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I worked for the organization that “prominent family” founded. And briefly with the children’s hospital that bears their name, and the affiliation started and ended with funding and tax write offs, the actual family members still around had no ties to those organizations so could not just “phone a friend” to do medical things. That really isn’t how medicine works, even for the rich well connected families.I don't doubt that, but if it's the prominent family that co-founded a children's hospital, there would have been people available who could hide all sorts of medical things at home if they wanted to hide a so-called "illegitimate" child with taboo origins, or whatever. It's all speculation but it's pretty sad to think about either way the mind wanders. Such a tragic case.
i feel like they werent planning this ending all along but that time went by and well....I'm rather suprised he had a birth certificate. The circumstances led me to believe he was raised secretly with few if any other non-family members knowing
i agree but it was different in the 50's. just for arguments sake lol/I worked for the organization that “prominent family” founded. And briefly with the children’s hospital that bears their name, and the affiliation started and ended with funding and tax write offs, the actual family members still around had no ties to those organizations so could not just “phone a friend” to do medical things. That really isn’t how medicine works, even for the rich well connected families.
beyond all that, the family in question is really, really not likely to be involved. Instead it is going to be one of the Main Liners, and not quite as well known.
I might not be quite tat old, but I am pretty old, loli agree but it was different in the 50's. just for arguments sake lol/
I'm on the opposite end of the city. I remember my Mother and Grandmother use to talk about the case when I was younger. My Mom started crying tears of joy when I told her the news. I'm in my early 30's and haven't heard many people my age or younger talking about it but everyone that I 've talked to whose been around the block are very excited!Anybody else here from the area and if so, how has the reaction been 'round your parts? I live about 25 minutes away from the original crime scene and most people here are pretty excited about the news, though most of the younger generation isn't even aware of the case. (But I guess they're about to find out...)
Unfortunately, you are often right.Most of the time these "prominent families" don't deserve the accolades that they get. More often than not, they're "prominent" because someone in the family a few generations back was a psychopath who managed to acquire a significant amount of wealth, often through unscrupulous means.
Has it been stated in the media that that is the reason for the delay in releasing info?I'm irked by the tippy-toe eggshell approach to releasing info because there is a "prominent family" involved. Who cares! No one is above the law, "prominent" or not. Release the details already! Who is this poor child?!
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It’s entirely possible that they are waiting to release until all the members of the team involved in the naming can get together for the announcement imo.I'm irked by the tippy-toe eggshell approach to releasing info because there is a "prominent family" involved. Who cares! No one is above the law, "prominent" or not. Release the details already! Who is this poor child?!
Amateur opinion and speculation
This is what I think. This is one of the biggest reveal of a Doe’s ID ever.. and an enormous amount of people have worked on it for decades. I am sure everyone wants to be there to get their recognition.It’s entirely possible that they are waiting to release until all the members of the team involved in the naming can get together for the announcement imo.
It's also internationally one of the most famous of all Doe cases, along with Somerton Man (recently IDed by Colleen Fitzpatrick!). It's entirely possible they're giving world press time to send their own reporters to cover it, rather than them having to source from local press. This is a very big deal. Giving the surviving LE who worked the case over the decades a chance to be there, and the press to have a chance to cover it the way they want to makes sense.This is what I think. This is one of the biggest reveal of a Doe’s ID ever.. and an enormous amount of people have worked on it for decades. I am sure everyone wants to be there to get their recognition.