"The best lead in the last 40 years"
Aug 11, 2016 19:46:33 GMT
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Post by drdoogie on Aug 11, 2016 19:46:33 GMT
Aug 11, 2016 17:18:03 GMT @cloudofwitnesses said:
The lead is still moving forward. DNA has recently been collected which MAY lead to a match or, more likely, a familial match.
The afore-mentioned interview with Shelby was deferred because of some new developments that made it less important to go public. I probably spoke "out of turn" on that subject and apologise for any disappointment that caused.
This lead involves a victim of a similar early-1970s attack where, most importantly, the perp wore no mask. The details of the attack have caused us to focus on a very narrow geographic location with a very narrow description of the perp. As a result, we have been able to identify a handful of pois that fit all of the criteria. The victim and two other likely witnesses to EAR have all picked similar looking members of one family out of a lineup. And the resemblance of these pois to the Billy Mumy composite is jaw dropping.
Shelby is working closely with one of the agencies involved in the big press conference so they are aware of this info. We shall see if the dna collected leads us to the perp.
But before anyone gets too excited, remember that this is all built upon the premise that the perp in the earlier attack is the same guy who became EAR. Michelle and Shelby (along with others including myself) all believe strongly in that possibility, but it is still just a possibility - it may be 100% wrong and then this "lead" is useless for our purposes. There have been many "gotta be him" pois developed by many (including myself) who turned into duds. I believe that we are on the right path, but I have been fooled before.