[untrained skeptic]

AND YET, that evidence has been THROWN OUT OF COURT, along WITH THE CASE. Am I correct? You are correct. The case was already won BEFORE it was dropped.

Huh? Unless I missed something and all the articles I've read just fail to mention it the suspects were never charged. Therefore the evidence has never been presented to a Judge. How could it have been thrown out?

[fwdude]

The case was tried (defendants never showed) and a ruling was made. This all happened in May, I believe. Then, this horrendous decision to drop the case.