Well, we always find out how much info LE has had all along that we never fathomed. They have state police, local sheriffs and FBI all investigating and I'm pretty sure it was the FBI that created a profile of the killer.
I believe the chances of four separate agencies (local police were also involved) and all the personnel in each of those agencies, all operating under confirmation bias that websleuthers are smart enough to recognize (while they aren't) is slim. Add that one of those agencies is the FBI and the chance IMO is zero.
How we interpret information is a basis for how we form our opinions. Here is my interpretation of the April 22, 2019 press conference.
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Supt. Carter speaking through the camera to the killer- Since he did this at the first press conference I think it means he has no idea who the killer is or what he looks like. If they did they would want to speak to the killer in an interrogation room and not through t.v. The statement about the killer maybe being in the room is just a reference to their recent theory that the killer is a local individual who lives in a small town.
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The statement made that police believe the killer want to know what they know, and someday he will- A direct reference to the their opinion that they believe the killer did not know he was being videotaped or audio recorded. In addition, the fact that it seems like law enforcement feels so emotional about this crime is a strong indication to me that whatever is on the recording is probably something that will never be released to the public because of its nature.
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The direction of the investigation- In my opinion, I think the investigation is going in the same direction, different sketch. I just think that when you look at the case as a whole, it being a local to either Delphi or the surrounding area makes the case easier to solve. It is just like tips that have a name or address. If it were a national investigation, think about how daunting a task it will be to solve this case. They are always open to possibilities, but I think their priority and focus when it comes to tips is local.
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The sketches and Liberty German's video- Even if law enforcement walked up to the bridge guy,
if he has followed the case at all after over 2 1/2 years, wouldn't he just deny that he was the one in the video? The point is that law enforcement already knows they are probably going to have to use audio analysis or some type of physical evidence to connect him to the crime.
Imagine if this example tip was sent in from someone in Denver, CO:
"I saw the bridge guy Delphi killer eating at McDonalds around 2 pm today. The guy looked exactly like the person in the video I saw on a billboard. I saw him get into a blue pickup truck that he drove east on (road). I do not know who he is and could not get a license plate number."
In order to check out this tip, investigators would have to call Denver P.D., then hope they have someone who wants to go to McDonalds and then pull surveillance tapes from the McDonalds to try and pick him out. Then they would have to hope he did not pay cash, but used a credit card or some other identifying i.d. As for his pickup truck, maybe McDonalds had outside cameras, or maybe they could try and get surveillance video from a bank with a camera facing the road just down the road from the direction the witness said the pickup drove towards. The video quality would have to be good enough to read a license plate number. And all this just for someone who thinks that
maybe they saw the Delphi bridge guy killer like probably hundreds of other tips.
So do you think law enforcement investigates those types of tips?
