I have emailed the MSP website and will be awaiting their answer. Julia's case was not added to the other cold cases being investigated by the MSP Brighton Post as they are currently investigating 63 other cold cases and their resources are limited with that many cases. This is understandable but I don't know how they determine which cases get priority.We need more transparency in why Julia's case was rejected by MSP.
*Who specifically rejected it, and why?
*How are these cases ranked, chosen, rejected? How does Julia's case "rank" against the others?
*How often are the cases reviewed and what is that process?
*What is the process for case appeal, and who is the ultimate adjudicator?
*Who monitors and reviews the decisions made by the MSP cold case team to insure fairness?
*How many cold cases has MSP solved in the past five years? Who were they?
*Do the Cold Case decisions get reviewed an approved by the MSP Director Colonel Joseph Gasper?
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Transparency is needed to explain why Julia's cold case is being ignored by MSP. How do you ignore a brutal murder knowing that the person responsible is still roaming about free threatening the safety of the citizens? Why haven't the local authorities taken a more vigorous approach to teaming with the media to plea for leads, info?
There are many questions that need to be answered.
Amateur opinion and speculation
Well now they have the resources. No more excuses!
The Ypsilanti Police Department does not seem to be too cooperative with the media and to my knowledge have never released a statement to say that James Turnquist is no longer a person of interest. Basically, the YPD does not communicate well with anyone!
His DNA is in CODIS and to my knowledge, it does not match the DNA from Julia's case.This is a long shot, but you never know.
This miscreant is now being investigated as a possible serial killer, above and beyond the Idaho murders. His educational background fits my profile of someone possessing crime scene knowledge, beyond the general populace. He lived near De Salle in PA, and would have been around 18 when Julia was murdered. Did he ever travel to EMU? Worth looking in to. A long shot, but worthy of investigation.
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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger studied under expert on serial killer BTK; daughter 'sick' at news
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this is infuriating.
I really think you need to meet with the mayor and the DA. You have plenty of history (10 years of it) to tell you the Ypsi PD route isn’t producing an arrest. See what the Mayor and DA are willing to do.
Then they need to have discussions with pro’s like Othram or Parabon on a testing path , while not compromising whatever evidence they have. Test it, cuff him, or move on. Sitting on the evidence, however fragile it is, will not solve the case.
He sounds like a good, caring man.
Trojan, Have you thought about contacting Mandy Matney (of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast)? She is interested in eventually having her team cover some additional cases outside of S. Carolina, and she's especially interested in the intersection of government corruption and crime (I don't know if Julia's case involved corruption or simple laziness, but it seems like your family has been ignored and gaslighted by law enforcement and the state.). I think she may especially be interested in Ypsi's reluctance or resistance to getting the state police involved, and potentially the angle of EMU in general having a rather nonchalant attitude about murder and sexual assault involving undergraduates. (MOO)
This would be a great idea, but the Ypsilanti Police Department continues to not accept any help from any "outside" agency, regardless of who it is. An outside agency would need access to all of the information YPD has in their files which is something they don't want to happen for whatever reason. Could this be a "coverup" because they have made so many "mistakes" from day one? One day the truth will come out!
