Does Anyone Else Think The Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case Is Hinky?
Kidnapping for ransom went out of style with the Lindbergh Baby, but even that case was hinky . [T]he famous father took personal charge of many aspects of the investigation. He isolated household staff who may have had knowledge of his son’s medical condition from questioning by authorities including J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Also, following a cursory autopsy, he ordered the body cremated and the ashes scattered. And of course, it was a media sensation. Fast forward to the JonBenét Ramsey case , which involved a hinky ransom note, even though the child was later found strangled in the family home. It was also a media sensation, especially due to JonBenét's participation in child beauty pageants. But there are very few parallels in the real world. YouTuber crminal lawyer Bruce Rivers says on his channel, "I've been practicing law for almost thirty years. I've never once seen a kidnapping-ransom case." In other words, all the cases we see seem to...