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⬆️ This! I felt bad for all the red herrings who were paraded on national TV for simply knowing the victim, living near the victim, or helping find the victim. Unflattering footage of them in moments of grief and shock was unnecessary and a little cruel. Not only that but playing up that angle of a case can contribute to witnesses not coming forward for fear of being targeted as suspects or their privacy being disregarded in future cases. A simple mention that they were ruled out due to voluntary property search and DNA submission would have suited. Meanwhile, the disgusting perpetrator Ryan Riggs and his parents who aided and abetted delaying his arrest keep their lives out of the broadcast. Kudos though to the victim's mother who said she didn't forgive him as opposed to an almost entire church congregation who shielded him and practically absolved him. That's some Kool-Aid drinking bunch right there. How telling that the asst. pastor was still disturbed by the memory of that Wed. night--the night he had to suppress his natural and rightful instinct of disgust and instead embrace a rapist/murder callously responsible for a fellow parishioner who he practically thought of as a daughter. At the very least, this church was likely blind and ignorant to some mental health/personality disorder warning signs. Or worse, it helped breed and foster their very own Jason Voorhees. As for the police/investigators, what a crew of cowboy hat wearing Barney Fifes. Except for maybe the guy who actually believed in science/new DNA technology and cared enough to get some justice. I'm almost surprised there wasn't more dead bodies rotting out there in the Firefly house/property that would make an excellent shooting location for the next horror film. (Somebody alert Rob Zombie). Till then, maybe hick Barney should ride his horse out there more often, but no he admits on camera he didn't even know the road existed! The only saving grace in this whole mess (aside from the half-brother who made the perp id) was the local couple who found the victim's intact and still DNA preserved body before it rotted or was eaten by wildlife because they knew of the site as a popular teenage party spot! (So not really an unknown, hard-to-find deserted place after all.) Just imagine all the underage drinking, drug crimes, and possibly sexual assaults happening on Saturday night out there that the police are dense and dumb about. Oh but the church will be sure to bless them on Sunday morning.

Same! Andrea's questions are so ridiculous. The grandmother: Libby played in all kinds of sports. Andrea: So you drove her around a lot? What in the world does that have to do with them being murdered by a creepy man on a bridge? Redundant statements phrased as questions are Andrea's signature and they are a total waste of time. I don't think they ever are. It's just an illusion of safety. The residents like to think "that kind of thing will never happen here." But sometimes, that's why it does.

Yep, I had the same thought--a lot of creepy for a low populated town where folks thought they didn't need to lock their doors. 🙄

From what I'm gathering online after looking it up, it sounds like there were drug/addiction issues. Also, the father was living w/the grandparents too (his parents) and was actually the one supposed to pick up the girls that afternoon (as testified at the trial). I thought Dateline made it sound like the sister was going to pick them back up. Also, the mom remarried and moved to another state. Has kids to second marriage.

I'm not sure they ever really gave it but based off things I've read and the state of the bodies as mentioned on Dateline with Libby not wearing clothes (sone online reports say Abby had Libby's clothes on), it sounds like sexual assault was the motive. I did not get the impression (lack of DNA) that he went through with it and none of the charges were rape related. Dateline indicated the van driving past spooked him. Some online speculation suggested he wasn't physically able to complete the deed as they were younger/less developed than he realized. All I caught was they divorced, and the girls went to live with the grandparents. Made me wonder if the parents no longer lived in that area.

Yes, I wouldn't disagree he could certainly be fleshed out more. I'd definitely like to see him interact with all the M&A team as well as get a better grip on his family. I do think they spent a little too long on the old Gabbi and Lacey flashbacks this season. We didn't need as many as they included to get their dynamic. Would have rather had a few of him and Christian from years past. I hope his jail stint is short-lived because while the Clarice/Hannibal exchange last night was fun, there's only so much to do with him behind bars. Since we've already had him on the run, a savvy bail release could provide much more material.

Same here. Sir is too much a part of the foundation of the show, and MPG does a great job with him. I'm not sure I'd be as compelled to watch without him. I want to see him return to help solving cases. Which on that note, did anyone else get Silence of the Lambs vibes in that scene between him and Gabbi in jail when he tries to bargain for the book? I sensed they were paying homage to it.

That was such an....well "irrational" way to take pills. She tossed them back like candy as if it didn't matter how many she got. Pretty sure her cardiologist would cringe at that, to say the least. She was in Jaws 3. She played the marine biologist dating Brody's oldest son.

100% on both of these⬆️ Count me in on being utterly disgusted that their drug use lifestyle was brushed off and even normalized because they were rich tech guys who worked hard. 🙄 I don't care how many hours in a week you put in, if you spend your weekend drug binging, you're still a loser who makes poor life choices.

I definitely want another season.

I believe they said they deliberated 3 days and had asked for additional information/clarification on things so sounded like they made a good effort/didn't blow it off. This! They were a little too "helpful" to the police, and we've certainly seen that on Dateline before. And I couldn't believe they were even interviewed together. That's like police work 101 to separate your witnesses and possible suspects to make sure their stories jive. You definitely don't let them collaborate on telling the version of events. Had to wonder if there wasn't some good old boys club preferential treatment going on there.

I can buy that Melody shot her husband, but no way do I buy that she moved the body. Even using that tractor across the property to the burn pile, she still would have had to get him out of the house. She had help for sure, and I wasn't buying those crocodile tears from her spoiled sons. With her out of the way, they inherit. Makes for motive for me. Also, I hate when judges send the jury who can't reach a verdict back to try again. That never feels like an honest verdict to me. It's more someone(s) giving in than agreeing. People want to go home to their families and lives, not to mention stronger personalities may sway more passive ones.

I enjoy it too! The kids were hot messes, the dad was a dick, and the mom should have never let Savanah in the door, but the mystery keep me engaged and guessing, and the message/theme of how mom/motherhood is often taken for granted in the family/society as well as held to unequal standards and judged more harshly was nice to see explored. And thus, I too adored the ending! I was glad Joy was alive and found it humorous that she really didn't know all that happened. After her kids basically ghosted her for months and her husband took off when he felt like it for years, I didn't blame her for taking her own break. I sort of assumed she lost track of time too. It only bothered me that she trusted Savannah so much. I was actually hoping she'd get her HEA with Savannah's neighbor man. It seemed like she should have "escaped" to his house when she discovered Savannah's bag.

Roman (WN) and Marlena's original wedding (and the lead up to) was the first episodes I ever saw. I remember Stefano lying in wait/some kind of a trap when Roman went to the tux shop. I guess you could say that's how I got hooked on the show. 😃 You are correct that Roman/John (Drake) was with Marlena less than a year roughly and most of that time Diedre was sparsely in it as she was shooting Our House. Drake probably interacted more with Shane, Hope, Steve, Kayla and the Bradys than her. In that '86-87 year Marlena was in a coma, kidnapped/held hostage by the ISA, and kidnapped by Orpheus/believed dead through much of that time. Agree, WN's Roman would have made a good Brady patriarch. I still think of JT's Roman as Chris Kostichek. 😆

Both Romans gone in the same year! Wayne Northrop has passed. 😢 https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-of-our-lives-alum-wayne-northrop-ex-roman-passes-away-at-77/