CANADA Canada - Billionaire Couple Barry & Honey Sherman Murdered at Home, Toronto, 15 Dec 2017 #24

[FromGermany1]

That scenario makes the case fall apart in court when defense counsel reveals that TPS had evidence pointing toward someone else and failed to investigate or even accept the tip.

Cops have to act on tips. This is one of the reasons they’re not fond of rewards: a slew of low-quality tips swamps investigative resources that could be directed to more promising areas.

The hierarchy within the police force would be the problem (if I am to believe TV crime dramas). MOO

 

[fadedglitter]

The hierarchy within the police force would be the problem (if I am to believe TV crime dramas). MOO

TV crime dramas are misleading even in their portrayal of US court matters. Canadian courts are even further from what you’ll see on TV.

You can step into your local courthouse any day of the week to see how Canadian courts function. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the court system.

 

[WINDSOR]

Going back to the increase of the reward by $25 million to $35 million by JS in 2022, five years after the deaths of Honey and Barry.

In my world $10 million, even in Canadian dollars is a a substantial sum. By raising it by another $25 million, the case surely got media attention. JS likely increased the reward because he wanted to entice someone to talk and solve the crime.

Why has nobody come forward with relevant information? (I am assuming nobody has.) People who know for example who the Night Walker is, are afraid to talk, or do not know there is a reward.

What if the Night Walker is dead? Nobody to identify, nobody to charge, no reward to be paid.

 

[fadedglitter]

Going back to the increase of the reward by $25 million to $35 million by JS in 2022, five years after the deaths of Honey and Barry.

In my world $10 million, even in Canadian dollars is a a substantial sum. By raising it by another $25 million, the case surely got media attention. JS likely increased the reward because he wanted to entice someone to talk and solve the crime.

Why has nobody come forward with relevant information? (I am assuming nobody has.) People who know for example who the Night Walker is, are afraid to talk, or do not know there is a reward.

What if the Night Walker is dead? Nobody to identify, nobody to charge, no reward to be paid.

The details about who’s eligible to claim JS’s $25M have always been murky to me. The initial $10M offer led to a ton of complications about who was eligible and what telephone infrastructure would be established to accept tips. In true Canadian style, a committee was established. All of that was discontinued later but the reward remains and was increased in 2022.

The original reward was for up to $10M for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of the killer. Presumably this excludes payment if the killer is dead and cannot be apprehended or prosecuted. But when it’s all extra zeros, perhaps the family would be willing to reward a person who came forward with compelling information a deceased person is responsible. It’s also possible that the killer is already serving a life sentence and won’t be prosecuted. This again would appear to be a situation that wouldn’t be eligible for the reward. Ultimately it’s the family’s money and they can decide how to use it.