A new episode of the HLN podcast Down the Hill was released today. It's a short one at 18 minutes. Leazenby and prosecutor Nic McClelland are interviewed. I'll summarize a bit of what was revealed.
HLN's new two part episode will show the actual location where the girls' bodies were recovered.
Leazenby says that there is a lot of evidence ("From what I know.") Fingerprints were collected - but every crime scene has fingerprints. LE does not know yet who the fingerprints belong to. DNA was recovered. Again, there is not a person who has been matched with the DNA that they have.
Leazenby was asked if they have more video and does he think it should be released. He stated that he's not sure what advantage releasing more of it would have. People think that there's something earthshattering contained on the video that will jump out at them and lead them to solve the case but he doesn't think there is anything like that contained on it.
As far as Leazenby is aware, there is no more audio of BG's voice on the video. "Guys....down the hill" is all there is from the offender. There are still "items" studied within the video by investigators and he considers it a positive piece that will eventually be used in the courtroom. Leazenby, for his part, re-watches the video at least once every two weeks.
Cause of death - Leazenby believes this should be saved for the courtroom. If shared, the individual responsible will know that LE are correct about their theory of the crime. In addition to maintaining the integrity of the case, however, in his opinion, in this case knowing COD would not help an outsider to know the offender's identity.
Does Leazenby have any regrets? His regret is that there was a canine unit in route to help locate the girls and after they were found, the canine unit was not used. Canines maybe could have tracked down where the offender exited the scene. He was asked do investigators know how/where the offender exited and his answer is that nothing factual in this regard has been developed at this point.
His personal faith leads him to believe that good will eventually triumph over evil in this case.
The prosecutor who took over when Robert Ives stepped down, Nic McClelland, is interviewed. He stressed that the case is still open and active. Full time investigators work on the case every single day. Things are still happening behind the scenes. They are still investigating tips but even more importantly, they are still executing search warrants in this case. Does he think more info could be released? From his standpoint, there is strategy involved. If he wants to solve the case, he must maintain the integrity of some of this information. He states that when the case is over, it will all be public. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty through the process so evidence will all come out. He is confident that this will be prosecuted and that they "will catch the person or people responsible."
Link to HLN podcast site here: https://www.downthehillpodcast.com/
HLN's new two part episode will show the actual location where the girls' bodies were recovered.
Leazenby says that there is a lot of evidence ("From what I know.") Fingerprints were collected - but every crime scene has fingerprints. LE does not know yet who the fingerprints belong to. DNA was recovered. Again, there is not a person who has been matched with the DNA that they have.
Leazenby was asked if they have more video and does he think it should be released. He stated that he's not sure what advantage releasing more of it would have. People think that there's something earthshattering contained on the video that will jump out at them and lead them to solve the case but he doesn't think there is anything like that contained on it.
As far as Leazenby is aware, there is no more audio of BG's voice on the video. "Guys....down the hill" is all there is from the offender. There are still "items" studied within the video by investigators and he considers it a positive piece that will eventually be used in the courtroom. Leazenby, for his part, re-watches the video at least once every two weeks.
Cause of death - Leazenby believes this should be saved for the courtroom. If shared, the individual responsible will know that LE are correct about their theory of the crime. In addition to maintaining the integrity of the case, however, in his opinion, in this case knowing COD would not help an outsider to know the offender's identity.
Does Leazenby have any regrets? His regret is that there was a canine unit in route to help locate the girls and after they were found, the canine unit was not used. Canines maybe could have tracked down where the offender exited the scene. He was asked do investigators know how/where the offender exited and his answer is that nothing factual in this regard has been developed at this point.
His personal faith leads him to believe that good will eventually triumph over evil in this case.
The prosecutor who took over when Robert Ives stepped down, Nic McClelland, is interviewed. He stressed that the case is still open and active. Full time investigators work on the case every single day. Things are still happening behind the scenes. They are still investigating tips but even more importantly, they are still executing search warrants in this case. Does he think more info could be released? From his standpoint, there is strategy involved. If he wants to solve the case, he must maintain the integrity of some of this information. He states that when the case is over, it will all be public. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty through the process so evidence will all come out. He is confident that this will be prosecuted and that they "will catch the person or people responsible."
Link to HLN podcast site here: https://www.downthehillpodcast.com/
