Thread by @39Magilla

(1) "The second man appeared to be in his 50's or early 60's, had a long grey beard, was wearing a worn puffy jacket, had a larger frame, and was around 6 feet in height"
- Tom Sowinski, The Avery's newspaper delivery man

(2) In John Ferak's patch.com article, that broke this story, we also found out:

"The man with Bobby Dassey moving the RAV-4, Zellner said, looked to be at least 6-feet-tall and, he had a beard between 8 inches to 12 inches long."

patch.com/wisconsin/milw…

(3) "Gray Beard" Suspects:

- Michael Osmunson (too young)
- Chuck Avery (wrong build)
- Scott Tadych (unlikely)
- Alan Avery (possibly)
- Earl Avery (possibly)
- Osmunson's Dad or Uncle (possibly)
- Someone associated with the gun dealer phone call (possibly)
- Other (possibly)

(4) Among the Avery gang and Scott Tadych, Alan Avery is the most likely suspect, unless a disguise was used, or the person shaved off the beard after being seen.

Someone should have noticed that.

(5) Michael Osmunson's dad, Ozzie, fits the description, but this picture is current, not from 2005. Back then he was too young.

(6) Michael Osmunson's uncle, Don Osmunson, was born in 1944, and would have been 61 in 2005. He lived directly across the street from Michael on Nuclear Road in Mishicot. He no longer owns the house, as of 2020.

(7) A lead came in over twitter suggesting the gun dealer's name was Kevin Hansen. The lead showed a picture that I believe is actually Duane "Ozzy" Osmunson in 2017 or so. This is very preliminary.

https://twitter.com/tracyleeho1969/status/1381997615567532033

(8) I did find a current picture of a Kevin Hansen, working in Sheboygan, WI. The name is fairly common, so this is not a probable lead.

(9) @ZellnerLaw is no longer soliciting leads on the Gray Beard man. I suspect they have identified the person with some certainty.

I apologize that I have no idea who it was.

(10) ETA: I found notes, and I had ruled out Kevin Hansen from Sheboygan. Here's another picture of Duane "Ozzy" Osmunson circa 2017 or so (left). He does match the photo that was original attributed to Kevin Hansen (right).

(11) From the collaboration of the false alibis, and the lies they both told about their whereabouts on 10/31/2005, we know Bobby Dassey and Scott Tadych engaged in a conspiracy.

It's possible the man with Bobby pushing the RAV4 was Scott Tadych, maybe disguised.

(12) Alan Avery may also be a person of interest. He was old enough at the time, and did sport a variety of beards. Bobby Dassey was grand kin; that could have made a difference.

(13) Perhaps the most likely gray beard is someone we just haven't heard about.

If the conspiracy goes beyond Tadych and Bobby, we just didn't get enough investigation to know the facts.

(14) ETA: I think @Joriz74 put this exhibit together, which shows flyover video that corroborates Tom Sowinski's affidavit.

I've enlarged the middle and bottom pictures on the right, so you can see the tire tracks. The arrows go above the tire tracks.

(15) @Joriz74 has corrected me. @MKUniversoul provided this analysis of the flyover video and Tom Sowinski's affidavit. Thanks so much MKU, and sorry for the misattribution.

https://twitter.com/39Magilla/status/1489468215562539008

(16) This contemporaneous picture of Chuck Avery pretty much rules him out as Grey Beard, based on his build and beard length.