**Presence at the location.** He had lived in the guesthouse at 1920 Lorain Road. This was documented. He was physically present on the property where the remains were found.
**Disappearance at the same time.** He and the Sohuses disappeared at approximately the same time. He did not disappear because he was going to Europe. He disappeared because he was moving to Greenwich as Christopher Crowe.
**False account of the Sohuses’ whereabouts.** He told people who asked that the Sohuses had gone to Europe. This was either a lie to conceal his knowledge of their fate or a lie to provide himself with cover during a period when their absence might otherwise prompt an investigation that included him. Either way, it was a documented false statement.
**The pickup truck.** Three years after the Sohuses disappeared, he was attempting to sell Jonathan Sohus’s truck in Greenwich. This placed the victim’s vehicle in his possession three years after the victim’s disappearance. There is no innocent explanation that has been offered or documented.
**The postcard.** The postcard from France that purportedly showed the Sohuses were traveling abroad was questioned at trial. Its authenticity was disputed as part of the overall picture of a false trail laid to explain the Sohuses’ absence.
**The landscaping and turf.** A neighbor observed new turf in the yard around the time of the disappearances. He had attributed this to plumbing work. Witnesses testified at trial that he had worked in the backyard — which is where the remains were found.