Hi Everyone,
This is my first post here but I have been watching and reading this case for a number of weeks now. Over that time, I have been really impressed by the time and effort that a number of members have and are devoting to trying to make sense of the motives behind this terrible crime and/or possible theories into what happened. It has been fascinating to read, but more importantly, it is testament to the memory of Allison and comforting to know that so many of us care about obtaining justice for a beautiful person who's life was taken under the most terrible of circumstances. I think we all cling to the ideal that the best case scenario in regards to who is responsible for her death does not mean that her children have to suffer through the loss of another parent. In regards to that, only time and patience will tell.
Introductions aside, what prompted me to post tonight was the recent discussion regarding evidence, whether biochemical, physical or circumstantial, that may or may not have been found in either GBC or ABC's cars during initial police investigation. It is incorrect to assume that because a search has been conducted and that there were no subsequent or immediate arrests that no evidence was found. Compiling evidence during a murder investigation is a mammoth task that can, and often does, take weeks, months or even years to completely and satisfactorily carry out before an arrest can be made.
Evidence is gathered as if it were pieces of a puzzle, and each and every piece of evidence that is found must be catalogued, pieced together and compared against a huge number of factors that then determine whether that evidence is able to be used to make an arrest. Blood specimens in and of themselves are subjected to an in-depth number of tests to determine not just who the DNA within that blood belongs to, but also whether it appeared when the victim was still alive or whether it presented after the time of death. There are a huge number of factors that come into play when evidence is collated and catalogued and it is very, very rarely a case of "we found traces of the victims blood (or any other evidence, blood is just an example) in this vehicle - let's pin our entire investigation on that and go ahead and make an arrest". That is simply not how investigations work.
I believe that whether or not the police found viable evidence in either vehicle is going to be something that works alongside other evidence found to ultimately reach a conclusion that person/s X/Y are responsible for Allison's death. Police investigations are nothing like CSI or NCIS. The police have one shot at making an arrest and they are not going to wager their entire investigation and the justice we all want for Allison on evidence found in a vehicle. They must show that they have thoroughly investigated ALL evidence found. This is clearly a complicated case with a possibility of one or more perpetrators and the police are exhausting all leads and all contributing factors before they make an arrest. We all hope that that happens sooner rather than later, but to suggest that no evidence was found because an arrest has not been made implies a misunderstanding of how police investigations work.
Thanks to all for your continued passion regarding bringing Allison's killer/s to justice, and for taking the time to read this. Happy sleuthing.
