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Some thoughts about HT. First off, if you haven't seen a photo of her, she is strikingly beautiful. I've watched her interact with others in the search HQ when it was on College Ave. I would see her hanging out in front of Smallwood. She certainly seemed supportive, right there with the family.
The first thing is, as a journalist, I was taken aback on how she was so open to be interviewed. I didn't interview her, but the Journal News did. And they spoke to her more than once. Her remarks are extensive, odd for a case in which nobody seems to be talking. She also went on the record, knowing that her name would be used.
At first I just thought her to be naive. She's young and was in the middle of a very fluid situation that she wasn't really comprehending. And who could blame her.
Not that I've necessarily changed my opinion, but I am listening to those HT detractors. The allegations are that she's telling a story for Jay. Some of her facts were contradictory, but everybody is getting something wrong, the witnesses, the cops, the media, so I didn't really put much value on the criticism she was getting.
Most of all she is one of the two sources for the 4:15am phone call and the only one who has said it wasn't JR, -- but LS -- who made the call.
In a story where the police are not releasing much information, and none of the persons of interest -- primary or secondary -- are talking, HT does stand out -- if for nothing else -- for her verbosity..