shefner
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It does happen. There was a report on CNN today here about a case where exactly that happened.
In that case the accused was convicted of murder based on a witness account, even though he was in Florida at the time with his family. He actually had proof he was in Florida at the time in the form of a receipt, but police/prosecutors denied having it and concealed it. They basically claimed that he flew back from Florida to do the murder, then flew back again to be with his family. The jury still convicted him even though that was pretty improbable. After the trial the witness recanted and claimed police coerced her into testifying, but that didn't matter. The guy still spent 25 years in prison, until his lawyers and a new DA working together found the receipt (still in police files) that proved he was in Florida at the time. So he was freed after that.
Don't say that this sort of thing does not happen, because it most certainly does, and there are probably very many innocent people sitting in prison today because of circumstantial cases based largely on witnesses who are either coerced by investigators, or make stuff up to cut a deal on their own offences.
This is why it is so important to be wary of any uncorroborated witness allegations.
It can happen. But in Holly's case? I don't see how. We have waited 3 long years for something to come out concerning Holly's disappearance. TBI was none too swift. I don't think they are jumping the gun.
The names of Zach Adams and the A-Train gang have been talked about by locals from the early days. I believe there is guilt among this group and TBI has information to lead them to this conclusion....and not only that they were involved in her disappearance, but also her homicide.
At this point, I think they are trying to compile as much corroborating evidence as possible for the DA. There is no doubt in my mind that they are rattling cages and trying to shake things loose. That would only be wise at this point. This case goes very deep...and those of us who have followed since day one have recognized that. We didn't know what the secret was but TBI drove me absolutely nuts with their lack of communication to the public. After all this time, we still cannot say with certainty how many 911 calls there were, who made them, and what was said on them.
I watched JP's interview and felt he was being sincere...he seems genuine on the surface. However, you will notice that he will proclaim his complete lack of knowledge and then immediately look down, every time. I don't like that. But I am not professionally trained in these matters. A random witness could accuse someone for revenge and seek to hurt them for whatever reason. But I do believe there is a video...and many people knew about it. And many people are shaking in their boots. And since the video has been talked about for a few months now, people have had time to practice their story of innocence.