Covert tactics, more search warrants may be coming in Barry and Honey Sherman murder probe: Police
Toronto Police probing the Barry and Honey Sherman case are planning more search warrants and may use covert means to track down the killer or killers.
At this stage of the investigation, while witnesses are still being interviewed, a witness might on his or her own reveal a detail that police come to realize has never been publicly disclosed, Yim said. The police state they are also concerned that, if the sealed material detailing the investigation to date is released, it could contaminate subsequent witness statments
by enabling a witness to provide an account of events that coheres with other evidence known to them.
The Star argued that the perpetrator(s) likely already knew what would needed to be done to frustrate the police. Similarly, police said they were worried that, if the public were told who had been interviewed, this would allow the perpetrator (s) to approach people who have not been interviewed with a view to influencing their participation in the investigation.
Near the end of his affidavit, detective Yim raises the concern of the safety of witnesses.
Given the violent nature of the crime under investigation, the identification of witnesses raises potential concerns about witness safety. I do not mean to imply that I have knowledge of any specific safety risks, Yim stated. I am merely making this connection from the apparently premeditated nature of the homicides being investigated.
