I know that a lot of you thought I was defending JM these past few days -- but I was really just looking at the process. Now that CPD has laid these charges, I feel very confident that they have enough evidence to link JM to HG. There is no way that they would charge him with this felony otherwise. Not in this day and age, especially. I believe that Longo -- while a bit over the top for me in the theatrics dept -- is one of the smartest police chiefs I have seen on this type of a case. He knew what he was doing (even if it was making some of us cringe at times) and I am sure that he was probably guided by the FBI every step of the way. There was a prominent local criminal defense atty on the radio here today and he said that, albeit unorthodox, that he felt that the CPD was doing everything they could while staying within the law while feeling like their hands were tied in many ways by political correctness, etc.
Now that they charges have been laid and the Commonwealth's Attorney and the Magistrate has given them the green light to proceed -- my tune will be a whole lot different from what it was before, as I believe that they have enough evidence to make it stick. I remember Longo saying early on that they weren't going to make a charge until they had enough to convict and I believe this man (Longo, not JM). I just needed to be sure that they had evidence over what appeared to be emotion.
Now I say...full steam ahead. Catch him, try him, and if there is enough evidence to convict him, lock him up and throw away the key so that he can never, ever, hurt one more young woman.
