Post by HeadMarshal on Dec 29, 2014 13:41:31 GMT -5
There are numerous types of communities, from forums to facebook groups that all focus on publicizing different crime cases in hopes that new information can be discovered, and just maybe, the case can be solved. However, most of the common discussion on cases revolves around missing people and unsolved murders. While that's not bad on it's own, as I've mentioned numerous times, this is one of the few, if not the only fan community that has a major focus on fugitives. Why is that? Despite there being so many fans of John Walsh that even watch The Hunt now, it seems like they pretty much only suggest missing people and unsolved murder cases, many dating back several decades.
I have some theories on this.
1: There's less to investigate in regards to fugitive cases. Usually what happens when discussing fugitive cases, is all we need to determine is where the fugitive is and what they may be doing today. Some crime sleuths may find that to be boring, although learning about the stories of wanted fugitives and their victims should suffice as being captivating (especially if you're reading about Robert Fisher or Alexis Flores for example).
2: There's less discussion of these cases in the media. If the media mainly focuses on missing people or unsolved crimes, then the majority of crime sleuths will naturally focus more on those cases as well. When national or local news networks mention say their top cold cases to solve, it's very rare to see a fugitive case being mentioned amongst them.
3: The fugitive is not necessarily guilty. I have to wonder if some people think this way. Law Enforcement investigations cannot be perfect, and all fugitives do deserve a fair and unbiased trial after their apprehension. But there may be some crime sleuths who mainly only trust DNA evidence and hate the issues around eyewitness testimony, since there are numerous fugitives wanted for violent crimes who are charged based upon eyewitness testimony.
Thoughts regarding this?
I have some theories on this.
1: There's less to investigate in regards to fugitive cases. Usually what happens when discussing fugitive cases, is all we need to determine is where the fugitive is and what they may be doing today. Some crime sleuths may find that to be boring, although learning about the stories of wanted fugitives and their victims should suffice as being captivating (especially if you're reading about Robert Fisher or Alexis Flores for example).
2: There's less discussion of these cases in the media. If the media mainly focuses on missing people or unsolved crimes, then the majority of crime sleuths will naturally focus more on those cases as well. When national or local news networks mention say their top cold cases to solve, it's very rare to see a fugitive case being mentioned amongst them.
3: The fugitive is not necessarily guilty. I have to wonder if some people think this way. Law Enforcement investigations cannot be perfect, and all fugitives do deserve a fair and unbiased trial after their apprehension. But there may be some crime sleuths who mainly only trust DNA evidence and hate the issues around eyewitness testimony, since there are numerous fugitives wanted for violent crimes who are charged based upon eyewitness testimony.
Thoughts regarding this?
