4/18/2011
Reporter asks where investigation is headed on Day 5.
Gwyn:
Well, we have over 250 leads, um, that were looking at. Uh, we also have a good bit of evidence thats being analyzed at the TBI crime lab right now, and weve also engaged the community, uh, and asked for their support and their help. Uh, so I think were on the right track. Uh, its just gonna take for something to come in, uh, and really take us to the next level in the investigation.
Reporter asks about conflicting reports that she was dragged to woods or walked to woods.
Gwyn:
Well, we dont believe that Holly was dragged into the woods, we, we think based on, uh, her brother, who is the only witness, that she walked into the woods. Uh, as far as the suspects, uh, we have not eliminated anyone, um, from this investigation. Uh, obviously there are people that are, that we feel are witnesses, and weve treated as such, uh, but we have not eliminated anyone, and thats why we ask the community to really look amongst themselves.
Uh, this is a very rural area, a very wooded area, and someone would have had to known how to navigate around the area. Uh, either a hunter or a resident or something of that nature in order to be able to, uh, in order to enter and exit, uh, like they did.Reporter asks if that means that brother and bf are still suspects:
Gwyn:
There is nobody been ruled out of this investigation. We have not, uh, got tunnel vision, uh, and, and, ruled anybody out. Uh, everybody, at this point, based on the su-, evidence that we have, based on the leads that we have, could potentially be a subject.
Reporter asks if varying eyewitness testimonies affect the chances of finding Holly:
Gwyn:
Well, you know, obviously, we would like to have, um, uh, s-, all of your witnesses and eyewitnesses give you the same story, in a perfect world. But that rarely happens, so, basically what you have to do is take all your evidence, collect it, analyze it, and youve got to take the evidence, where, uh, youve got to take the investigation where the evidence is going to lead you.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/...n=Feed:+CBSNewsVideo+(News+Video:+CBSNews.com)
And this is why I say beware the sound bite. And I would like to add, even here, where the media has reported his statement as "everyone could be a suspect," that is not even the word that he used. He used the word "subject"...not a lot of difference, but it does make me wonder if maybe our reliable mass media doesn't sometimes hear what they want to hear.
