Last night Fox2 Detroit aired a special about the unsolved OCCK case at the 50-year mark.
I thought the reporter, Jessica Dupnak, did a good job. Reporters are always at the mercy of who will appear on camera in this case, especially given all of the fuckery that has gone on over the years, the complete lack of transparency by the state police in this 50-year-old travesty, and monetization of involvement over the years by others which limits their involvement in these types of projects. So, I get it.
One of my brothers and I had originally agreed in December to go on camera for this special, but later reneged. More on that in a subsequent post.
Just a few points.
Ted Lamborgine, MDOC Prisoner Number 643240, is still very much alive and chilling at age 85 in the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, Michigan.
Convicted pedophile Arch Sloan‘s hair and DNA were not found in his rape mobile, as prior OCP Jessica Cooper announced to the world and to him at a press conference. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2012/07/20/legal-expert-weighs-in-on-latest-break-in-oakland-county-child-killer-case/. “Cooper said a hair found in a red 1966 Pontiac Bonneville owned by Archibald Edward Sloan has the same mitochondrial DNA profile as hair found on victims Mark Stebbins and Timothy King. Authorities said the hair samples found in Sloan’s car aren’t from the boys or from Sloan. Cooper said investigators are seeking tips about Sloan’s associates from the 1970s.”
That was 14 years ago. Both Lamborgine and Sloan turned down sweet deals in favor of rotting in prison rather than speaking honestly about the OCCK crimes.
I totally commend and am grateful to N. Fox Island survivor Bill Johnson for going on camera and explaining how incredibly heinous the crimes of Frank Shelden, Gerald Richards and Dyer Grossman were. I’m glad he didn’t find Richards, but I would have gladly joined him in the hunt for him and his “associates.” Let’s just say I understand the impulse.
The “collaborative effort” between the MSP and the OCSD is very, very recent. Like two weeks old. Don’t be fooled. More to say on that in a subsequent post.
Lt. Michael Shaw, spokesperson for the MSP with his brief written statement shown in this special, is full of shit. Every short sentence contained half-truths at best. This teflon agency must account for their handling of the OCCK case. They got handed a shit sandwich by Prosecutor L. Brooks Patterson, but two things can be true at once. A prosecutor can be corrupt and an investigating agency can suck at what they do. They hide behind antiquated and illegitimate “policies” keeping the public in the dark about what they do/don’t do. It makes the corruption stink move on to them.
Don’t be fooled, people.