Comments by "Glamdolly" (@glamdolly30) on "The Delphi Murders: Potential Break in Case" video.
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@randalthor6872 Agreed, Doug Carter is a total buffoon, who has no more idea who killed Abby and Libby today, than he did on day one. The killer left DNA at the crime scene, so the fact no one has been charged confirms loud and clear the murderer is still at large.
This 'Anthony Shots'/Kegan Kline sideshow is a total waste of time. The killer is clearly a middle aged man. And police have had no contact with him.
Libby gave police a golden piece of evidence, a video and audio of the killer, the best possible clue on a silver platter - and they still messed up! Law enforcement should have shared that fantastic video far and wide and in full with the media from the start, when people's memories of that day were fresh. But they hesitated, didn't put it out in full, and held back just about every other detail of the crime from the public - which was counterproductive to solving it! Contrary to what Doug Carter seems to believe, it's usually the public who ultimately solve crimes and identify killers, not police officers, no matter how smart!
The first two weeks after a murder are known as the golden period, when the perpetrator is most likely to be turned over to police by someone who suspects him. In those days when the murder date is still within memory, the killer's relative/work colleague, whoever can put two and two together and recognise the significance of something they said or did, or maybe a visual anomaly like a scratch on their face or dirty/torn clothing, that stands out.
But a month or two later, and they won't recall something so trivial anymore, or link the killer with the crime. Five years on, and this is very much a cold case, regardless of Supt Carter's bravado. That guy is as clueless today as he's ever been, and his replacement as the head of this investigation is long overdue. Two children deserve justice - and no female is safe while their killer remains at large.
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Agreed, it's obvious the police are no nearer catching this killer than they were on day one. Under the totally useless Doug Carter, the police investigation was badly mishandled. Holding back every detail of the crime from the public was a schoolboy error, due to inexperience and poor judgement.
Police don't solve crimes - ultimately they are solved by the public. But the public has be be given sufficient clues to do that, and in the information vacuum that followed Delphi, no one had enough facts to join the dots and suspect their father/brother/son/husband/employer/friend/colleague of being 'bridge guy'.
Libby was so brave secretly videoing him in her last, terrified moments, so police had both moving pictures and audio of the killer. But that golden clue she provided, the video, was not shared far and wide, and in FULL, with the media from the start, as it should have been.
The first week or two after a crime is the golden window of opportunity, when people who know the killer can identify him to police. Memories are fresh, and they'll recall something suspicious within those early days after the murder - a guy who turned up to an appointment late, scruffy, dirty or acting agitated. Maybe he had a scratch across his face he gave a far-fetched explanation for. A man who murders two children in broad daylight, in public, is not going to be acting normally afterwards. This is a sex killer - he will have been energised, excited and definitely different than usual. Even a waitress who serves him coffee in the same greasy spoon every Tuesday might notice something odd about him after he did that.
But because police messed up the early investigation, those people just didn't have their memory jogged by anything, and couldn't call in with his details. That is down to Doug Carter and the terrible, low-key strategy they agreed on. That's why this double homicide remains unsolved, and the killer remains free to kill again 5 years later. And he will - if he hasn't already.
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