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Comments (14)
They're too busy with drug crimes et al to solve a serious crime.
Posted by Al M | November 25, 2011 5:00 PM
Is the ex-husband's alibi watertight?
How about the fellow who just lost his tax case?
Then go on to the organized crime names she defended who may think she sent them up the river. Then anybody who may have a financial disagreement with her, or stand to benefit from her death.
Finally, look at any other homicides that used a similar "soft" strangulation method. And a proximity search on known violent offenders withing a 2 mile radius. The list can't be that long: it's a nice neighborhood.
Posted by Mister Tee | November 25, 2011 6:10 PM
I would bet that the Portland detectives have done all that. One theory I've heard, which seems as viable as any other at this point: She was on to a dirty cop or prosecutor.
Posted by Jack Bog | November 25, 2011 6:16 PM
Al M, Drug crimes are serious....
Posted by pdxcad | November 25, 2011 6:48 PM
Not trying to speak for Al here, but perhaps he was referring to this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/us/medical-marijuana-target-of-us-prosecutors.html?_r=1
Or maybe this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2011/11/21/drug-war-incentives-police-violent-crime_n_1105701.html
Posted by Ex-bartender | November 25, 2011 9:35 PM
Word on the street is the the Federal Public Defenders Office did not cooperate with the PPB investigators when the murder first happened. The AUSAs in the District gave a "voluntary" DNA sample. My money is on a disgruntled former client.
Posted by Stef | November 25, 2011 10:47 PM
Ask any seasoned criminal defense attorney who does appointed work. Defendants who think they got a raw deal will often (and irrationally) hold their attorney responsible above all others.
Posted by Chris | November 25, 2011 11:11 PM
If a former client showed up at her house unannounced on a Monday night, would she have let the client in? And why didn't she fight back?
Posted by Jack Bog | November 25, 2011 11:15 PM
No, she probably would not have. However, you can't assume she didn't put up any fight at all and the lack of outward signs don't necessarily get us closer to an answer whether this was personal or professional. From what has been reported, there was nothing at the scene or about her physical condition that suggested a struggle, but she likely had an instinctive, defensive reaction when this happened regardless of whether she knew her killer. It's plausible she was in the position of having to overcome a much stronger person who attacked her during an opportune moment, he was behind her the whole time, she's panicked (like we all would be) and she's choosing between hitting a person she can't see or pulling at what was around her neck so she could breathe. However it happened, "tragic" is an understatement when thinking about what happened to her. Good to see it is getting discussion.
Posted by Chris | November 26, 2011 12:54 AM
Hmm...dirty cop or prosecutor? So lemme see if I got this right. Public defenders watch the watchmen? So do the watchmen care if a PD dies?
To put it another way. If this were a prosecutor would the priority be higher?
Posted by Jo | November 26, 2011 8:37 AM
I see two possible explanations for the absence of any detected signs of struggle:
1. She was incapacitated before the strangulation (inhalants/fright/stun gun).
2. She was outnumbered, and one (or more) attackers restrained her while the other(s) strangled her.
Posted by Mister Tee | November 26, 2011 11:18 AM
To put it another way. If this were a prosecutor would the priority be higher?
Nope, main justice is trying to reinvigorate an investigation into an AUSA murdered in his home ten years ago.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/09/seattle_federal_prosecutors_my.html
Posted by Stef | November 26, 2011 1:51 PM
"...If this were a prosecutor would the priority be higher?"
Doubt if this is a lower priority. The murder of any officer of the court would be likely be taken as a personal afront to police, even though defense attorneys and cops are sometimes on opposite sides of a case.
Harming persons working within the legal system is out of bounds so to speak. It's a necessary unwritten code for the order needed for things to operate correctly.
I am willing to bet the cops want to find the killer badlly, no matter who is turns out to be.
Posted by Gibby | November 26, 2011 2:54 PM
Agree with Gibby and Stef. Here is a local story about an investigation into a guy who was trying to hire a hitman to kill a local defense attorney. The investigation culled a lot of interagency resources and they acted quickly.
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/09/william_birhanzl_accused_of_soliciting_a_hitman_to_kill_an_oregon_city_attorney.html
Posted by Chris | November 26, 2011 4:29 PM