A cabinet maker who did work for Jerry Steuerman in his bagel stores, he testified that in 1989, he overheard Steuerman in an argument tell a man "...something to the effect that he had already killed two people, and it wouldn't matter if he killed him." Aware at the time of rumors that Steuerman had been involved in the high-profile murders, Fischer assumed the two people referred to were Seymour and Arlene Tankleff.
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I watched the recent show on the Tankleff murders.My career in law enforcement spanned 3 decades with a local sheriff's dept, city, and the U.S.Dept of Justice. I watched a detective squirm as he tried to convince us he had the right man. I also saw a guilty man protest abit too much on the witness stand.
I have seen LEOs talk the weak into many things, including false confessions. When under great pressure to clear a case, LEOs have been known to do unscupulous things. I have seen it first hand.
It is my opinion that a great deal of exculpatory evidence was ignored by a detective more concerned with clearing a case than seeking the truth.
Marty, you have my sympathy.
Posted by: Christopher | January 27, 2008 at 01:02 AM