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Old 02-18-2008, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by EM2 View Post
I got to say, I would only consider the case closed if the suspect were caught & convicted, killed, or exonerated, (as in self defense). Anything else is just BS. If a case is closed due to "some impediment to prosecuting a known suspect" then that means he is still on the loose to commit a crime again. I certainly would not put that in the case closed column and mislead the public in the crime stats. I believe most people would have a false sense of accomplishment for the LEOs.
There are a few (very few) where the suspect is never charged because he's already in jail for life or on death row.
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