Sunday, May 27, 2012

Etan Patz.

"Long Road for NYC Prosecutors in Etan Patz Case."-Wall Street Journal.
"Some FBI Officials Unconvinced that Hernandez is Responsible For Death."-CBS.

Thirty years in this business, I have never heard of a murder case based solely on a confession. First time for everything, I guess. Right?

Did they really arrest somebody for murder, for this murder, after 33 years, on a confession and nothing else? No pedophilia, no history, no circumstantial evidence? The guy had never been a suspect before? Excuse me, a "person of interest," before?  When Jose Ramos, Othniel-whatever-his-name-was, the parents, when Etan's parents had been considered "persons of interest," when everybody in a mile radius of the Patz' residence was considered a suspect at one time or another?  All of that and Pedro Hernandez was never a suspect?  Never even interviewed? And now he's the guy? He's arrested?  What about the victorious civil suit against Jose Ramos?  No? Jose Ramos isn't the guy? Pedro Hernandez is the guy? Okay, first time for everything, I guess. Right?

Hey, listen NYPD, Manhattan prosecutors, you guys take best of care, alright?  Good luck.  Best of luck.