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Like in the Scott Peterson abomination going on here. On day one the cops decided he did it and were offering him a "deal" to not go for the death penalty if he confessed. And they then ignored:Policemen usually do a good job investigating until they form a theory of the case. At that point their mind is usually made up and all the facts in the world contrary to their theory will accomplish nothing.
* Five witnesses who saw Laci walking the dog while Scott was out on his boat, supposedly dumping the body. (Well, I shouldn't really say, "ignored"--they had them hypnotized by an "unqualified hypnotist" so that their testimony is now inadmissable.)
* They made a detailed survey of that area of the bay with high-resolution sonar, and found no body.
* Months later, a full-term baby (she was only 7-1/2 months along when she went missing) and Laci's body showed up right where the sonar survey had come up empty. (Now, there's no way that somebody outside the PD could have known that that's right where they expected the body, could they?)
* And now it's discovered that the police had interviewed an ex-cop who saw two men forcing her into a van, just has the defense has been contending all along. And all along they've hidden this information from the defense.
However, I do think that the best policy is to remain silent. To quote, as best as I remember, from the columnist Mike Royko,
"They like houses that 'make a statement.' I hate things that 'make statements.' I used to write for the murder beat. The chief would say, 'The suspect is making a statement,' with a big smile on his face. Hanging usually resulted."