First 48 - A&E
Periodically, I will watch A&E’s Cold Case show and then catch The First 48.
First 48 starts with a crime and then shows the first 48 hours of the investigation. Often, the crime scenes (they are real) are aired and can be rather creepy. It is fascinating to see a detective at word, but I wonder if it is also giving criminals insight into how to get away with a crime. This is not a good thing.
We have an ongoing murder investigation here. Some may have heard of it as it made national news a couple weeks ago.
A UVM (University of Vermont) student was walking home from the bars and vanished. No one had heard from her since. A man came forward and admitted that he had loaned her his cell phone because her battery had gone dead, but that he left her walking up Main Street. A little over a week ago, hikers found her body at Huntington Gorge (a great place for swimmers, but also deadly because undertows can pin a body for months. I’m sure that’s what the killer was thinking. That man that loaned her his phone is now the prime suspect. He has a history of using Ether to sedate women for sex. He has been arrested on outstanding child rape charges. His ex-wives and girlfriends have come forth and said he is a sadistic man. His jeans also contained blood splatters that match the victim’s DNA. This is all that has been publicized so far.
The investigation is on going, but a few things still have me wondering… I’ve seen this guys picture and no way would I have found him remotely safe. He’s creepy looking. I supposed she’d been drinking, and that can alter your view. Makes you think though!
Another thing is if he is tied in to a few other area disappearances. He’s lived here for a long time, and travels all over the state, so he could well have had the opportunity.
I guess police are thinking along those lines. The entire case has been kept hush hush. I just hope they don’t blow it and that this man stays behind bars for life!
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