Much as I absolutely applaud LE in their efforts and arrest, confessions, leading to her body, etc., I do think in the very beginning days some were negligent.
I realize hindsight is 20/20 but perhaps this will help bring more vigilance.
I also agree that jurisdictional linkage blindness is a huge problem and that we need as a society to find a solution to this age old problem. I have some ideas just not sure how to get them in action.
kkdj, I agree that Jurisdictional Linkage Blindness is the week link in Missing/Murder cases, and has been around since the days of Bonnie & Clyde. The only tool that can combat it is an informed American public.
In the fire service, we had a saying, 'the horses have been long gone, yet the horse manure lingers'.. Meaning changes come as slow as molasses on the fire department, mainly due to tradition It is the same with Law Enforcement and the justice system..We all know how slow the wheels of Justice normally turn.
Imo, this is due to lack of training, or in house/interdepartmental training by investigators that received training decades ago, yet neglected to continue their education. Usually training instructors are selected from those with seniority. 'Times, they are a changin'...
Cases such as the Mickey Shunick investigation, which was textbook, imo; awareness, media management, public participation, combined with an excellent LPD investigative strategy, as well as prosecution strategy were watched by many other agencies. Hopefully they will learn from LPD's example..
Interesting read -
http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com...ked-denver-streets-from-75?source=most_viewed
Cold Cases
Serial killers worked Denver streets from '75 to '95, police say
By Kirk Mitchell
The Denver Post
Posted: 09/02/2012 12:01:00 AM MDT
Between 1975 and 1995, dozens of young women were snatched off Denver-area streets, killed and dumped along rural roads, a crime spree that includes 38 unsolved murders that cold-case detectives believe may have been victims of a serial killer — or killers.
The crimes unfolded in a chilling pattern: An average of nearly twice a year during that 21-year span, the nude body of a young woman was discovered along a rural road or field around Denver.
* Many were teenagers. Many were involved in risky behavior — such as prostitution.
The remaining 27 are a mystery. Their killers could be in prison for other crimes. Dead. Or, at worst, still roaming the streets somewhere.
It's that thought that drives the detectives.
