I don’t recall Skinner posting that he was “positive Mark had nothing to do with the murder”.
I just searched on Skinner’s thread and found his first post includes comments which qualify a ‘positive’ statement, like “fairly confident” and “almost 100% certain”, and “but if it turns out badly”, as follows:
I'm very hopeful and fairly confident that Mark is innocent, completely, of any wrong-doing.
I will tell you that I am almost 100% certain that Mark is innocent.
But if it turns out badly, I will be very saddened, and shocked.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...rs-46-***READ-ONLY***&p=12029618#post12029618
I have read through all of the posts on here, several hundred (6 separate thread full), and would like to clarify some things. Let me start by saying that I'm very hopeful and fairly confident that Mark is innocent, completely, of any wrong-doing.
But if it turns out badly, I will be very saddened, and shocked.
Before I state some clarifications, when discussing crimes and sins, I always preface discussions with the words of Jesus Christ who said, "Nobody is good, but God alone.” Luke 18:19; and as Jesus said to His own disciples, “If you, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more with your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask of Him?” Luke 11:13
Any of us, all humanity, is capable of doing the worst crimes/sins, given the right type of circumstances and pressure.
So with that background, I will tell you that I am almost 100% certain that Mark is innocent.