Dan Rassier: Former POI **Wrongly accused**

[kemo]

In real life, sometimes LE investigations are compromised because an investigator will become "married" to suspect and refuse to face facts when new evidence starts pointing in another direction. Same thing happens in WS.

Even if Heinrich (or someone else, for that matter) gives a full confessions and leads LE to the body, there will be folks on line and in Stearns County who will go to their deaths insisting that DR must have had something to do with it.

Most of us, and most folk of the area, will know better and DR will get to enjoy talking about his time as a "prime suspect" in a murder investigation and spending the cash settlement he (hopefully) will have received.

 

[Sasquatch321]

In real life, sometimes LE investigations are compromised because an investigator will become "married" to suspect and refuse to face facts when new evidence starts pointing in another direction. Same thing happens in WS.

Even if Heinrich (or someone else, for that matter) gives a full confessions and leads LE to the body, there will be folks on line and in Stearns County who will go to their deaths insisting that DR must have had something to do with it.

Most of us, and most folk of the area, will know better and DR will get to enjoy talking about his time as a "prime suspect" in a murder investigation and spending the cash settlement he (hopefully) will have received.

Totally agree and the case of The West Memphis 3 is a perfect example of that. It will go on forever, even if Damien decides to confess.

 

[Arnie M]

Not sure about any of that info Arnie. There are posts on here about Kevin's gf brother who went to the scene? Maybe. I forget. But there may have been foootprints taken with powerful lights as well.

We don't know. DR had to cross the tape. Why would someone do that when he had searched and knew a kid was missing?

There are pictures of police taking pictures and making casts of those prints in daylight .... I think it was FBI

I think the tape was to keep people from the highway from turning into the driveway and to keep people away from the bikes in the ditch (crime scene) .... I dont think for a minute police considered the farm itself a crime scene , they had no reason to.

All anybody knew late that evening was some scary man had accosted three boys , sent two of them running , and the third never came home .... nobody , including DR knew it was going to be an unsolved kidnapping ... and DR is a man of routine , got to sleep late because of all the commotion , heads to work like normal , and at that point would be his first inkling that it was more than just some frightened kids at the end of his driveway the night before.

It would be different if he avoided his driveway and and avoided police and sneaked out some back path to leave the farm that morning .... now that would be suspicious , but he did not.

25+ years later nobody knows what happened at the end of the driveway so why do we assume DR would have figured it all out after a short sleep and on his way to work.

 

[human]

There are pictures of police taking pictures and making casts of those prints in daylight .... I think it was FBI

I think the tape was to keep people from the highway from turning into the driveway and to keep people away from the bikes in the ditch (crime scene) .... I dont think for a minute police considered the farm itself a crime scene , they had no reason to.

All anybody knew late that evening was some scary man had accosted three boys , sent two of them running , and the third never came home .... nobody , including DR knew it was going to be an unsolved kidnapping ... and DR is a man of routine , got to sleep late because of all the commotion , heads to work like normal , and at that point would be his first inkling that it was more than just some frightened kids at the end of his driveway the night before.

It would be different if he avoided his driveway and and avoided police and sneaked out some back path to leave the farm that morning .... now that would be suspicious , but he did not.

25+ years later nobody knows what happened at the end of the driveway so why do we assume DR would have figured it all out after a short sleep and on his way to work.

Well, if I had helped search until some late hours and helicopters were flying so close to my house that they almost clipped wires, I MIGHT be suspicious that there is something going on. Does it matter if a child is kidnapped for a few hours ? Is it only an issue if it is for years?

And. DR says he walked across the CRIME SCENE tape. Was he not driving on the driveway?

 

[Sasquatch321]

"Somebody could have taken Jacob and buried him in our gravel pit" DR

Dr said this 20 years after the abduction. Alot of time to think about how this probably happened and the importance of the car that turned around and left his property. He had collected photos, updated a journal, saved videos of news stories, and 20 years later- somebody could have taken Jacob and buried him in our gravel pit? You tell me.

 

[shergal]

"Somebody could have taken Jacob and buried him in our gravel pit" DR

Dr said this 20 years after the abduction. Alot of time to think about how this probably happened and the importance of the car that turned around and left his property. He had collected photos, updated a journal, saved videos of news stories, and 20 years later- somebody could have taken Jacob and buried him in our gravel pit? You tell me.

Maybe he felt it was possible some local tried to frame him?

 

[Sasquatch321]

Maybe he felt it was possible some local tried to frame him?

And there within lies the importance of finding out what items they found, and what items are being held for further testing from that dig. DR or not.

 

[Sasquatch321]

I think we can all agree that none of us but LE has the items that are still being held for advancement in technology, or what exactly it is right? Even including DR considering he thinks somebody else may have done it. That is the problem, if the testing is not yet answered for how would DR know for sure yet that it's nothing? Well that's pretty much what he already said in a WCCO interview, he asks DR "what did they find?" DR replies- All they're going to find is multiple different animal bones and clothing, He doesn't say "well I don't think we all yet know, the sheriff told me they would like to do further testing.." It kind of shoots his own theory in the foot as we wait for the final results.

 

[human]

Hm.interesting that he says Jacob might be there , and then he says that they are not going to find him there. Weird

 

[Ifollowthis]

Does anyone know if the Heinrichs did odd farm jobs to earn extra money?

 

[Sasquatch321]

Does anyone know if the Heinrichs did odd farm jobs to earn extra money?

I find this to be of interest. Considering the tracks are there and that DR said once "I can'talk about some things right now".

 

[kemo]

At this point, I can't believe any one in LE, even Stearns County Sheriffs Dept, is waiting, on the edge of their seat for some new technology to be developed so that the items taken from DR's home can be tested. Nobody is worried about any potential lead that doesn't pertain to Heinrich. If those items are still considered potential "evidence", it would be evidence at a civil trial over a lawsuit DR might file.

At this point all resources are being directed at Heinrich. The charges are going to keep him locked up for a while but eventually he walks unless they can come up with something else.

Some jurisdictions have found creative ways to get around Statues of Limitations in rape cases. That is something that, hopefully, is being looked at. If he is put away long enough, there may be some way he can be bargained with over the location of Jacob's body. Last resort might be to take him to trial with what they have. They should be in no hurry.

 

[Sasquatch321]

At this point, I can't believe any one in LE, even Stearns County Sheriffs Dept, is waiting, on the edge of their seat for some new technology to be developed so that the items taken from DR's home can be tested. Nobody is worried about any potential lead that doesn't pertain to Heinrich. If those items are still considered potential "evidence", it would be evidence at a civil trial over a lawsuit DR might file.

At this point all resources are being directed at Heinrich. The charges are going to keep him locked up for a while but eventually he walks unless they can come up with something else.

Some jurisdictions have found creative ways to get around Statues of Limitations in rape cases. That is something that, hopefully, is being looked at. If he is put away long enough, there may be some way he can be bargained with over the location of Jacob's body. Last resort might be to take him to trial with what they have. They should be in no hurry.

Now that is just a crying shame. Theres only 2 poi's, it's becoming simple enough, I'll keep an open mind with no favorability.

 

[papashango]

Not weird at all. He was simply speculating as to what could have happened to Jacob. Besides, who wouldn't think at this point and time that (2010) that LE was looking for a scapegoat. Look at what this exact same Sheriff did to Ryan Larson.

Hm.interesting that he says Jacob might be there , and then he says that they are not going to find him there. Weird

 

[human]

But he says that LE will only find clothes and animal bones. So why speculate when he knows what is in there?

 

[Sasquatch321]

Should he not make the right decision to strike a deal with the Wetterlings and the Federal Government, prepare for DR's sudden arrest on a day I don't yet know, but sometime this year.

The final summary and the end Heinrich deserves-

They found him, a month later, took his tires and compared them to all prints left at the scene(jan 1990). In 2004 a person out of the blue comes forward and says "I left those tracks", heinrich is now officially not there in any way, shape, or form. John Sanner agrees to be interviewed on a world level with cnn in 2004, he dramatically changes the landscape of the case. There was no vehicle and we have now accounted for all the vehicles in the area that night. In 2015 DNA confirms Heinrich did Jared, but he is not named a suspect in the wetterling, his footprint and tires are consistent but not a match, LE warns he is not charged, LE can"t put the car there.

 

[cGorg]

Should he not make the right decision to strike a deal with the Wetterlings and the Federal Government, prepare for DR's sudden arrest on a day I don't yet know, but sometime this year.

The final summary and the end Heinrich deserves-

They found him, a month later, took his tires and compared them to all prints left at the scene(jan 1990). In 2004 a person out of the blue comes forward and says "I left those tracks", heinrich is now officially not there in any way, shape, or form. John Sanner agrees to be interviewed on a world level with cnn in 2004, he dramatically changes the landscape of the case. There was no vehicle and we have now accounted for all the vehicles in the area that night. In 2015 DNA confirms Heinrich did Jared, but he is not named a suspect in the wetterling, his footprint and tires are consistent but not a match, LE warns he is not charged, LE can"t put the car there.

Really? Is this a prediction? Very bold on your part. I have a different idea of the end Heinrich deserves. BTW....I don't think Heinrich's tracks + Kevin's tracks are a "match".

 

[cGorg]

Should he not make the right decision to strike a deal with the Wetterlings and the Federal Government, prepare for DR's sudden arrest on a day I don't yet know, but sometime this year.

The final summary and the end Heinrich deserves-

They found him, a month later, took his tires and compared them to all prints left at the scene(jan 1990). In 2004 a person out of the blue comes forward and says "I left those tracks", heinrich is now officially not there in any way, shape, or form. John Sanner agrees to be interviewed on a world level with cnn in 2004, he dramatically changes the landscape of the case. There was no vehicle and we have now accounted for all the vehicles in the area that night. In 2015 DNA confirms Heinrich did Jared, but he is not named a suspect in the wetterling, his footprint and tires are consistent but not a match, LE warns he is not charged, LE can"t put the car there.

Yours is a post worth contemplating.....it may indeed be the essence of the case.

 

[cGorg]

Should he not make the right decision to strike a deal with the Wetterlings and the Federal Government, prepare for DR's sudden arrest on a day I don't yet know, but sometime this year.

The final summary and the end Heinrich deserves-

They found him, a month later, took his tires and compared them to all prints left at the scene(jan 1990). In 2004 a person out of the blue comes forward and says "I left those tracks", heinrich is now officially not there in any way, shape, or form. John Sanner agrees to be interviewed on a world level with cnn in 2004, he dramatically changes the landscape of the case. There was no vehicle and we have now accounted for all the vehicles in the area that night. In 2015 DNA confirms Heinrich did Jared, but he is not named a suspect in the wetterling, his footprint and tires are consistent but not a match, LE warns he is not charged, LE can"t put the car there.

I think Sanner will ride off into the sunset.....and the Wetterlings will be left holding the bag.

 

[Red Viewfinder]

Should he not make the right decision to strike a deal with the Wetterlings and the Federal Government, prepare for DR's sudden arrest on a day I don't yet know, but sometime this year.

The final summary and the end Heinrich deserves-






They found him, a month later, took his tires and compared them to all prints left at the scene(jan 1990). In 2004 a person out of the blue comes forward and says "I left those tracks", heinrich is now officially not there in any way, shape, or form. John Sanner agrees to be interviewed on a world level with cnn in 2004, he dramatically changes the landscape of the case. There was no vehicle and we have now accounted for all the vehicles in the area that night. In 2015 DNA confirms Heinrich did Jared, but he is not named a suspect in the wetterling, his footprint and tires are consistent but not a match, LE warns he is not charged, LE can"t put the car there.

Can you elaborate on this or explain a bit more. I'm not quite understanding, but I really want to.