kansascitypi
Mo Lic Private Investigator & Reporter/Blogger
Ron, have you considered contacting Bill Stanton and asking if the family would hire you to work the case? In all honesty BS has not done anything at all and since you are boots on the ground I think you could do a lot.
I would think that DB or JI would actually seek you out since you are local
I have not considered that for one moment. Thank you for the compliment. Before I address this, I will address your previous question. I have not published an interview with Deborah Bradley. I wasn't going to mention it but it leaked out. So, yes, I've met her. There are some things I don't think are a big deal with me sharing but anything regarding potential investigatory matters, I will not discuss.
DB and JI seem happy with their "team". JI seems happier than DB does about it and he is very skeptical of everyone. He did drive her to our second meeting but he seemed like he was waiting for me to screw up and confirm his suspicions. Some members of the extended family on both sides are not thrilled with "the team".
I said when I first started discussing this case back in October 2011 that I was not soliciting work. I can do what I do with or without being hired. Admittedly, since I am not hired, unless I try to impose journalistic privilege as a blogger, I am subject to being a witness now.
The first time DB and I spoke, it got to Stanton. I'm told he chewed her out to the point of crying because he did not want her talking to anybody. The second time she sought me out, knowing I was at a location and coming to see me. Is this someone who is dissatisfied and wants help or is this someone who is narcissistic and ignoring their team's advice and doing this anyway.
I have discussed things to look at with extended family members and have done so. Some may say that if DB is guilty, I'm wasting my time. IF she is, it's my time and anything we eliminate narrows this further. IF she is NOT, then I may be helping. There's many more questions here locally than what we publicly discuss because things that are not confirmed. I have also met on three occasions with former counsel Cyndy Short and discussed ideas. I will not divulge those conversations.
Early in all of this, I was criticized for not helping. I was criticized because my office is 7 miles from the crime scene and I should be trying to do something. I was accused of not caring about children. Considering I raised my two boys without child support and got full custody six years after my divorce proving child abuse....considering I used to be in public information for the Missouri Department of Social Services....funny. So, after having success talking to Megan Wright, I got involved. Then, I got criticized for being involved. Who the hell was I to impose myself? Then, I got criticized for appearing on local TV, the Fox News Channel and the Jane Velez-Mitchell show. My response was that as a former news reporter I did not like when persons refused interviews with me so I very rarely turn down an interview request. I'm flattered they think I have something relevant to add.
So, my friend Marc Klaas (KlaasKids) told me to ignore any feedback and just do my thing. He told me that the internet can be mean and to ignore it all. He has been most complimentary as to what I've been able to accomplish here. My friend Pat Brown, criminal profiler, too, has been an encourager. She thinks I should work more of these cases and, humbly, that I have a knack for talking to people.
Thanks for your vote of confidence. No, I have not had any contact with Bill Stanton. I'm not jonsing to be hired. However, if Mr. Stanton comes back to Kansas City and wanted to talk over a drink, I would be agreeable to meet him.