>>So after 200 replies, we STILL don’t know if the victims were mutilated. We have allegations both ways, and no autopsy reports. Which in itself is suspicious.<<
If the AP and the Washington Times are correct the autopsy is not back but both the U.S. attorney and the defense attorney had enough information to file briefs saying that the blogs were wrong about the mutilation - the US Attorney argued the media coverage did not merit moving the trial.
Defense attorney of course wanted it moved and he wants prior restraint placed on the internet - that might finally make this into a big story — for the wrong reason.
I mainly just hope the killers get the fullest possible justice and that any errors in the blog stories don’t have a wider impact.
And it there was sexual mutilation and they’ve been covering up then I hope the murderers get a little extra juice in the chair and anybody who covered it up gets some legal payback too.
But right now the solid evidence suggests cutting off of penises or breast just a deadly seriously double homicide with rape. Sadly not that unusual for the 17th most desirable city in America that would be ranked higher if they were not 75th in crime.
I’d worried about the media surpassing the story if there had not been 45 local front section stories on it....
All in all, a shitty situation and the best we can hope for is an orderly trial and execution..
The story perhaps should have gone national.
But prior restraint of the internet over the content of a court case? Far more important.
(Sorry, but I wanted to make that point, "for the record")