Active, my ass

The Michigan State Police refuse comment on this 47-year-old serial homicide claiming “open” or “active” investigation. Law enforcement comments on actual open, active investigations all the time. Even in cold cases. Especially in cold cases.

Try to find a substantive, non-circular comment or request for help from the public made by the MSP since 2007. Reference or quote in comments below.

For an eye-opening comparison, watch Still Missing Morgan on Hulu. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11595808/. The series covers the 1995 abduction of 6-year-old Morgan Nick from a little league game in Alma, Arkansas, as well as the resolution of the 1989 abduction and murder of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling in St. Joseph, Minnesota.

A documentary crew with exclusive access follows the new leadership with the cold case team devoted to Morgan’s case. Watch how the lead detective actually meets with family members (even extended family members) and allows the documentary team to film him. Both Morgan and Jacob’s families were, at least at this juncture, treated with compassion and respect.

Obviously not everything went right in the early days and years of the two cold cases profiled in this series, but law enforcement didn’t hide from the past or shut the families out. It is a powerful contrast to the 47-YEAR-OLD OCCK case.

Silence intensifies suspicion. This is continued OBSTRUCTION. They apparently believe that their failure to solve or clear this case protects them from discussing anything whatsoever about the cases. They use this ploy to avoid the press and evade the families. They use this circular argument to thwart FOIA requests or use the request to charge for an expensive fishing expedition before responding “sorry, can’t find it.”

The governor, AG and OCP won’t prod this strange agency. The FBI and the OC Sheriff “defer” to this agency. Maybe your state police should stick to the highways and officer-involved crimes. The thought of this agency having a serial abduction/homicide case of four children should make your blood run cold. Michigan is shameless.