What? Did you watch the numerous press conferences? Do you see how angry Filenko gets at the questions asked after he lays out his new evidence and the journalist doesn't eat it up?
Do you think they are just providing these pieces of evidence because they have nothing to do that day? They are providing them because they think they will show why they should continue investigating this as a homicide and when it doesn't they show frustration.
They don't need public approval on how to conduct their investigation. I think they are trying to be accommodating given the demand for knowledge due to the high profile aspect of this case. As Filenko said, they are trying to be as transparent as they can be with the public with information. They are trying to remain professional, do nothing that could compromise their investigation which includes the factor in that if this is a homicide, you need to be mindful of a future court case. I certainly wouldn't want any force investigating a crime against one of my family members to do anything to compromise their efforts to seek justice in the event of a homicide.
So, we the public expect LE to tell us everything when we the public do not know all of the critical details but they should release them to appease our curiosity? Later, this is pubclized with enough information to be that of a homicide, and we all hope and demand justice for the LT> but something that was critical was released to the public to satisfy our curiosity demands, which can later be a hindrance in apprehending the persons responsible or thrown out in court for a possible variety of reasons. Well, then the outcry will be about their incompetence for releasing that information. They can't win.
If a suicide is declared prematurely without processing and diligently pursing the evidence in the homicide angle, later this information will be available for FOIA, which is where you see in other cases that have been classified suicide when in fact evidence was not explored, collected and even ignored all together in what would be otherwise a homicide, then you find these families typically pursue their own private avenues to have cases reviewed by other outside experts who rip apart all of the mistakes etc etc..(Yes, there are some as well whose families just can't accept it, but there are PLENTY who have legitimate grievances) Ugh, this I could go on and on about as there is so much more. But I don't have time to write a novel. Look up the Sheena Morris case.
All I am saying is they are in a tight situation which can be frustrating. I re-listened to the last presser this morning and Filenko became frustrated over the same question asked repeatedly that he already said he couldn't answer. Why don't we express frustration with the press to be a little more creative in asking questions that we may have better chance of getting answered instead of ones he already said he can't answer. None of us knows one way or another the unreleased facts. Though, some are on the scanner for those who are actually interested in delving further into fact finding.
Here are some informative articles on GSR. Also, read the last posters entry of the first link. Very informative and worth weighing. Says the FBI lab no longer processes GSR on a routine basis. There seems to also be this mentality that if the FBI conducts an investigation it would somehow be better handled, typical rhetoric used in cases when people are not satisfied in some manner. The FBI is assisting as are other agencies in this investigation. Which means all of their resources are available to the investigating agency. The outcry for this is more valid in the cases when the investigating agencies do not request this assistance agencies who have more resources available than their own for various convoluted reasons. The FBI does not storm in and take over state cases even when corruption is the likely factor to a case not being properly investigated. It doesn't work that way.
http://www.forensicmag.com/articles/2014/08/gunshot-residue-collection-decisions-make-or-break-case
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/print/understanding-gunshot-residue.pdf
Filenko Recap.
Right Side front of his vest. To incapacitate him
The second shot Fatal. Upper left chest region.
"The report indicates that Lt. G discharged the firearm, contacted gsr to the related item or had both hands in the environment of a discharged firearm, it indicates that the sampled areas may not have contacted gsr to the related item or may or may not have been in an environment of a discharged firearm, if they were then the particles were not depositive, were removed by activity or were not detected by the procedure."
The weapon could have been fired by him or been in close proximity of the weapon being fire.
Possibility that either his hands were on the weapon when it was fired or he was in close proximity when it was fired.
Q. Can you talk about dna found? Did you find any on the officers weapon or if there was a struggle of some kind was there any dna or fingerprints from someone else?
A. We are not going to talk
about the fingerprints today. The
DNA was found on a variety of items that the officer had, I’ll just put it that way.
Q. Is this unidentifiable DNA?
A. This is unidentifiable DNA. That is still running through the system.
Q.But DNA on the weapon?
A.Thats a fact we are still going to hold close to the cuff.
Q. what was the evidence of the struggle?
A. Again,
that is key information. Not ready to release.
Several weeks prior to this incident, there have been a number of complaints regarding vandalism, squatters, to suspicious persons.
Any better description of the three guys.
A. NO, the only description we have is of what the officer called out.
BBM, He was VERY FIRM, his voiced raised to a higher tone when he said this. And honestly, if you think about it, given the lack of description, for all we know individuals the task force spoke with on that day, could very well have been involved. Simple as slipping back into one of the warehouses which to me is interesting thought after listening to scanner. How you can fully rule out on the scene? I can see why the DNA is being so heavily relied on at this point.
