Posted on 01/31/2012 9:36:55 PM PST by nickcarraway
The arrest of a man in connection with a murder that happened nearly 20 years ago has reignited calls for the police cold case unit to be reopened.
Stephen Roy Standage was arrested over the 1993 murder of Ronald Frederick Jarvis after an investigation into the commercial fisherman's death by Tasmania Police's Cold Case Unit.
The unit was disbanded a month ago because of state budget cuts.
The families of murder victims are now urging the State Government to reopen it.
Paul Barker's brother Shane was shot at close range in his Campbell Town home in August 2009.
Mr Barker says his family fears the crime will never be solved.
"It's an absolute kick in the guts," he said.
"There's no backstop, no wicket keeper to catch this person."
The Police Minister David O'Byrne said savings had to be found to meet budget targets and district CIBs would now work on cold cases.
Personally, as a boy from Texas.... that spent time overseas. I think this person has a sticky wicket.
Perhaps a quote from some crazy sumbitch that wants BLOOD! for his dead family would work better as an advert ploy.
But this is weak tea.
Do something like that around a camp-fire and you'll get strong tea. Filtered. Through kidneys.
/johnny
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