Prosecutors have reportedly said David Anthony Burke did not dispose of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's remains alone. And yet he is the only name on the felony complaint. Former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony for the legal breakdown of who's still exposed and why.

Eric walks through the cooperation language in Neo Langston's attorney statement, the multi-day grand jury testimony from Robert Morgenroth, and the attorney conflict issue around Evan Jenness appearing to represent multiple witnesses in the same investigation. He explains why that representation setup creates a real credibility attack the defense can use at trial and what a cooperation deal in a case this severe actually requires of the witness.

From there we move to the Burke family. Dawud, Colleen, and Caleb fought their grand jury subpoenas in Texas, arguing they got redacted affidavits and could not see why they were considered material witnesses. A Texas appeals court ordered them to comply. If they ultimately testified, can the defense keep that testimony out at trial as compelled, coerced, or tainted?

Eric closes on the question the public keeps asking. Prosecutors allege continuous sexual abuse of a child, dismemberment, and disposal of remains over weeks or months. If others had knowledge of any piece of that and stayed silent, are they still in jeopardy today, or did cooperation already buy them a pass? And is there a legal clock ticking on the people around Burke, cooperators included?

Five questions. No speculation dressed up as reporting. Just the law, the leverage, and the witnesses still waiting to find out whether cooperation actually bought them anything.

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