Don't you think if they had that evidence there would be no reason to be so adamant and brazen? He would announce an arrest and then put on the show for the media...
No. Without a body, what are they arresting him for? If the found Hannah's DNA in his car, so what? What are they arresting him for? What about her blood? Still, what are they arresting him for?
They need a body. It is quite rare to prosecute without a body.
You left out "cognitive dissonance" as a reason some folks think he is innocent. JMO.
The biggest reason I have found on here, repeated quite a bit, is that he doesn't "look" like the type because he has nice friends. (Note that many of his friends look like regular, middle class family people and many/most are white).
as far as I know he did tell them all he says he knows..... Its just not what the police wants to hear. They want to blame him .
I have no idea if he is guilty or innocent , but either way if someone wants to blame you for a crime you did not commit then I would lawyer up.
I did do the crime , I would get a lawyer too.
JLM did speak to the police. He stated they went their separate ways. If that is the truth then there is nothing more he can help them with.
Can you link to something showing he actually talked with LE about what he knows? I haven;t seen that and that would change things quite a bit.
I'm still not counting out that she might have been sold into sex trafficking BUT with as much press as there has been now I'm not sure.
Every time we have a missing kid or woman case sex trafficking rings get brought up. I've never seen that pan out. Not once. Sex trafficking rings exist among low-level criminals who sell Eastern European, Latin American and Asian immigrant women or runaway street children, at truck stops, etc.
Not once have I seen evidence of a white slavery sex trafficking ring. There's no need for one. Plenty of scared immigrants and drug addicted children to sell.
Hi. I am new. I can reply to your thread and you said. Why was Hannah Graham walking in that direction? This is my personal take on all of this. I have been looking very closely at this case and I couldn't follow it or was drawing a blank. I live in a college ( but it's been awhile since I attended college) but don't live in Virginia, so I am not familiar with the college there.
I had to go back to step one on the video to get some kind of understanding. When Hannah first walks out of her room she sees two people at the end of the hallway. She immediately leans forward with a startled look and then turns around in a "huff" and starts running out of there, like she is jogging I don't think she was lost.. I don't think she wanted to go back to her room. I do think it has something to do with a male but I am under the impression she was not interested in anyone, by her actions. I think she was walking around, buying time ( if that makes any sense)
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This could very well be true and I think we agree regarding the process. The basis of my speculation is that had there been a hit already, it seems to me that an arrest warrant for a major charge against JM would likely have followed immediately, IMO. I guess I don't see the point in waiting for all results if any of them came back as a match for HG.
Not without a body. There is a statutory clock that starts to run the moment someone is charged. And what would they charge him with without hard evidence that she's dead? (Blood is not enough).
Not really,,,I'm sure they have substantial evidence,,,
But Longoria pointed out that the wanted a CONVICTIOn..
Which in most cases requires substantive, definitive evidence...not just really good circumstantial evidence...
He knows a good case can be made on circumstantial evidence alone but wants to ensure a conviction based on actual facts and concrete evidence,,,
That's why such an impassioned plea to find Hannah...
Once she's found..circumstantial evidence alone won't be necessary for a conviction ...and the perp would have little chance of acquittal ....
Sadly as long as they don't have Hannah, the more difficult it is to guarantee a conviction...
I am sure that LE has more than enough to build a great case using circumstantial evidence...but wit forensics tests coming back tomorrow and committed searchers they may not have to rely on circumstantial..but will be able to win a conviction based on indisputable concrete facts that point to guilt...
I wish them well in this endeavour and send prayers of strength to Hannah's family and friends and all of us here at Ws who genuinely care...may justice be done for precious, lovely Hannah....
I agree with your post except I wanted to clarify that good circumstantial evidence is pretty much everything except confessions and witness statements of people who saw the crime in progress. DNA, fingerprints, ballistics, video, audio, mileage, witness statements about a possible perp in the area, mileage, phone records, etc., etc., it is ALL circumstantial evidence.
