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Did Task Force Do Its Job?
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Discussion Started: 05-27-2003, 2:14 PM
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Do you think the task force did the best job it could with the information it had? Why or why not?
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pengwen
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11-13-2003, 9:12 PM
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They let their arrogance get in the way of solving the initial crime(s) when other 'experts' were willing to help free of charge! The families of those that died after this information was known deserve to be outraged and more....
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wcompton12
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08-21-2003, 9:37 AM
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I would not even begin to second guess highly trained professionals, if I thought I could do a better job, then I'm in the wrong racket. I am intelligent enough to know however, that serial killers don't have a habit of just walking into the police station and giving themselves up, and in most cases it takes a lot longer to get them under wraps, then it did the officials handling this one. I say let the professionals do their jobs, if you think you can do better, join the police force do your public duty, don't critize them, making their job all the harder. KUDOS, guys, I say job well done, suspect in custody, no more killings.
Mr. Compton
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NormansHed
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07-31-2003, 9:29 PM
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NO, NO, A thousand times NO! From Governor Failure Foster on down, this made the Keystone Cops look like competent professionals.
My head is like a hot air baloon. I am so full of myslef and "other" things.
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JoJo82
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05-30-2003, 2:10 PM
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I am a junior at LSU and have followed the Baton Rouge serial killer case very closely since May 2002. I share many of the same features as the victims - petite, dark hair, dark eyes, LSU student - and lived with the threat of that animal for a year. I understand that the Task Force had very little to go on when investigating this case. But the mistakes/"bad calls" - the very PUBLIC ones - that were made angered me. Turning away outside help because they were afraid of movie and book deals, not using the descriptions of a suspicious character given by neighbors of Charlotte Murray Pace, and above all, relying too heavily on the FBI profile are all things that seem to have been detrimental to the case. I am also a bit disgusted by their press conference on Wednesday. They did little more than pat themselves on the back. They made no mention of Richard Ieyoub's investigators who actually collected the DNA sample from Derrick Todd Lee. I do, however, think the Task Force did a good job of raising awareness in the community. They were constantly distributing fliers and setting up booths around the LSU campus to collect any tips, etc. Unfortunately, the most circulated flier was of the "Person of Interest" sketch, which proved to be way off the mark. With all that said, I do still thank the Task Force and all involved for their work and effort in the case, but wish they had utilized more resources available to them. I feel so much for the friends and families of the victims and especially respect Pam Kinamore's mother Lynne Marino for fighting as hard as she has and continues to so that there is justice for all. These aren't just stories, they are lives - lives that were taken away in a horrendous and seemingly unforgivable fashion. We should never forget them.
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spudwrench
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05-30-2003, 1:38 PM
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No! One of the first clues in any crime is the "mo" and criminals that have or have been suspected of committing similar offenses MUST be considered; for the task force to have taken so long to acknowledge this guy is awful. I don't care what the average time in serial cases is, this guy was right there in front of them and any whitewashing of that fact is pure politics. People died because of bureaucratic egos.
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nrobkeene
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05-30-2003, 7:29 AM
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To whom this concerns:
I was a friend and former co-worker of Randi Mebruer prior to her death in 1998, however I am no longer living in Louisiana. My father was also a LA state senator during that time and I became involved in a group of people, "Friends of Randi", who were trying to increase public and political attention to her case.
I think it needs to be recognized that several people went to great lengths to attempt to get assistance from politicians, BR police, State police, federal agencies... ANYBODY to assist the Zachary PD with Randi's case, as it was VERY CLEAR that they were in over their heads.
We even had Senate President Randy Ewing personally ask Gov. Foster to pay attention to her case because it seemed very suspicious that there was a serial killer in Zachary at that time. Our requests went unanswered and the other police departments had no interest in helping, as there was an apparent turf war between several agencies.
I think it is disgusting that apathy, pride, and political machoism got in the way of possibly stopping a serial killer in his tracks five years ago. I also think that the people who overlooked the obvious in 1998 should be horrified with what has happened since that time.
Sincerely,
Nicole Keene
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wetwillie
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05-29-2003, 6:35 PM
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yes i think they did a good job , i feel for pam's mom but i think she is looking for a spotlight i say get out of the way and let the law do their job . the media needs to quit giving her air time thank you willie
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deniselm
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05-29-2003, 9:42 AM
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I think it did. I think the delays were partly because they were making extra sure the connecting evidence could not be dissallowed in court due to a slick defense attorney. My ex husband dissappeared May 3, 1999 when he left New Orleans enroute to Amite. The Amite police dept. took on the case and have done NOTHING worthwhile in trying to investigate his dissappearance. I have e-mailed newspapers, David Vitter and others but have not been able to get anyone interested enough to look for him or find out what happened to him. Or even get an explanation from the Amite Police Dept as to why they dropped the ball on this case. He may not be famous, or even a particularly stellar citizen. But he is my child's father and I think he has the right for someone to look for him. I wonder if the serial killer only killed women?! I wonder if the investigation hints towards that trend. I just wish someone, ANYONE would look into his dissappearance.
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Brsucks
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05-28-2003, 8:55 PM
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I totally agree with you, and I am white. But I do disagree to the fact that whites only commit 90% of the crimes. Afterall, everytime you turn on the news a majority is black. (don't mean to sound rascist)But I truly agree w/ you!
John B.
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rumaj
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05-28-2003, 7:10 PM
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Perhaps this case could have been solved sooner, had the task force accepted outside help. I remember one quote that was made by the taskforce spokesperson, Mary.
She said "we really don't know what we're doing, we're learning as we go along."
That really makes me wonder how many lives could have been saved. Plus, now know Derrick Lee's backround, criminal history, he didn't serve his full sentence, just adds to the anger and sadness for these slain women.
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