Anyway, now the Public Safety Commission would like a new, external investigation in to what really happened on that awful December night. Good for them, and I hope they get one. Of course, the Austin Police and the District Attorney are furious. Because, despite having their convictions thrown out and the two men released, they are whole-heartedly convinced that they got the right guys.
I just do not believe that Scott and Springsteen and the other two high-schoolers were even remotely capable of committing a brutal crime like this. Plus, the DNA did not match any of the four high schoolers, and the interrogating Detective, Hector Polanco, was "famous" for eliciting false confessions.
I am sticking with the the two adult men theory. There were two shifty, nervous men, hanging out at the yogurt shop right at closing.
I sincerely hope that this new outside investigation is allowed to proceed unfettered, with all available resources provided.
This tragic tragic tragic cold case is now over twenty years old.
