Hey Song, take a look at this:
May 12, 2010:
Hello Mr. Harris,
It may sound strange but a trace back to the past may be a link to a harbinger of future sometimes. Without going through many articles on your blog I somehow have learned that you've got some association with a Beijing high school from which I happen to be a graduate, in a different timeframe though.
I have an interest in the tragic death of the deputy principal of the school and think I may be of some help in bringing justice to her family and to a world at large.
To avoid being too intrusive I'm going to stop short here. I hope we can communicate with each other and I hope I can learn from you the necessary evidence, circumstantial or otherwise, for a federal case.
Best regards,
[Song, you don't think I'm going to give you her name, do you?]
May 13:
Hello and thank you for contacting me. I would be glad to communicate with you via email, phone, however you wish.
-Ben
May 14:
Hi Ben,
Thank you for your encouraging message. As you would, either way would be fine with me too. My cell [Song, you don't think I'm going to give you her phone number, do you?].
Maybe I'd start with some background of why I'm contacting you. For quite a few months a high school friend and myself have been contemplating the feasibility of bringing those responsible for the killing to US court after learning one of them is a permanent resident or US citizen. We've contacted a few US attorneys' offices and FBI. We now know it's going to be a difficult case if there's a case at all. Nonetheless, we are determined to continue to pursue what we call project justice even if we don't have a case in the US, for we both firmly believe there will be a day that China is free and criminals against humanity are brought to justice.
Another friend in [I'm not even going to tell you the country, Song] mentioned you yesterday. I don't know how accurate his information is, but he said you were a former prosecutor and once traveled to Beijing to try to find eyewitnesses and/or evidence. But the victim's husband declined to identify the perpetrator(s).
I was very delighted that there's a prosecutorial legal professional on our side and wrote you right away. Ben, if you'd still like to pursue it, we'd very much like to work with you.
Our resources may help us narrow down or pinpoint suspects and I hope one or more witnesses can emerge. Our puzzle remains to be how feasible it is and what are considered key evidence.
Thank you again, Ben.
