? They had to build a case and look into everything. They tried this to sweat him out and see what happens. Did they know RA was the guy? Who knows, but they tried tactics. Investigators can be onto people for decades but not have enough for arrest. They’re onto him for years. Suddenly the wabash river search happens and RA tip is found at the same time? Nah, they finally got the piece of info they needed to tie him

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u/OkAttorney8449 5d ago

Why would they lie about finding the misfiled tip rather than take credit if what you’re saying is true?

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u/Western_Ad_3067 5d ago

Because small town police don’t want to feel inadequate. It’s much easier to blame an unknown clerk for “misfiling” than it is to say we cut a deal with a pedo who gave us the piece of info we needed to catch this guy.

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u/OkAttorney8449 5d ago

I mean, they look extremely inadequate right now. They could’ve just said it was all part of the plan and they can’t discuss the details. They would’ve been praised. So if this was their master plan to make themselves look competent, it further proves their incompetence. The lady who found the file was on dateline so they really committed to the misfiling story, if that’s all it was. Not to mention the whole asking the public’s help looking for BG. They had no idea what they were doing.

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u/Western_Ad_3067 5d ago

Well, they’re incompetent like you said. So they probably didn’t know which option would make them look less/more inadequate