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Author Linda Fairstein discusses the continued investigation into the missing child.
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I must thank you so all -- -- -- time it's Kerry's amendment.
-- as most people know now in 1979.
Does six year old.
-- left his home downtown so to war for the first time alone from his home to the bus stop having.
S is parents said to do that.
He never got schooled his mother never knew the whole day she just -- -- was -- schools school didn't -- so.
Search for a -- didn't Begin until many many hours after he was actually taken off the street.
I was -- -- prosecutor and -- there were I had nothing to do with the major investigation my colleagues did major case squad did.
But because my eight unit had files of all the -- files the child molesters.
Live to date in the city they we were combing through those in hopes that might help it did not.
And the parents.
-- -- -- -- Note -- parents are really not expect honestly.
Is about -- and -- -- -- it was that this is case for really everybody believed this child had been taken off the street.
And I think that.
Like most cases.
Law enforcement believed in was by somebody he knew the being countered by some -- not not picked up in a car and driven away.
OK another mother's.
Law and the -- -- -- -- the moment I'm comfortable.
The mothers -- your work yes it did the the mother's emotional testimony laws.
That you should wash their government -- walked out mr.
stricter blocks and then turned.
Or wherever the school was -- Augusta -- -- those bust our stop bust out.
For solstice and saying.
Richard Muller a six year old to have walked.
-- -- means of saying that's one.
But -- -- is said and a slut she saw that the notches -- aren't I think the story has changed I can't imagine the chief.
Was able to watch for to those walks with people on the street -- -- the progress of the kid but Dunbar undergo an analysis.
And that was that should wanna appear to be an incompetent apparent and -- and not much number -- your analysis well.
Well I think the gilt -- gilt that the that the kids had actually been begging to go alone.
And at some point -- 678 parents decide that day has come and let them go and then for that the irony for that to be.
The -- the first time you let get out of your site alone -- -- has to be a terrible terrible feeling of the they'll -- salt.
Total World War II point erupted we were probably.
I'm hoping that something was gonna turn up in this new search front for the last five days which was probably on your -- -- you.
Call me it didn't happen.
So did -- after 33 years.
The case is never actually gone cold and the police department the FBI or digital -- wanted to warm or but it did you know -- There was a tip that was called in.
By eight in this man mr.
Miller who became -- person interest as they say here.
-- at the end of last week by his -- relative and ex wife who says he had molested another child.
Years ago.
The case is never actually been close and cy Vance was elected in -- 2010 he promised they -- -- parents that.
It would remain open and they're actually been.
So many more leads and called the and over the years there have been acted upon by the DA the FBI.
NYPD they've gone.
-- -- -- is Israel they've gone to California they've had another very real suspect Jose -- so.
To the credit of all these law enforcement agencies that it's -- a very open active investigation and I don't think there were -- ignore.
-- lead that was just gonna doorways from the home.
-- -- the first time or ahead of the sex crimes and and on the -- district attorney's office.
-- wanna hear about charged on a little where.
You amendments together people -- -- comment c'mon man outside.
Of some -- the term.
-- -- -- -- Like an old tolerant so you know we're -- -- bond closed colonel.
Anyway a major -- Lee Brice back and Russia room yes it did that literally today he's Grady was seen me seller rather get I was divorces -- -- -- -- world think American honor warned that I shouldn't a -- thing and that thing walking.
So what do you think -- -- I think that.
That this child was.
Was kidnapped was abducted might my bet is -- someone that he knew that is the greater likelihood of these cases.
So there's a man named Jose -- Ramos is in jail who quite coincidentally.
In jail for something else.
Quite coincidentally.
That the child would not be put off if this guy said come with me.
Problem is he's a little bit and stable mentally mr.
-- so one day he says.
I did it and the next day he says I didn't do it but he has been and long a person of interest.
And the demand improve this seller that was dug up this weekend was.
Again on the path from home and supposedly a time had been -- that very basement the day before.
This guy had given him a dollar and may be some candy so.
Those are -- very logical leads and I I have to say.
I I sort of wish them -- investigation wasn't so public that they've kind of gone in with a -- trucks -- everybody's hopes warrant.
-- and data but but I think -- they're fantastic now to ignore.
Even a long shot like this.
Cordially nominal and on -- to.
The job numbers trial in Europe still don't know a little bit -- despair of following an interest in spot -- journal where has -- -- fifth of our.
I think that's a name -- -- on a -- modernism mean all of them.
I can't do you don't -- people like tests so yeah.
I a hadn't.
Dark I I'd like to be a monetary actually they test work and what's going to be hard to convict eminent economists -- Just -- some of the details of those.
Resonant yes I mean I think it's gonna be have a complicated case plus he's in his home state jury -- mean it's a jury that says -- -- -- To the senate in.
On the on the trail to the presidency -- messages lot of empathy for the children but.
I think people have had enough.
No and I had him on non.
About made about when -- were enough Sanderson is -- ago.
When he was on initially running -- Real four or my little color around him maybe even before -- they run before -- form.
What just in the senate became minister earlier you know.
And Charlotte and I bought bought -- Charles a role -- for Summers -- Should that Bachmann duster now acts ulterior before for Summers and and I -- a check to see if he hadn't Charles Adam.
When -- left -- I should -- a -- it's -- remember about my only.
That he just he believes he's just she reached -- -- which he did he loses.
Should of sort of stone.
-- -- -- and then they went on to -- not to sue is running for.
And we -- ultimately vice president -- John Kerry well that's right in in 2004 and then he went on to runway -- you're familiar where they're burning wanted to ask you.
And -- short -- jacket and scarf and thank you very much room so the -- on our audience military.
