Those of us who watch evening Court TV documentaries know the fascinating and almost incredible strides forensic science has made in the past decade.
Sometimes, against all odds, bulldog investigators hang with a case (even on their own time) for many, many years till they find one promising clue......one tiny clue they can turn over to the forensic laboratories for analysis.
The numbers of cases solved and convictions garnered through investigative tenacity hand-in-hand with forensic science is awesome.
I give credit to the investigators doggedly pursuing all leads in this case, no matter how silly or fruitless some of their probes may appear.
I give them credit for steadfastly continuing the investigation in the face of sneers, cynicism and skepticism.
If any of us had a loved one murdered by the Anthrax Killer, we would be applauding their diligence and praying they solve the case as soon as possible to bring the murderer(s) to well-deserved justice and Old Sparky.
Leni
Well said. I wonder if HF knows how many diehard fans he has here.
Also, why is this case being "prosecuted" in public? Every search is announced for full TV coverage.
I think it's political pressure, and the need to please Daschle and Leahy. The public "Get Hatfill" strategy started after Babs Rosenberg met the Senators' staffers and briefed them about Hatfill. Her "portrait" might have been quite convincing to them. Impressed, they pushed the Hatfill angle. (Naturally they were quite concerned about the attacks since they were targets.) The meeting with Rosenberg was probably prompted by the Senators' anger that headway in the investigation was not made.
They have to pursue every lead until those leads are exhausted. I want whomever did this brought to justice.
I haven't asked her recently, but as late as a few months ago, my daughter's mail was *still* being irridated. Her mail had come through the Hamilton NJ facility.
FBI draining pond in its anthrax investigation
"... One of the sources said investigators decided to drain the pond because they did not want to be criticized later for not following a potential lead. The pond is in a city-owned forest near the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, one of several U.S. labs that has had anthrax stocks.It is one of 10 ponds near Gambrill State Park that FBI divers searched in December and January after some theorized that the anthrax attacker could have discarded equipment there. During those searches, a plastic box and rope were found in the pond that now is being drained. The discovery led some investigators to speculate that the culprit could have kept the box in water while using it to load powder containing anthrax into envelopes that were sent to media outlets and two U.S. senators. The theorizers say this could be how the culprit was not contaminated. However, other law enforcement sources dispute that theory.
The theory was buoyed when initial tests on the rope indicated traces of anthrax, four federal law enforcement sources familiar with the probe told USA TODAY last month. But the sources said further testing contradicted those results, casting doubt among investigators about whether the box and rope were related to the attacks.
One of the sources said investigators decided to drain the pond because they did not want to be criticized later for not following a potential lead
Well, that's true enough in a big case. I think if Laci's body didn't float up the "Peterson" threads here would be filled with voices demanding San Francisco Bay be pumped dry. ;)