Good thinking!
This police chief mentions the possibility LE may have been following up on the second suspect the entire time. That’s a thought, for a time LE may have not wanted him to know they were even aware of him.
“...Brian Jarvis, a retired police chief in New York and long time investigator says it's possible new information may have be behind the newly released sketch.
"It could have been that they received new information, an alibi may have come in, or something that might have changed," Jarvis said.
Jarvis has been a lead detective for other high profile cases such as the Aileen Wuornos case. He says while police may have held onto the second sketch for years, it doesn’t mean they weren’t following up on it.
"You may have leads like this one, this picture, that didn’t have a lot of value initially for whatever reason, and they were trying to build up the value to get a more accurate depiction of what this lead represented," he said.
Jarvis added without being involved in the investigation, he can’t say for sure what led to the release....”
Indiana State Police clarify why they released new sketch in Delphi investigation