OMG!!!! Cherchri!!!
Awesome *seeing* you here! Just in time for the Garland trial and copious amounts of coffee and gossip...
Whenever I hear that Major Crimes are involved, I remind myself of some of the unusual methods they have used to catch suspects... Mr. Big stings are almost standard. They tend to lean towards a more progressive, unorthodox method of catching criminals, so a 'public' letter is not surprising. Unfortunately, the courts are not always as progressive... The Meika Jordan trial is a prime example. They posed as "crime bosses" to draw out a confession. Last I heard, the court has yet to rule if this is even admissible. I have heard of some other tactics used that are even more unconventional, but I am reluctant to post them. This letter is almost tame by comparison, but it is suggestive of an attempt to draw out a perpetrator. While the O'Brien/Liknes case has a crime scene for them to gather evidence, in this case there is none. Without a body their hands are tied. I suspect they are trying to intimidate 'someone' to giving up a location to "bring her home to the family" which likely means a body. I don't think for a minute that they are suggesting that she is hiding out. My interpretation is that they already know she is deceased but without a body, they cannot charge the suspect they clearly have in their sights. They are hoping to scare the person into giving up a location. I wouldn't be surprised if they are deploying a number of other methods to close this case, and we are only seeing a very small sliver.
