Originally posted by NickB
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a strange part of this case is how the police came upon the Vienna hotel at all. Alphon alerted some suspicion and it seems very odd indeed that in pursuing him the police ultimately stumbled (in every sense it seems) upon the real culprit.
I have never been convinced on how the police identified Ryan as being Hanrattty and so speculated (merely that) someone had tipped them off. Extending this a bit, maybe they were attracted to the Vienna not by Alphon's behaviour but by an informer and Alphon just happened to divert things for a while.
Lets just assume this was the case then it implies that someone was trying to ensure hanratty was found. It was surely far too early for trying to frame him - no real clues existed at that time so why even bother? If not a frame -up then it would imply inside knowledge and surely tip the argument in favour of his guilt that much more
Just idle speculation and curiosity on how the police identified Ryan as H
I asked some time ago, what new evidence would make each of you change your mind on this case as to the culprit's ID?
eg
samples from the car showing DNA for Hanratty/ Alphon/ A.N. Other? Fund when clearing out some old files
DNA from a 4th person on a sample of knicker fragment suddenly reappearing?
Dixie France's suicide notes revealing secrets?
A confession from someone else -possibly connected to the parties involved - most probably not likely to be convinced if it came from alphon though?
Personal papers from Acott or Oxford revealing something or other?
all the best
Viv
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