It was possibly the most useless and content free press conference I've ever witnessed, and we've all seen plenty like it. There was simply no reason to even hold a press conference except to give each other kudos and have some face time (politics).
I agree. I thought the same thing when the authorities held a press conference after the BTK serial murder was caught (thank goodness he messed up or that case would probably still be unsolved).
I think it would have been better just to issue a statement that they have Karr in custody and would be flying him back to the states within a week
Even though they can't say anything, they had to give a press conference. I can just imagine the outcry if they hadn't.
Someone Please explain to me exactly how they could keep it a secret that Jon Benet was drugged????
On it's face, it makes for good drama to conclude "oh yeah, only the killer would know this detail". But the results of her autopsy have been public for years.
So if she wasn't drugged, then John Karr is quite delusional..
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Agree. Don't know when this sort of thing started to become so common, but it seems to be the norm these days. Total waste of time.
BTW, here in L.A. there has been a horrible murder of a woman by a long-time captain of the Fire Department (think his rank was captain; definitely a senior FD guy, though). Evidence seems to show that he dragged her at the back of his car for several blocks. The trail of blood, body tissue and even tire marks led from where the body was found to the guy's house. He was home when arrested yesterday.
What I want to point out about this is the absolute untrustworthiness of the media. Yesterday, before the cops had a chance to nail down the ID of the victim and notify the family, some local reporter managed to get the license plate number of the woman's car (still parked near the scene) and got the ID info from DMV. The reporter goes to the woman's house. The woman's 12-13-year-old daughter opens the door, and the reporter shoves a mic in her face and asks about the murder of the child's mother.
Never, ever trust the media.