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This is interesting stuff, for sure. But a key word doesn't appear in TFA: "motive". No matter how well you hide/burn/dissolve/etc the remains of anyone with
by mirimir 7y ago
This is interesting stuff, for sure.
But a key word doesn't appear in TFA: "motive".
No matter how well you hide/burn/dissolve/etc the remains of anyone with whom you have a relationship, you'll be a suspect. You can try to fake an alibi, and obscuring the time of death does help with that. However, any evidence for that having been done may implicate those with motives, because a random serial killer likely wouldn't bother.
That's why most unsolved murders involve ~random selection of victims.
- softwaredoug 7y agoAs an extension- A reminder to always get a lawyer when questioned by police!
- mirimir 7y agoYes. And you can only count on making one phone call. But not on having an opportunity to google for lawyers. So that phone call goes to someone you can trust to find a criminal lawyer. And contrary to fantasy, having one on retainer is too expensive for most people who aren't seriously professional criminals.
- cadlin 7y agoOnly 60% of murders in the US are solved. The police are not as diligent as you'd think. https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896034/murder-crime-clearance-fbi-report https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896034/murder-crime-clearanc...
- mirimir 7y agoSure. But what's the murder clearance rate among general HN readers? I bet that it's substantially greater than 60%. As either victim or killer.