I bet the sheriff is not going to mention his “forensic experts” from now on. You know, the ones who read the Heenes’ body language and demeanor and assured him they were telling the truth.
The sheriff has admitted that he deliberately misled the media, so as to keep the Heenes thinking he still believed them. Easier to gather the evidence needed to lock these maniacs up. The sheriff and his experts knew as soon the first TV interview was underway, that the parents were lying and coaching the boys to lie. I support the sheriff’s decision here. His job is to get the evidence as quickly and efficiently as possible, not to keep the popcorn-gulping voyeuristic public informed about the progress of the investigation on a real-time basis.