Update: The murder was solved due to a post to reddit https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8giswDXoAAV-Cp?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8giswDX

Update: The murder was solved due to a post to reddit https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8giswDXoAAV-Cp?format=png&name=900x900 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8giswDXoAAV-Cp?format=png&name=... Tips should be "public" in this case because that's the only way they get noticed enough to garner attention. Wouldn't surprise me if "homeless man" was ignored by the cops if he tried earlier, or "homeless man" was too afraid to approach them directly because of how cops treat the homeless.