I don't get when Arlene reads out the message from LE:
Your actions today were criminally negligent and interfering with a police investigation. Any further actions will result in criminal charges against you.
SMM's reaction, slamming LE, practically shouting, cursing. That's a strong message. She doesn't even ask Arlene what it was that she had done that day.
IMO, SMM is a menace. She's really fanning the flames with Arlene, and Arlene is upset and emotional right now. Of course she's going to react.
I can't tell if SMM is trying to sell books, resolve her own personal conflicts from the past, or both. She needs to take a step back though. She's waaaayyyy overboard.
My opinion.
I completely agree, and of course, the interview is what prompted the rant I posted last night. Enough rant though. I listened to the interview again today and did a transcription for the benefit of people who maybe don't have an hour to listen to it. I didn't transcribe but a small portion, enough to make the point, I believe. I certainly have no desire to repeat all the information Arlene gave in the beginning of the interview. Mods, I tried to disguise the offensive language, but it is what it is. And I think SMM's manner of presentation is most relevant:
http://herewomentalkradio.com/home/archives_details/821
Partial transcription from radio broadcast June 23, 2011:
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Susan Murphy Milano
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Guest: Arlene
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Guest: Robert Rarn, “Works for Missing Persons for Intimate Partner,” NYSleuths.com: Management Resources of NY, President and Director of Investigations, retired New York former homicide detective (30 years experience)
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Guest: Kim Anklin (Robert Rarn’s partner), Vice President, senior investigative analyst, former crime and intelligence analyst from [unintelligible] police department…
No phone calls taken because… “respect…we don’t want screaming or yelling…”
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[Early portions of program relate to proper handling of missing person cases in general, expertise of the guests, specific details of Gail’s case as related by Arlene (and including evidence Gail shared with her), and comments of specific mistakes the panel believes have been made to this point)]
Transcription begins 49 minutes into program:
RR: What needs to happen now is that the family needs to hire a private investigator to investigate her disappearance?
SMM: You know what? Why should they? Ok, those that are listening right now, Bob, why the h@#$ should they hire anybody? Why can’t the police do its job, or why can’t, because of this, somebody usurp this?
[now all talking at once]
SMM: Somebody…
KA: Why can’t they just quit being territorial about it?
RR: It doesn’t sound like they are taking this seriously.
KA: Because this is what happens, like you said, you know, it’s the same story, it’s unfortunately…
SMM: So, would she be better off, because of this corruption and garbage, if she went to cold case or the AG’s office there. Is that an alternative, or the US Attorney’s office? I don’t think they would do much, but there’s got to be a body.
RR: The first step would be the Attorney General’s Office, and then the next step would be with the Federal.
SMM: Because so much time, here, eight weeks has gone by. Eight weeks she’s gone. Missing. Not a word. She’s not here, and so what, all that time that’s past with these things that, I think because Arlene has not been sat down and really spoken to, because I think that if people had seen, in positions of power, all the information and just talked to her, they’d be able to paint the picture, so Kim Anklin, when that happens, how important is it for investigation very early on?
[more discussion on proper procedures for the early phase of an investigation]
AD: A month after she disappeared, I was someplace, and was going back to Chattanooga, and I got a text from the police department, telling me the your actions today were criminally negligent, interfering with a police investigation, and any further actions will result in criminal charges against you.
SMM: Look at that! Look at that! Wait, wait, wait! Stop! Wait, wait, wait! Oooo, my God, Mother of God, she is the one that, criminal actions will result in her, why the h$%^ aren’t they going to look for her? You know, they’re tagging the friend for helping, for saying we have to find her, and they’re threatening her when they won’t even do their God d#$% jobs?
[more rant regarding “all of these cases”]
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RR: I’m thinking get it out into the media. Get the media’s attention and force another law enforcement agency to get involved. Just by pressuring through the media…. [various agencies suggested] Why can’t they [TBI] get involved?
[discussion about missing person cases in general terms]
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SMM: We’re not going to go away on Gail’s case, and Arlene isn’t going to go away, and we are going to keep surfacing all of this information, getting it out there, until she is found or until they do their jobs. I’m going to be the biggest pit bull on this case.