LEO/Detectives/PI's

[captorquewrench]

I know this board hosts quite a few so I wanted to ask about this here (it's not like it's good Facebook fare). Some of you know I've had nagging suspicions about my long-deceased father for years.

Would any of you who have had some experience working cold cases--in particular murder, with or without sexual assault also involved--please respond...

Maybe I shouldn't go looking for things, but on my old hometown's police website I saw a cold case that just gave me a sick sinking feeling and I think he may have been involved.
This is the case:
http://www.ci.pasadena.tx.us/default.aspx?name=pol.cc_kelly

The body was found in a wooded area between his place of employment and our then-home, she was bound and strangulated.

Around this time was when my dad's form of abuse started to include binding us, and more than once he had almost strangled my sister to death, bad enough to leave the whites of her eyes red with bruises on her neck and she'd lose her voice for days.

This girl from this cold murder case looks kind of like my sister did, but with different hair.

None of the other cases I've read about made my shackles go up like this one did when I read it. I got this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach and got a chill reading it--but is that enough for me to go forward with? Or am I being ridiculous? My mom and my brother think so when I tell them I think he killed people. he used to talk to me about how easy it was to kill people and any one of us could just be done away with just like that. I don't think he was doing it just to scare me either. i think he said it because he knew it firsthand. My gut feeling, or instincts, have usually been accurate.

I would like an outside opinion about whether I should contact the cold case detective about this or quit "letting my imagination run wild"

 

[thndrchiken]

CTW, without knowing your history, if this is hitting as close to home as you say then I would suggest contacting the detective quietly, i.e. don't let your family know unless you know that they will support you in this. While I am not a leo, pi or such if for no other reason you may be able to help provide some level of closure for the family of the victim. If nothing else you will have your own piece of mind.

 

[27145]

I would give them a call. Your first instinct is that he may have been involved. That sounds like a red flag to me. Call them, talk to them and they will take it from there. It may put your mind at ease, whatever the outcome. Sorry for your pain.

 

[Marshwheeling]

Trust your gut.

 

[Class III]

CTW, all I can say is, IF YOU FEEL IT, ACT ON IT!!! What I thought "odd" about a "friend" ended up being proven as fact and put to rest a cold case of murder from 1984. My only regret is not notifying the police of my suspitions sooner. CALL THE INVESTIGATORS, NOW!!! What you know and what they know may prove or disprove the innocence of the subject of your suspicions.

Class III

 

[xray97]

I'm sure the investigators will be very interested in talking to you. Your observations sound valid to me and worthy of consideration. I commend you for the strength to revisit painful parts of your past. You've obviously done well for yourself, congratulations.

 

[Magnumdood]

Founded Suspicions

Just reading your account raised a BIG red flag to me. The whites of your sister's eyes were red from petechial hemorrhaging; it occurs when someone is strangled, or otherwise denied air/oxygen. The tiny capillaries in the whites of the eyes burst from the increased pressure in the head. It sounds like he just about killed your sister. If I were the detective (I grew up in that area of Texas) on the case of that murdered girl, and I knew about your dad's proclivity to strangle and bind, he would be suspect #1, and any close friends he ran with.

Call the detective(s) yesterday!!

 

[oldman45]

I would call and ask for a meeting with the person handling the case. There will be a lot of things that were not made public but only the killer or someone close to them would know.

Once you get the facts on the table in front of the detective and you see the total file, it may change your mind.

I wish you the best. This type burden would not be easy to live with.

 

[Indiana George]

Whatever the outcome, I wish you peace, CTW.

 

[sureshotbob]

Whatever the outcome, I wish you peace, CTW.

Add me to the list go with your gut feeling !!!!! best wishes on what ever you do!!!

 

[Onomea]

I agree, too, that you should contact the detective handling the case. I, too,wish you peace. God bless.

 

[jbull380]

All I can say is as a detective I generally welcome all information that is offered when investigating most cases.

 

[jlrhiner]

DO it. You yourself will never be at peace with this until you know. You already know the answer, deep down inside.

If there is anything I can do to help,(old retired guy with LOTS of time on his hands), just ask.

Be brave, my friend.

 

[18DAI]

I agree with the suggestions to quietly contact the primary detective on the case.

If your not comfortable with that, see if there is a tip line in your jurisdiction. You could phone in details without revealing your identity.

I'd also suggest you contact the victim witness assistant in your local DA's office. It seems like you may need some assistance with what you suffered. Victim/witness folks are very good at giving that assistance.

Good luck to you. Regards 18DAI.

 

[oldman45]

Please keep in mind that it is easy to close as case since it can be said that the perp is now deceased. It would not be fair to families of the deceased or the victim if the deceased is not the criminal.

 

[feralmerril]

Your suspicion will nag at you forever untill you bring things to a close. Good luck!

 

[sheriffoconee]

As the CLEO of an agency that just got a tip on a 1970 murder of a 14 year old girl, I can assure you that calling the investigators IS NOT a waste of their time, or yours....let them work the lead til it's logical conclusion, whatever that may turn out to be....and I hope that you find peace and strength in doing so...God Bless you

 

[kenpofan]

I'd reccomend a low key call as well.
As others have stated : I wish you peace. God bless.

 

[kshock]

If I was the detective working the case, I would want to talk to you. You would be amazed if you knew how often little pieces of information often lead to big things. Good luck.

 

[Lt JL]

call. it won't make you feel worse, it may make you feel better. The detective will take what you have to say.seriously