For those of us who have followed Holly's case from those very first days, I think we all feel very frustrated with the law enforcement's handling of it...or mishandling of it. TBI, especially, has been a huge disappointment to me. Obviously I don't know what Stowe knows but I can compare Holly's case to years of following well-handled cases in other states and see that TBI repeatedly "drops the ball" with missing persons cases.
One area where they are especially weak is in public relations. Some may say this isn't important but I argue that it is crucially important. Without good contacts and public communications, you will not receive the information and tips you need to conduct a thorough and fruitful investigation. Giving the public everything you have is not what I'm expecting. But sharing enough to bring in good tips and helpful leads is vital. TBI never seems willing to do this. Because of this, they alienate the very public that could most assist them.
Second, they are cocky and stubborn. You can see this from their attitude with Stowe. When Stowe criticized them, they bowed up, publicly refused to assist him on Holly's case any longer and revealed what he said about them, thereby setting Holly's case up for possible failure and opening up a pathway for the defense to call Stowe to the stand about the matter. How ignorant is that? That is called, "cutting your nose off despite your face." So what if Stowe calls you a name or criticizes you in a board room? For the good of the case, you should let that roll off and move on. I think this very same attitude is pervasive in how TBI has dealt with the Bobo family. They refused to clear the family as suspects, which caused the family much additional pain. The family knew the names of the real suspects early on, yet for years nothing was done to pursue these men. Some may say that we don't know what TBI was doing, but we do know that the A-train are career criminals and TBI had plenty of chances to do more thorough and indepth investigation.
We all know that the more quickly cases are resolved, the better. How much more quickly would this case have been resolved if TBI had reached out to the public for information? What if they has released a timeline, the 911 calls, cleared the family of involvement, and revealed the area where they thought the perp had taken Holly through the woods? Simply following community chatter would have given them the names of the suspects in the earliest days.
Now I realize having the names and then gathering the evidence are two different animals. But this is the TBI. This is what they do. If they needed assistance they should have contacted the FBI. They would have helped them.
I have more points to make but my post is long. Let me say that I have great respect for Law Enforcement. My own husband is a Chaplain for the Sheriff's Department. Most work hard and are tireless, upstanding individuals. It pains me to criticize. But the TBI needs an overhaul. God bless them.
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