Another article - mostly talking about how different Gianni could look by now. Or...sort of.
On the appearances portion, truthfully I'm a little surprised we had NOT gotten more pictures before now! Even if someone doesn't have quickly growing hair you'd think just wanting people to see as many different looks or clothing types or whatever as possible would be helpful.
The family asked that the new photos, which show the 24-year-old with various stages of beard growth, be released because he has fast-growing hair and his appearance may have changed, said San Diego police homicide Lt. Mike Hastings.
http://media.utsandiego.com/img/photos/2014/01/08/gianni_r620x349.JPG?75d51d0aea2efce5189afce216053cbc530c46a8
http://media.utsandiego.com/img/photos/2014/01/08/gianni_r620x349.JPG?75d51d0aea2efce5189afce216053cbc530c46a8
But then there's the rest. Granted, this is written by the public safety person NOT one of their regular reporters.
And given that there are about half a dozen things that totally contradict some pretty key points AND have not been reported by anyone else, I really have to wonder about much of this.
These are all some things I've NOT seen anywhere else (or not confirmed) and I really wonder if this is correct or a misinterpretation of what has been said by the uncle (primarily) and stuff just getting mushed together.
Especially since several others have posted articles in the last day or so (clearly a two week push to try to get it in the press before totally dying out so using that 'anniversary' as an excuse) and none are saying any of this - and these would be awfully key details to either have confirmation of the looser lips earlier on or brand new details you'd think everyone would have if this were the case.
Nevermind that it seems odd to me that Hastings is confirming that information to just the UT and it's not been like a public release or statement or update or...something.
But anyway, the parts that seemed noteworthy b/c of conflict or such.
About the 911 call and time of Salvatore's death:
Flint, who was calling 911 when she was shot, died at the scene. Salvatore Belvedere died Dec. 26 in a hospital, police said.
Now, there is NO way she was actually CALLING 911 when she was shot (unless there had been a call prior, but then that makes the call that aired make NO sense)
I do NOT think that is worded accurately. Or unless there were more calls and you DID hear her shot on those - which I also doubt... And doubt if this were the case they'd be releasing it in this manner.
And then there's this:
Hastings said they do not know the whereabouts of the elder Belvedere brother at the time of the shooting. He was last known to be near Friars Road in Mission Valley about 10 p.m. Dec. 23, Hastings said.
That
absolutely contradicts what everything had said prior. It had been said he was last seen at 10 pm in Tierrasanta. VERY odd to me that ONLY the U-T would have been told this (because if others had they'd have been shouting this all outloud I believe)
And then there's this:
A 75-year-old uncle of the men told a television station in Utah, where the family is from, that Salvatore was picking up Flint from the mall and that Gianni was there in another car.
Detectives have confirmed that Flint was being picked up by Salvatore but have not corroborated information that Gianni was also there, Hastings said.
That's another thing we have NOT heard anywhere prior (or not confirmed). It's also NOT what the family was saying (other than the uncle).
All three lived with the brothers’ parents.
Another thing we had not been told or that had not been confirmed. The three living together yes, but at least earlier accounts didn't make it sound like the parents lived there (though possibly were others living there, parents didn't seem to be the case).
So...there you have it.
Side note unrelated to article: And, just because it was interesting today, a TON of undercover stuff going on in a few places in San Diego today. An uncharacteristic amount. And, at one point, a lot of talking about pinging a phone, the differences in what various agencies can do (w/out a warrant), as well as mention of a particular state. Not that there aren't many people that surely have a phone from or a tie to such a state, but...interesting.
And, we had a totally out of the blue request for the ME to call a particular officer. I've never heard that outside either a fatality from a crash of some sort or a homicide of some sort. None of which had happened even in the several hours prior unless it was somehow never in public hearing, which I doubt (nor were there any in the news by that point). Medical calls w/ a death usually get medics but not a ME callout unless it appears suspicious - also none of which had happened in the several hours before. And I don't think there's a chance in the world we had another body randomly turn up (which would be #3 in 3 days - truly can't imagine that! Two in a few weeks is very unusual here...let alone in as many days!)
So...yeah. I hope the upped reward is leading to some tips and that maybe some of this is about that!
I am also very curious to see if the news stations now follow with that info being confirmed to them also - I'm vary of that being the case with at least some of this. But I do think that there will probably be articles out tomorrow since they'll all surely release the pictures, and thus some degree of update/story with it. I just hope if there are, that they will not just use the U-T as a their source but will talk to SDPD directly to see what they tell them!
