Can '(The Ramseys buried their daughter in Atlanta, then vacationed in Sea Island, Ga.) This absence, some speculate, gave the Ramseys time to work out a story to explain their innocence.' be viewed as neither a logical extension nor a contradiction of 'It's speculated hat the Ramseys ate their daughter.'
(The Ramseys buried their daughter in Atlanta, then vacationed in Sea Island, Ga.) This absence, some speculate, gave the Ramseys time to work out a story to explain their innocence.###It's speculated hat the Ramseys ate their daughter.