Delia D'Ambra

Investigators strongly suspected he was on foot and managing to stay one step ahead of them while living somewhere in the vast mountainous landscape.

They even speculated that he'd hold up in a cave or an abandoned mine shaft.

Bill Pogue's only brother, Ed Pogue, told the Idaho statesman that despite all the efforts to locate his brother's remains being unsuccessful so far, he vowed to never stop searching.

And it seemed that law enforcement welcomed Ed's help with open arms.

They permitted him to go out on searches and even sit in on meetings about the manhunt.

Ed explained that he was determined to see his brother's killer brought to justice, and he knew that was going to require patience and endurance.

He told the newspaper, quote,

I'm ready to wait as long as it takes.

He's bound to resurface somewhere, and that's what I'll be waiting for."

By January 14th, though, law enforcement's determination was not as resolute as Ed's.

Formal ground searches for Claude had scaled back significantly.

The task of trying to locate Bill Pogue's remains continued, though, and the sheriff of Owyhee County told UPI that, similar to what Ed Pogue had previously expressed, it was a waiting game when it came to finding their prime suspect.

The sheriff said in reference to Claude, My personal opinion is that he is not very far from home.

We just have to figure out what part of his backyard he's in."

Around that same time, reporter Ellen Marks briefly got a hold of Claude's father, Claude Dallas Sr., at his home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

And dad said that he was really heartbroken to learn about the murders his son was accused of committing.

But he and his wife still planned to stand by their son and were very worried about his safety.

When asked, Claude Sr.

denied being in contact with his son and stated that the family had spoken with the FBI and local law enforcement in their area about the situation.

In that same newspaper article, a little bit more information about Claude Jr.