After a month had passed with little progress in the case, police continued to focus their investigation upon Echols, interrogating him more frequently than any other person; however, they claimed he was not regarded as a direct suspect but a source of information.
Police continued to focus their investigation upon Echols, interrogating him more frequently than any other person. A month had passed with little progress in the case. He was not regarded as a direct suspect but a source of information. This was what they claimed.