LAST EDITED ON Feb-08-04 AT 09:45 AM (EST)
 
differently, she might have gotten away with it. But it stands on its own:

"Yet, there has never been any evidence to link an intruder to her brutal murder."

She starts out saying "detectives" as a vague general term, when she should have said Steve Thomas, because based on his book, that's what he thinks. Lou Smit is a retired detective, hired by the DA's office under contract---who said there is intruder evidence. That makes the statement libeous, IMO.

Carol is not some newscaster that has never been to Boulder...or someone that never talked to everyone she could about the crime (on both sides). She was even allowed to sit and interview the Ramseys. She had knowledge that there was intruder evidence---she should have said some on the BPD couldn't or wouldn't link it to an intruder....maybe then she would have gotten away with it. If it does go to trial, Fox News will probably hide behind the statements of the BPD--more specifically Steve Thomas, as a defense. We know the damage was done when the purposely placed leaks were put out there that weren't bothered to be corrected---it wouldn't surprise me if they (Fox) hauls the BPD in before it's all over.