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S1 E8: What's Going on Down There?

2016/10/18
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Brian Guimond
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Conrad Wilson
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Gary Cordner
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Greg Reiter
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John Sanner
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Madeline Barron
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Ryan Larson
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Thomas Hargrove
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Will Kraft
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Madeline Barron：本播客调查斯坦恩斯县警局在解决重大案件，特别是Jacob Wetterling案中的问题，并探讨Tom Decker被谋杀案中警方的失误。文中详细描述了Tom Decker被谋杀案的调查过程，指出警方在调查Ryan Larson的过程中存在诸多问题，例如没有充分调查所有线索，以及对证词的处理存在疑点。最终，真正的凶手Eric Thomas自杀身亡，而Ryan Larson则因为警方的失误而蒙受了巨大的损失。此外，文中还提到了Josh Guimond失踪案，以及斯坦恩斯县警局长期以来低下的结案率，这反映了该警局在解决重大案件方面的能力不足。 Ryan Larson：Ryan Larson在Tom Decker被谋杀案中被警方错误地指认为嫌疑人，这给他带来了巨大的精神打击和社会影响。他认为警方在调查过程中存在失误，没有充分调查所有线索，并且对他的指控是不公平的。他试图通过自己的调查来澄清事实，并寻求警方的道歉，但没有得到回应。 John Sanner：斯坦恩斯县警长John Sanner对Tom Decker被谋杀案的调查结果表示满意，并认为社区和执法部门的合作取得了成功。但他拒绝排除Ryan Larson的嫌疑，并坚持认为继续调查是有必要的。对于Jacob Wetterling案，他承认调查中可能存在一些失误，但他认为现在无法改变过去。他认为提高结案率需要更多培训，以及运气。 其他参与者：Conrad Wilson描述了Tom Decker被谋杀案现场的诡异之处。Will Kraft分析了斯坦恩斯县警局的结案率数据，指出其长期以来处于较低水平。Gary Cordner指出，通常情况下，农村地区的警局比城市地区的警局破案率更高，而斯坦恩斯县的情况与之相反。Thomas Hargrove强调了公开全国各地的谋杀案结案率数据的重要性，以提高公众知情度，并促使执法部门改进工作。Brian Guimond讲述了儿子Josh失踪案中警方调查的草率和不作为。

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In November 2012, a police officer named Tom Decker was shot and killed in Cold Spring, Minn., after getting out of his car to check on a man who lived above a bar. The man was quickly arrested and held in the Stearns County jail. He was interrogated but then released without charges. The state crime bureau later ruled him out as a suspect. Investigators turned their focus to another man, Eric Thomes, who hanged himself before he could be charged with the crime. Nearly four years after the murder, Sheriff John Sanner has refused to close the case "because we're still hopeful that new information will come in," he said.