Grand juries can be empaneled for years or they can be released and a new one empaneled later when more evidence comes up. It’s a way to investigate to lead to an indictment. Usually you hear about it after someone is arrested and the prosecutor quickly goes to a grand jury and gets an indictment. But in complicated cases they can be an investigative tool. I guess I was just surprised they were using one- maybe because the case is so high profile they want all the procedural protections to ensure they will not be questioned later about jumping the gun.
I hope that things don't take years but it looks like it will take a while unless they find Evelyn or get a confession. I am sure that LE had enough of this family before this happened.Grand juries can be empaneled for years or they can be released and a new one empaneled later when more evidence comes up. It’s a way to investigate to lead to an indictment. Usually you hear about it after someone is arrested and the prosecutor quickly goes to a grand jury and gets an indictment. But in complicated cases they can be an investigative tool. I guess I was just surprised they were using one- maybe because the case is so high profile they want all the procedural protections to ensure they will not be questioned later about jumping the gun.