I suppose you know nothing about the case. She was not stabbed. She had a fractured skull which matched the damage a heavy flashlight could do....then was garated (strangled) most likely as a coverup. It’s unimaginable that the parents would do that to cover up the head injury which is what I believed for two decades…

And remember John and pasty refused to talk to the detectives, but they talked and talked to the media, so did so many others. As you stated. From memory it was at least 6 months before they sat down with the detectives.

It’s very possible he hit her with that flashlight....that’s not murder. If anything it was negligent homicide, of which a 9 yr old most likely wouldn’t have been charged. Even if they had an admission from Burke today, they would have to try the case by his age and the law from 1996....not today’s law or his current…

I agree. It was touch DNA, not semen or blood. So I think the DNA isn’t sufficient enough to say either way.