I was wondering if someone could inform me as to whether if the accused (Adrian ernest bayley) were suspected in any other crimes (of rape or murder or missing persons), whether the public would have any opportunity to find out? Would the police, that is, have occasion to tell us about these suspicions of theirs? Given the callousness of this brutal crime against Jill Meagher, it seems to me that he might have done this before. This being possible, the police would surely look into recent suspicious missing persons cases to see if bayley could in any way be connected. They might find credible connections, though they might be unable to be substantiated in court. Provided that, it seems to me that we the public would be none-the-wiser as to those police suspicions, connections.
The only way I can see information of other suspicions coming to light is the police giving vague information to journalists who would slip it into their stories: police suspect him of other crimes, at least one of which was brutal in nature, etc. I can see this as the only avenue we would be likely to find out other connections. Further to this, would the judge be supplied with a confidential file as to what the police believe? Is that a common practice? What do others think about this? I dont know how our legal and law system works and how the police and judiciary interact.
Finally, wasnt there more information released at the initial hearing to which we, the public, are not privy? I am not sure why the judge had to have a several hour recess to have the police explain some things to the family members, before court proceeded. Was there some information released there in court which the media did not release?