[eno_]

Just about everything in your post.

Then I suppose you could find that magic "witness?"

Or the magic phone line he called on where no records of the call exist?

Or the magically malfunctioning recording system?

Or the magically tragically overworked dispatcher who noted the call but did not call back or otherwise confirm the caller's identity?

There's some powerful magic going on here. Important case. Terribly bad luck with the witness. No wonder cops feel so put upon.

[cinFLA]

Please post a link to your claims.