I got the same sense about the prof. Here's something to think really hard about...
The CU prof's main area of study, and in fact his obsession (apart from the Ramsey case), has been that the media acts irresponsibly and by that action falsely convicts people in the publics eye.
Next thing you know this prof is tied up with some man who makes a fantastic 'confession' outside U.S. jurisdiction and look at the MSM response? Is this all a setup? If not it's a remarkable irony.
Indeed, a stunning irony -- but not a coincidence. The professor is a real piece of work, he is. Barf!