I haven’t heard about that one. But it reminds me of all those people who died in Dominica, allegedly from toxic liquor. The FBI said (in 2019) that it wasn’t caused by liquor but deaths in 2021 were considered to be the result of bad liquor.
True.
The confession wasn’t admitted as evidence, if I recall correctly, because of how it was obtained (with a hidden camera). Plus, indeed, the body has never been found. Dutch government hasn’t been able to convict him.
Lucky for us, he’s unfortunately such a psychopath he apparently thought he could get away with it a second time. So far he hasn’t managed to escape, and he’ll be in for another decade or so.
Police in North Port, Florida, were surveilling Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé, as best as they could legally before he vanished, police spokesperson Josh Taylor told CNN’s Randi Kaye on Thursday.
Reminiscent of the US Marshals keeping tabs on Lt. Col. Markinson in A Few Good Men.
“You really gotta hand it to those Federal Marshals… boy, it’s not like he hanged himself by his shoelaces or slashed his wrists with a concealed butter knife. This guy got into full dress uniform, stood in the middle of that room, drew a nickel-plated pistol from his holster, and fired a bullet into his mouth.”
I haven’t seen a case this high profile since Casey Anthony. Protestors were outside her parent’s Florida home for quite awhile. It took several months to find Caylee (a 2 year old) in 2008. Casey’s trial in 2011 was heavily covered.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see this raised as an argument in favour of increased police surveillance powers. I would rather raise it as an argument in favour of more competent policing. It exists, but it’s expensive. If Laundrie had been considered a sufficient priority to warrant competent surveillance, he’d be in custody today.