MistyWaters
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2017
- Messages
- 12,003
- Reaction score
- 67,224
I certainly hope they don't mess up the police investigation by leaking more information.
I think they need to demonstrate that they're genuinely interested in justice, not just public relations. Unfortunately, while it wasn't deliberate, they've increased the public tendency to believe in corruption and conspiracies, and that's really not a wise move for anyone who wants to enjoy their wealth in peace. For example, the uncertainty may be affecting Apotex's business and profitability.
The media report that became the basis of allegations of corruption and conspiracy theories was never attributed to anyone other than a anonymous source. Neither Greenspan nor his team nor TPS have either confirmed or denied the information below, or that which insinuated it was only the PI team’s autopsy that identified double homicide. For that reason alone, I think the press conference is warranted to clear the air. In my opinion far to much information in this case has been anonymously leaked and that also becomes a hindrance to the investigation.
“But Saturday, all manner of lurid details about the couple’s deaths — that their wrists had been bound; that they were wearing winter coats that would have immobilized their arms; that they may have died a day or two before the discovery of the bodies; that Mrs. Sherman struggled with her killer or killers and was found lying in a pool of her own blood, and that it all looked like the work of professional killers or like a “contract killing” — were splashed all over the Star and the CBC website.
“They were murdered” read the unequivocal front-page headline in the Star.
“Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered by multiple killers, private investigators believe: source” said the CBC’s version.
Again, the information was unattributed, sources described this way by the Star, “People providing information for this story are not identified as they were not authorized to discuss the case,” and at the CBC simply as “a source with direct knowledge of the parallel probe…”
But later Saturday, Greenspan spoke to the Toronto Sun about the already published stories. He said he was surprised by the reports, that he “highly” doubted the leaks had come from anyone on his team (but that if the leaks had come from someone on the team that person would be let go), and said that any “observations” made by the team “would be first shared with the Toronto police. We are not here to interfere with police but to support them.”
Christie Blatchford: Private investigators in Sherman case share police penchant for leaks