Re: Text of Live Chat with ABC's John Miller
Two of John Miller's answers to questions in the "Live Chat" seem to bring up information we had not previously discussed.
First---> "according to police, she was killed at the place she was found" We don't know what evidence they have to make this determination but it rules out the idea of the "murder in the car" & the "murder in the apartment" theories that were suggested at various times on this thread.
<<Jeff M. at 2:11pm ET
New Haven is well known for its high crime rate. Why have the police apparently ruled out random violence?
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John Miller at 2:12pm ET
A study of the case, done by FBI profilers, as well as the analysis by Dr. Lee, combined with the experience of homicide investigators, indicated that it was a frenzy killing - an act of rage. Sudden and swift, 17 stab wounds, and no apparrant attempt to rob the victim. She was killed at the place where she was found, according to police, not murdered elsewhere, for instance a friend's home, and dumped later. >>
Second, YALE is the one who "leaked" that Jim was a suspect and not the police. It doesn't get us any closer to solving the crime but it does help explain why none of the other suspects in the "pool" were ever named BY THE POLICE.
<<Joseph at 2:23pm ET
This case illustrates that the NH police do not need hard evidence to publicly name anyone as a suspect in a crime. Is there any protection in the system to prevent the police from releasing names of suspects when there is a lack of evidence to support their claim? Is there legal recourse by the innocent citizens who fall victim to these police tactics?
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John Miller at 2:25pm ET
It was very interesting how Jim Van de Velde came to be named pubicly as a suspect in this case. He was actually named by Yale. The university issued a statement explaining why they had suspended him from teaching that indicated New Haven police had told the university that Jim was "among a pool of suspects" being looked at in the Jovin murder. Police were forced, after that, to either confirm Yale's statement, or deny it. It is very rare in a murder case for police to pubicly name a suspect before bringing a formal charge, unless the suspect is a fugitive. With Yale taking the lead, in this case, it looked like the cart pulling the horse.>> |
