Monday, October 29, 2012

Musing on an alibi

Here is a brief section of a chapter of Murder in a Small Town: The Tragic Death of Stacey Burns which examines the supposed alibis of two of the "persons of interest" in the murder of Stacey Burns.

"Alibis can be everything or they can be nothing. With the investigation now in its third year, the one thing that should be certain is that alibis will not have changed from the beginning. However, what may happen could be called the erosion of an alibi. While the police wait for someone to remember something or for someone (like the killer or a friend of the killer) to finally cave in to the truth, the erosion of alibis could be occurring. . .
. . .a real danger with the erosion of alibis over time is that the initial arduous examination of them will fall victim to the same erosion. This is how people get away with murder."
(p.108-Tentative Chapter Heading- Alibis)

I'd be interested to hear if these samples from the book are piquing anyone's interest?
Duker


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