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Departments Must Own Failures To Improve Investigations
- Police departments should acknowledge failures and learn from corruption to prevent future investigative mishandling.
- Ashley Flowers urges transparency so other agencies can correct mistakes and rebuild trust after wrongdoing at the top.
Task Force Found Suspect Quickly After Reopening
- A cleaned-up DA task force found a suspect within six weeks by re-examining old leads and combining agencies.
- The rapid breakthrough showed evidence existed earlier but was suppressed or mishandled under prior leadership.
Amber Costello's Last Contact Led To A Vehicle Lead
- Amber Costello used a ruse with an accomplice and was last seen leaving for a client after a burner-phone contact; a witness identified the client as a very tall white male.
- A Chevrolet Avalanche in the driveway narrowed vehicle matches, which pointed investigators toward Rex Heuermann.