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fivecats · 02-03-2006, 01:19 AM

Okay, this one drives me nuts every time. Have you seen the one about the guy who describes being mistaken by someone else over and over, within the same town? Obviously he has a twin. Then, he ends up just missing his double at a convenience store by five minutes? It seems to me that this is all occuring within a very small town and a small radius. The next time he's mistaken for the other guy he should say "Stop right there! Who is the person you think I am? Where does he live or work?" It seems like this puppy is a solution waiting to happen yet I get suckered into watching this segment with no resolution every time!
Yet another case will be solved because someone living hundreds of miles away recognizes handwriting!

Any other cases like this one that seem kinda obvious?

NDAlum2003 · 02-03-2006, 04:37 AM

The Wendy Camp case should have been solved LONG ago.

Awsi Dooger · 02-03-2006, 05:51 AM

DB Cooper=Richard Floyd McCoy. Not even a threat of a mystery.

CODIS · 02-03-2006, 08:00 AM

Agree with you fivecats, 100%. The guy met his so called twins sister in law for crying out loud. How hard is it to just say " hey, let me give you his phone number., how about I have him meet with you?. " That would be too easy. What a bunch of dumba$$'s .......this is the little "mickey Rooney" looking guy, right?

fivecats · 02-03-2006, 08:30 PM

Yeah, I forgot about his twin's sister in law! That makes it even more obvious. My husband also remembered that the twin was umpiring at a softball game. Couldn't someone ask the parks department or team manager who was the umpire (I assume that they keep records on that sort of thing)? The solvability factor was so high with this case, that I half expected the camera man to be the twin or that the twin would walk by while interviewing the other one!

I also thought of another obvious case. The story of the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. The man who was rescued by two guys, one white and one black but he never got their names. Now I would assume that this being a specialized event and quite memorable to boot, wouldn't the rescuers be identified by now?

Tap Dancer · 02-03-2006, 09:39 PM

I hadn't heard about the guy with a lookalike. He does seem pretty stupid.

I know if I had a twin wandering around in town, I'd ask people about it. I'd want to know her name and meet her!

Tony Ballesteros · 02-03-2006, 10:18 PM

OJ

The_Urban_Prince · 02-04-2006, 04:46 PM

2pac and biggie i mean wtf?

crystaldawn · 02-04-2006, 04:49 PM

Not necessarily a case to be solved but I can't believe that sleaze Randal Utterback hasn't been caught. I figured he would have been found long ago.

NDAlum2003 · 02-04-2006, 05:43 PM

How about Paul Pollis?

LooksLikeCRicci · 02-05-2006, 05:26 AM

boco357 · 02-05-2006, 11:49 AM

Sam Patel should have been arrested a long time ago for the Joan Jeffries murder, IMO.

Tap Dancer · 02-05-2006, 06:58 PM

I agree with Tony Ballesteros about OJ. I was in high school at that time. I remember the whole school watched the verdict on TV while it was happening. I was so upset when he was found innocent.

NDAlum2003 · 02-05-2006, 08:17 PM

I was in high school too, and yeah we watched it. It proved that in America, if you have enough money, you can get away with murder.

If OJ weren't as wealthy or had a public defender, he would have been found guilty. Many think it had to do with race but I think the money issue had more bearing on the case.

Ireneparalegal · 02-06-2006, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by NDAlum2003

I was in high school too, and yeah we watched it. It proved that in America, if you have enough money, you can get away with murder.

If OJ weren't as wealthy or had a public defender, he would have been found guilty. Many think it had to do with race but I think the money issue had more bearing on the case.

It was the jury. They totally believed in that "contamination" theory abt the blood evidence. There is no contamination when doing blood work like that. It's either his blood or not. they were told by the defense attorney (one of them) that there was contamination, therefore, there was a mixture of different blood in the vials. Well, of course there is, it's OJ's, Ron's and Nicole's. You can find more than one person's blood, but you don't get contamination and not able to tell whose blood is whose. Also, the jury wanted to "get one back" at the LAPD for the Rodney King jury fiasco. There were more blacks than any other minority on the jury (OJ jury) and they used this case to get their point across. The prosecution messed up big time, they did not present many things, but they could have presented a videotape of OJ committing the murders, and that stupid jury still would have come back with a verdict of not guilty.

02-03-2006, 01:19 AM	#1
fivecats Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 03, 2006 Location: Waukegan, IL Posts: 29	Obvious cases that should have been solved - what's your choice? Okay, this one drives me nuts every time. Have you seen the one about the guy who describes being mistaken by someone else over and over, within the same town? Obviously he has a twin. Then, he ends up just missing his double at a convenience store by five minutes? It seems to me that this is all occuring within a very small town and a small radius. The next time he's mistaken for the other guy he should say "Stop right there! Who is the person you think I am? Where does he live or work?" It seems like this puppy is a solution waiting to happen yet I get suckered into watching this segment with no resolution every time! Yet another case will be solved because someone living hundreds of miles away recognizes handwriting! Any other cases like this one that seem kinda obvious?

02-03-2006, 08:30 PM	#5
fivecats Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 03, 2006 Location: Waukegan, IL Posts: 29	Oklahoma City bombing rescue case- my vote #2 Yeah, I forgot about his twin's sister in law! That makes it even more obvious. My husband also remembered that the twin was umpiring at a softball game. Couldn't someone ask the parks department or team manager who was the umpire (I assume that they keep records on that sort of thing)? The solvability factor was so high with this case, that I half expected the camera man to be the twin or that the twin would walk by while interviewing the other one! I also thought of another obvious case. The story of the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. The man who was rescued by two guys, one white and one black but he never got their names. Now I would assume that this being a specialized event and quite memorable to boot, wouldn't the rescuers be identified by now?

02-05-2006, 11:49 AM	#12
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02-03-2006, 04:37 AM	#2
NDAlum2003 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 216	The Wendy Camp case should have been solved LONG ago.

02-03-2006, 05:51 AM	#3
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	DB Cooper=Richard Floyd McCoy. Not even a threat of a mystery.

02-03-2006, 08:00 AM	#4
CODIS Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 02, 2005 Posts: 58	Agree with you fivecats, 100%. The guy met his so called twins sister in law for crying out loud. How hard is it to just say " hey, let me give you his phone number., how about I have him meet with you?. " That would be too easy. What a bunch of dumba$$'s .......this is the little "mickey Rooney" looking guy, right?

02-03-2006, 09:39 PM	#6
Tap Dancer Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 754	I hadn't heard about the guy with a lookalike. He does seem pretty stupid. I know if I had a twin wandering around in town, I'd ask people about it. I'd want to know her name and meet her!

02-03-2006, 10:18 PM	#7
Tony Ballesteros Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 28, 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 123	OJ

02-04-2006, 04:46 PM	#8
The_Urban_Prince Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 43	2pac and biggie i mean wtf?

02-04-2006, 04:49 PM	#9
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Not necessarily a case to be solved but I can't believe that sleaze Randal Utterback hasn't been caught. I figured he would have been found long ago.

02-04-2006, 05:43 PM	#10
NDAlum2003 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 216	How about Paul Pollis?

02-05-2006, 05:26 AM	#11
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02-05-2006, 06:58 PM	#13
Tap Dancer Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 754	I agree with Tony Ballesteros about OJ. I was in high school at that time. I remember the whole school watched the verdict on TV while it was happening. I was so upset when he was found innocent.

02-05-2006, 08:17 PM	#14
NDAlum2003 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 216	I was in high school too, and yeah we watched it. It proved that in America, if you have enough money, you can get away with murder. If OJ weren't as wealthy or had a public defender, he would have been found guilty. Many think it had to do with race but I think the money issue had more bearing on the case.