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Why are many people unwilling to provide tips to police that could solve a murder?

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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by eyeswideopen on Today at 10:35:40 PM »
Lost I agree that it is the ex boyfriends word that said Dell lied. although i must say I do believe the ex.  The phone bill was shown in the news forcast.  As for the phone all I saw was that these were the last calls she made on the phone and none have been made since but never saw if the phone was found or no.  JMO.
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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by leonagleant on Today at 10:30:11 PM »
We have slightly different takes Lost, yours is more convoluted theory, whereas I am going with the simplest explanation is the most likely explanation. Only time will tell!
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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by lostlinganer on Today at 10:15:13 PM »
Leona; maybe it is I who is confused.  I was of the impression that the ex boyfriend was the one who "established" that Dellen lied about the calls etc.   ..... I mean, I thought the ex boyfriend claims he phoned Dellen to inquire about the missing girl... and that Dellen denied the many phone calls she had supposedly made to Dellen (as the ex boyfriend claimed of Dellen in that communication)... then ultimately Dellen later admitted to several calls.. etc. 

So it was the ex boyfriend who claims Dellen is lying... it hasn't been officially established in regards to the above. Nobody knows if such a communication happened between the ex boyfriend and Dellen, is the point I was trying to make.

Also Leona ... I still think the ex boyfriend or anybody else, could have been in possession of the missing girl's cell phone and have made those calls to Dellen's number (as established by her phone bills).  Isn't it considered fact that her cell phone was never found.  :-\
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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by eyeswideopen on Today at 09:47:14 PM »
Just to clear up a couple of points from the last link.  The pink mohawk was ownly for the Baja Race not a life style or regualar style , very typical for that age at the time

As for the dog biscuits lolol I remember that well on the bus, but folks sorry to dissappoint yes they were bone shaped but they were not really dog buscuits they were a bone shaped cookie ( I saw the origianal packaging but he loved to put them in a sandwhich zip lock and had every one convinced they were dog biscuits , a typical pre teen and early teen Joke) thats all.  He didnt over dress but I never saw him under dressed yes he wore jeans and t shirts but so did most normal kids.
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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by jellybean on Today at 09:26:41 PM »
The following article from the National Post, although long, is worth reading.  It gives better insight into Dellen on a personal level.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/17/dellen-millard-suspect-in-tim-bosmas-death-was-always-a-little-different-classmate-says/

jb
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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by leonagleant on Today at 08:29:51 PM »
A minor but important detail I would like to point out is that the records of Laura Babcock's cell phone were obtained because they were being mailed to her parents house still and that is how her former boyfriend obtained them. As we know, they showed her contact with Tim Bosma's accused murderer, Dellen Millard. I think her former boyfriend (the good guy not Dellen!) has been very forthcoming to the media in terms of wanting to solve her missing person case and find out what happened to her. There is no reason to doubt what he is saying as he is obviously operating with the cooperation of her parents who gave him the cell phone records. Murderers and people with something to hide, such as Millard, tend to avoid the media, avoid family and friends who are seeking answers, outright lie (as he did when asked if he had had contact with Babcock) and not show a whole lot of interest in actually finding the missing person/friend.  Whether she was a drug addict, we don't know, and that is according to Millard himself but could be a lie as we know he's a liar.
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Hamilton / Re: Tim Bosma - 32 - Missing - May 06, 2013 - Hamilton, ON - Murdered
« Last post by lostlinganer on Today at 06:23:22 PM »
What is "most astonishing" is the police denying that there had been more remains located>   or else making a "blanket statement" that really is expected to say:  "get off our backs until we decide"!

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/21/police-deny-report-of-other-remains-found-on-bosma-murder-suspects-farm/

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Police deny report of other remains found on Bosma murder suspect’s farm
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A woman places flowers in front of Tim Bosma's home in Ancaster, Ont., Wednesday, May 15 2013. Dellen Millard has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Bosma, a southern Ontario father who disappeared after posting his truck for sale online and taking a test drive with two men.
Dave Chidley / The Canadian Press A woman places flowers in front of Tim Bosma's home in Ancaster, Ont., Wednesday, May 15 2013. Dellen Millard has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Bosma, a southern Ontario father who disappeared after posting his truck for sale online and taking a test drive with two men.
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Tumblr Pinterest Reddit Digg FarkIt StumbleUpon HAMILTON, Ont. — Police in southern Ontario are denying a published report that says other remains have been found in connection with the slaying of a Hamilton, Ont., man.

CBC has reported that in addition to Tim Bosma’s remains, unknown remains were found on a farm belonging to the accused, Dellen Millard.

It cited sources as saying police were working to determine if they are human or animal.

But Staff Sgt. Matt Kavanagh says no other remains have been found anywhere and the report needs to be “cleared up.”

CBC could not immediately be reached for comment.

Toronto police have confirmed they are investigating two additional cases connected to Millard, including the death of his father
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New Brunswick Unsolved Murders & Missing People / Re: Richard (Dick) Oland | Murdered | 69 | Saint John
« Last post by RubyRose on Today at 04:52:37 PM »
Quite frankly I fail to see how making this information public is of any particular benefit to anyone.  It certainly does nothing for the case, at least in my view.  Rather, I would think that should there ever be a trial, the defence will have an excellent argument that the individual's right to a fair trial has been prejudiced.  And rightly so, despite some arguments I have seen to the contrary in the local papers.
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Canadian Serial Killers / Re: Marcello Palma | Toronto STW Killer | 1996
« Last post by Darrell41 on Today at 04:13:04 PM »
I remember seeing one of the two male victims prancing around the Bloor/Wellesley area back in 1993, wearing his characteristic visor and white clothing. I also remember  spotting Simone Sandler on Yonge Street, holding her "hire a movie extra sign" , the month she was killed in July 1994, plus the "hobo dentist" who was one victim of a  one man crime wave  back in '93. Toronto had a much lower crime rate back then ( before all these sleazy demagogue politicos started taking over ).

Palma was a scumbag  preying on the vulnerable and its too bad his wife talked him out of offing himself  shortly before he went on his rampage...she would have saved the taxpayers alot of money.
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Canadian Serial Killers / Re: Sex workers dogged in lush locale
« Last post by Darrell41 on Today at 03:58:59 PM »
Prostitutes are victims of opportunity. Because the activity is not supervised in any way by government agencies (such as through approved  brothels ) these women are ripe for the picking by born sociopaths who prey on the vulnerable.
All these vanished women would have provoked public outcries decades ago, now sadly activities by violent sexual predators have been accepted into the mainstream and entertainment circles ( how else did the serial killer film The Silence Of The Lambs sweep the Oscars back in  1991?)
The other problem ( besides the public stigma attached to the sex trade ) is the trend in this country, among sleazy politicians, to ape American policies towards crime, by presenting  crime as a big election ticket, rather than as a social problem ( as in Europe ) to be dealt with through policy changes.
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