The more little tidbits I hear about this (last night and a little this morning), I'm beginning to think that's the case as well.
If he's wasted everyone's time like this, and jerked the family and authorities around - getting their hopes up and so forth - isn't he on the hook for that, at least? What would the charge(s) be (other than felony asshattery in the second degree)?
How small or warped would a guy have to be to put himself into all this if he truly had nothing to do with it? I don't understand that...
Moron. He's a moron, no matter what.