[The G Man]

it does show the police changing their initial characterization of what the little sister said, and stating that the little girl hasn't changed her story

Doesn't that strike you as very strange?

[lady lawyer]

It doesn't strike me as strange at all. The police spokesman making the statements to the media was not the same one that interviewed the little girl. Things get misintrpreted, and this is a relatively minor detail. The threat remained the same. The only difference is it wasn't directed right at the little sister, just overheard by her.