Thank you, Tom'sGirl, for this information. This would be the first overt action by OSBI since the GJ last September.
How nice it would be if they actually came forth with any information. They will not. It will be an appeal for someone to come forward with information, and a repeat of the exact same mantra about how hard they are still working on this "solvable" case, and a PR move to bolster the faint hopes of the remaining few who still believe in their tactics and determination.
It will only last a few minutes, then a handful of reporters will lob softball questions to them. Any question of substance will be met with the standard "don't-want-to-compromise-the-investigation" reply. After a couple of them, the spokesperson will stop the proceedings.
Here is a very nice article from the June issue of Oklahoma Magazine. Those who have been following this case will recognize the same stock phrases from OSBI that are just about a year old now.
http://www.oklahomamagazine.com/index.cfm?id=13&homepageID=81 It reinforces the theory that nothing will be forthcoming Monday, but it is a great story.
The same OSBI spokesperson was quoted last August 9 in a NewsOK article, "It tells the public the brutality, the determination of the killer or killers, by shooting the 11-year-old eight times and Taylor five times." It would reveal a lot about OSBI's determination if they could honestly say they have left
no stone unturned in their investigation. Have they? Think about that as they try to convince the public how determined they are on Monday. Some potential questions for reporters who are not in step with OSBI:
1) Shell casings were recovered at the scene. Recently-discovered technology now exists in England that may reveal fingerprints on shell casings. An unsolved murder near Dallas, TX was recently solved using this technology. Have you submitted the shell casings for testing? If not, will you?
2) After a year of asking for information on the second gun, it may occur to some that this tactic is not working, nor will it ever. Given the suppositions that (a) it is a somewhat unique piece and (b) gun people know who has which types of guns, might it be worthwhile to reveal exactly what it is you're looking for, rather than keep everyone guessing and possibly submitting false leads?
3) Is a second GJ to be convened? One that might question family members and others under oath, especially those who arrived at the scene before emergency personnel? And those who left before the police arrived? And those who are publicly telling two stories about what happened that day? Might limited immunity be offered from prosecution for crimes not directly related to these murders in exchange for more information?
4) For the sake of the peace of mind of both families and all local residents,
do you have any suspects? Are you close to a solution? If not, how many working theories are there?
5) Local people claim that a witness saw the crime scene about 20 minutes before 911 was called, and that it was crawling with family members while others kept the witness from the scene. If that is true, why have no additional charges been filed in the hope of finally getting more light shed on what was going on that day? Are you satisfied that you have applied enough heat (and offers of protection) to potential witnesses?
6) Did you subpoena the telephone records of both extended families and their friends and associates for the weeks before and after the murders to try to determine what was going on that day and who was where?
One day, the stories will come out. There will most likely never be any arrests as long as these one-year-long, failed tactics are rammed down the public's throats. Even if the locals unite to force OSBI to change their approach, OSBI will resist ferociously and win. They will never be held accountable for possible errors and/or oversights, nor for things that they just did not try. It seems that they are more interested in stubbornly staying the course rather than actually solving it. The locals will eventually put two and two together, the killer(s) will go to jail for something else, and someone will write a book with inside help from a disgruntled LE who will tell all about what happened, and what didn't happen, behind the scenes.
