Post by pakman on Feb 7, 2015 18:30:00 GMT -5
Of course, everybody on this forum loves AMW and everything about the show. And as fans of the show, all we wanted was the best for the program and for it to do whatever it took to catch these fugitives.
With that said, AMW clearly had several missed opportunities over the years in regards to some of the stories it aired. What are some opportunities the show could (and should) have taken advantage of, yet never did for some reason?
Robert Fisher's Enhanced Photos - This is something we've all talked to death about on this forum, but it's something that frustrates me so much. Why did AMW never air the enhanced photos of Robert Fisher that showed him with a beard and without hair? I'm not saying it would have led to his capture, but it just felt like the show was going out of its way to not air them. Even more bizarre? I distinctly remember those photos appearing the SAME NIGHT as AMW's 2003 FBI Ten Most Wanted edition.
Jose Perez's Sons - In 2006, AMW first profiled the case of Jose Perez, a man wanted out of Florida for raping his own daughter. When he went on the run, he took his two sons with him. His daughter said he brainwashed her brothers into thinking that she had led her father on and was responsible for the abuse. Why did AMW never air the photos - or even say the names - of her brothers? I get that they weren't wanted for any crime, but that hasn't stopped AMW in the past from airing photos of people who may be traveling with someone else (Pat Beeson, Jessie Beeson's wife, was broadcast, as well as Bruce Sawhill's wife. Neither one of them are facing criminal charges). Especially since one of the clues was that the brothers were probably entering surfing competitions. I feel like someone in the surfing community could have recognized one of them and led to Perez's capture.
Michael Alfonso's Capture Report - AMW seemed to be confused as to whether Michael Alfonso was a direct capture or not, but regardless, I'm wondering why they never aired his capture report. Alfonso famously said that people profiled on AMW that got caught were stupid. That's pretty much begging for a capture report! Heck, John Walsh even said on several episodes that when Alfonso was caught, the show would air his capture. They've mentioned indirect FBI Top Ten captures before (Richard Goldberg's capture was profiled) so why not Alfonso?
Stephanie Senac's Death - Not much of a "missed opportunity," but more like "why didn't they mention it?" As we all know, Stephanie Senac, one of the victims of the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre, died from her injuries back in 1999. AMW aired the bowling alley case twice following her death (once in 2004 and once in 2010) and yet neither time did John Walsh mention that she had since died. Was there a reason for that? There's no way the show couldn't have known that, especially during the 2010 update on the case, since they completely redid the profile for that one (it even featured the first interview with Melissa, the 12-year-old who was shot in the head during the robbery).
Can anyone think of any other missed opportunities from AMW?
With that said, AMW clearly had several missed opportunities over the years in regards to some of the stories it aired. What are some opportunities the show could (and should) have taken advantage of, yet never did for some reason?
Robert Fisher's Enhanced Photos - This is something we've all talked to death about on this forum, but it's something that frustrates me so much. Why did AMW never air the enhanced photos of Robert Fisher that showed him with a beard and without hair? I'm not saying it would have led to his capture, but it just felt like the show was going out of its way to not air them. Even more bizarre? I distinctly remember those photos appearing the SAME NIGHT as AMW's 2003 FBI Ten Most Wanted edition.
Jose Perez's Sons - In 2006, AMW first profiled the case of Jose Perez, a man wanted out of Florida for raping his own daughter. When he went on the run, he took his two sons with him. His daughter said he brainwashed her brothers into thinking that she had led her father on and was responsible for the abuse. Why did AMW never air the photos - or even say the names - of her brothers? I get that they weren't wanted for any crime, but that hasn't stopped AMW in the past from airing photos of people who may be traveling with someone else (Pat Beeson, Jessie Beeson's wife, was broadcast, as well as Bruce Sawhill's wife. Neither one of them are facing criminal charges). Especially since one of the clues was that the brothers were probably entering surfing competitions. I feel like someone in the surfing community could have recognized one of them and led to Perez's capture.
Michael Alfonso's Capture Report - AMW seemed to be confused as to whether Michael Alfonso was a direct capture or not, but regardless, I'm wondering why they never aired his capture report. Alfonso famously said that people profiled on AMW that got caught were stupid. That's pretty much begging for a capture report! Heck, John Walsh even said on several episodes that when Alfonso was caught, the show would air his capture. They've mentioned indirect FBI Top Ten captures before (Richard Goldberg's capture was profiled) so why not Alfonso?
Stephanie Senac's Death - Not much of a "missed opportunity," but more like "why didn't they mention it?" As we all know, Stephanie Senac, one of the victims of the Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre, died from her injuries back in 1999. AMW aired the bowling alley case twice following her death (once in 2004 and once in 2010) and yet neither time did John Walsh mention that she had since died. Was there a reason for that? There's no way the show couldn't have known that, especially during the 2010 update on the case, since they completely redid the profile for that one (it even featured the first interview with Melissa, the 12-year-old who was shot in the head during the robbery).
Can anyone think of any other missed opportunities from AMW?
