Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked in tech

Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by viridian on Friday April 14, 2023 @08:22AM (#35568707)

The person you are replying to is making a rational argument, not an empirical one. The premise that may be understated is "cases are more likely to be solved when the victim is known to the killer, because the amount of people who know a person is far smaller and more easily investigable than the entire general public."

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Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i... by jakelazaroff on Friday April 14, 2023 @09:04AM (#35569142)

Oh, I understand the premise. But one premise is not a good argument. Maybe witnesses are less a likely to cooperate if they know the murderer! Maybe this type of murder tends to happen inside homes, where there’s less likely to be evidence such as surveillance footage! Maybe it is easier but only by one or two percentage points! etc etc

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