Best way to ruin a case is to rush in and arrest on probable cause without honestly believing there is enough for a conviction.

Let's just say that the cops had arrested Wolf for this - - they could say they had probable cause - he was in the area, his alibi was nonexistant, his girlfriend was ready to testify against him, linking him to SBTC, being angry at AG's business practices, Hi-Tec boots and the cord. He had been beligerant when asked about the case and his handwriting looked similar.

Let's say he had been arrested and then the DNA didn't match, the handwriting was similar but not a match.... same with the cord and boots... let's say that the investigation ended up clearing him.

In the future, if there was ever another arrest, that first FALSE arrest would be used by the defense.

Yes,Thomas may have believed there was probable cause - - but in Colorado, the DA is not supposed to allow that to go to court if he doesn't believe there is enough to actually get a conviction.

Alex Hunter did the right thing - - - the exculpatory evidence was there, he knew it and he made the right decision - - despite pressure from people like Steve Thomas to put the Ramseys in jail and shut the door HARD.

(I archive threads regularly - - but hope you will all look at the older active threads - - if you have a comment - make it before the threads are archived.)