If Jack 'o Christ was the killer in the Somer Thompson murder case, it left an abnormal signature in the toxicology report or the autopsy report. It is an ego-maniac and likes to baffles investigative authorities by being clever and hospital evil at the same time.
☼ Vegas headlines in the suburbs of Florida? It is a psychopathic ego-maniac who grabs Hollywood stars and starlets to use to show off its avatar channeling abilities. It has a personality profile that matches the personality of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Killing poor children and then throwing them in the trash elevates its self esteem as a international criminal thrill seeker. Was the book tote and the lunch tote items that the magician killer tossed into the mix to make itself look clever? What sort of mother sends a child to school with this type of tote bag? Did the creep show god read the message and kill Somer Thompson to make the death wish come true for the mother.
Detective Dwayne Singletary, phones to both ears, works the Somer Thompson murder case from inside the Clay County (Florida) Sheriff's Office, while nearby, the 7-year-old Orange Park girl's iconic photograph reflects a smile and the caption, "Remember ... This is who we are working for." Mary Justino/CCSO
ORANGE PARK In the homicide investigation Sheriff Rick Beseler insists "remains hot with emerging leads and many pieces of evidence," "exhausted but determined" police "to a man" remain committed to finding Somer Thompson's killer, never forgetting "who [they] are working for."
As the symbol of their investigation seems to gaze beyond case files that may furnish clues in her death, and mindful of this now-iconic photograph, detectives cannot lose sight of Somer, whose likeness watches over their work.
With 4,200 leads to date, nearing the one-month anniversary of Somer's vanishing and the grim discovery of her body, Clay County law enforcement continues its mission to ferret out Somer's killer.
Facing increased pressure, Clay County law enforcement must not only work Somer's case, but others, while media, poised for breaking news, aims to inform the anxious, impatient community. All are struggling to learn who abducted Somer during her 10/19 walk home from Grove Park Elementary School, killed the child, then placed her body in a dumpster.
In any given felony investigation, various scientific assays can take weeks to return. "Waiting on lab results is part of the process," admits Beseler, who adds that tests "cannot be rushed or hurried, because they take time."
For now, the testy, north Florida populace pours over news, then posts comments to forums addressing the investigation that continues to confound all. Replete with theories, blogs reflect sentiment from both sides, providing in quantity what few details police can disclose at this stage of the investigation.
Revealing what they perceive will not compromise case integrity, the sheriff's office continues to issue bulletins, taking their case to the national level, and meeting with a television show's production crew, hoping it might generate leads by publicizing certain details of Somer's mid-October slaying.
Autopsy results of Somer's death remain undisclosed.
In recounting Somer's shocking story, crime-fighting TV program "America's Most Wanted" devoted a Nov. 7 segment not entirely from an historical perspective, but also releasing new information regarding Somer's school bags: 2 stylized book and lunch totes that remain missing.
In reassurances that Clay County police will continue to be forthcoming, should any news break in the case, agency spokesperson Mary Justino maintains, "as soon is there is a development in the case that we can release, [the public] will be notified ... "
Police--who searched over 100 tons of garbage to recover Somer's body--are moving virtual mountains, tip-wise, sorting, prioritizing emails, while wearing down gumshoes, in the race to catch a pedophile: Somer's murderer, now at large.
