Fishtalk, what is your authority he is known to have been in NJ when the attacks occurred when to the contrary it is not known — all indications are that he has never been to Princeton, NJ in his life. As for Florida, the anthrax was mailed from NJ, not Florida.
As for bloodhounds, when used in the sniper case, they alerted to a dog grooming parlor.
As for whether the FBI has been on the right track, they are charged with leaving no stone unturned. If they had not had vigorously investigated Dr. Hatfill, it would seem negligent.
I do think the forged diploma does bear on the equities. When seeking justice, do justice.
Of course, if the FoxNews report is right that the closest match to the powder was dry powder made at Ft. Detrick, it shows that the FBI was anchored to Ft. Detrick for reasons that went way beyond the mere fact that Ft. Detrick was the key origin for distribution of the Ames strain.
Like Dr. Hatfill’s attorney Glasberg said, when scaffolding was around the Washington Monument, you didn’t know whether there was masonry behind it. So we can tear down the scaffolding and poke fun at the Greendale school story, and the cabin in the woods, etc. but we don’t know what the FBI knows.
Personally, I don’t think there is any evidence at all Dr. Hatfill is guilty. I think the pond and bloodhound leaks were an outrage (given that they were so insubstantial). I have no idea how the lawsuit will turn out. As for the Privacy Act claim, it is pretty technical. I have not included the legal discussion.
According to the FoxNews report which relied upon an unnamed law enforcement source, the FBI no longer suspects Hatfill. I credit that.
On the forged diploma business, I think it is far more serious for a professional that recognized by Attorney Connolly or Ed Lake. It is a really, really big deal for an M.D. to have done that.
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I read that bit about Florida and NJ in that verbiage in this very post. I went back and re-read it but I am way too tired to find it tonight. But I read it....something about he could have been there.
Hey lookit, the guy was taking Cipro...odd. You can wink away the bloodhound thing but at a Denny’s diner, at his girlfriend’s house...when the dogs showed NO response at any other suspects’ homes?
Criminal investigations require investigators go with the odds. This Hatfill guy, sheesh, I think that an investigator that did NOT check into him would be lax indeed. Which doesn’t give said investigators the right to go casting aspersions at someone who is only being investigated and hey, that’s why God made civil courts. Let’s see if Hatfill wins.
There’s an awful lot of circumstantial evidence pointing to Hatfill. An awful lot.
I know the FBI screwed up with the Atlanta thing but this doesn’t mean they’re wrong about Hatfill. There’s an awful lot pointing to this guy,.
I’m not convinced he’s Mister Innocent. It does seem that the FBI can’t get enough on him to convict him but please....I am in no way convinced Hatfill is all that innocent.
Your mileage may vary.