So you think he's solved the case, even though you've no idea how? You're very trusting.
It's patently obvious to all but the simplest of minds that the case is far from solved.
If it were HCW would be basking in his victory by now, having quit the force and gone on a round the world speaking / press tour.
As it is, he's sat in his office surrounded by a retinue of staffers sifting through shite, sometimes literally, hoping some nugget is going to present itself.
The phone's a dead end - despite his Hail Mary pass asking the public for help, he's no nearer pinning that line of enquiry down.
For every jailhouse snitch he's recruited (or failed jailhouse plant - cringe!) there's a CB pal telling the opposite story - yeh, that's going well.
No forensics.
No eye witness.
No body.
Images - yes. But clearly not the slam dunk variety.
Dark Web chat (quite how websleuths got the transcripts, well, perhaps they were there purely for 'research purposes'). It boils down to a solitary 'MM'. Compelling.
Dead dog - there is that, and it's still being flogged.