Looking at the procedures that the police need to follow with regards a "Missing Person's Enquiry".. I came across a number of points that I feel, the Police had given insufficient attention to...
When determining the media strategy the impact on the community must be considered. A missing person critical incident is different from other incidents and will require additional considerations. This is because the nature of the investigation is likely to generate public interest over a number of days.
I believe the disruption of the tenants at 44 Canygne Road was above what was necessary in evaluating the "Missing Person's Enquiry".. Even when it had escalated to a "Murder Enquiry" on the 28th December 2010, I believe that minimum disruption to the Tenants should have been in place at all costs....
I was trying to imagine if there had been a murder in a tower block would the Police make it so no tenant could stay there ??? I doubt that very much...
This next quote I think maybe another Eureka moment...
Suspicious missing person investigations
In many missing person cases the reasons for disappearance cannot be readily established and various hypotheses must be investigated simultaneously. This may mean running a twin-track investigation, with one side focusing on the possibility that the missing person has become a victim of crime and the other focusing on alternative reasons for the disappearance. In such cases, or where this is being considered, advice is available from the MPB.
I never understood why the investigation had different sets of people working it...With what appeared to be a change of team leader... And with careful consideration of the above quote I believe I had found the answer...
They were running
A Twin-Track Investigation... And I am of the belief that DC Mark Saunders was running the "Missing Persons side of the Investigation... and DCI Phil Jones simutaniously running a potential "Murder Inquiry"..... (IMO)
But it brings me to a Problem or a revelation depending on how you view it.... DCI Phil Jones tell the Leveson Inquiry (If I remember Correctly) that he TOOK Over the Investigation on the 27th December 2010... well I'm not sure if that is the case if they were running a TWIN TRACK Investigation... (IMO)
Mr Jay
You are currently a detective chief inspector with the Avon and Somerset constabulary. You've worked in the service for 23 years. You were the senior investigating officer as from 27 December 2010 in relation to the Joanna Yeates investigation; is that right?
DCI Phil Jones Reply:
Mr Philip Jones
Yes, I was, sir.
What I believe he means there is ... That on the 27th December 2010.. The case had Offically became a Murder Inquiry.... he took over nothing (IMO)...
DCI Phil Jones as we Know became the lead on the "Murder Investigation which he had a Press Conference and was Introduced by Chief Superintendent Jon Stratford....
The Press Conference was aired on the afternoon (I believe of the 28th December 2010)
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Police Announce Murder enquiry launched over death of Joanna
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Uploaded on Dec 28, 2010
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones has today (28/12/10) confirmed that the investigation into the death of 25-year-old Joanna Yeates is now a murder enquiry: Below are quotes from that Conference..
Chief Super Jon Stratford:..
OK... Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen ,thank you for coming here today... Can I also thank you for the paitence you showed yesterday when we were forced to postpone the press conference until today... I would like to Introduce DCI Phil Jones, Phil is The Senior Investigating Officer in this Investigation, he will read out a statement
I wondered why they postponed the original press conference... "FORCED TOO.. is what he says.. well it's possible that they would have given the results the day before and I'm sure I heard on the 27th December 2010 that she had been strangled ...
The Investigation into the death of Joanna Yeates is now a Murder Investigation and I am leading that Investigation. As you know the post mortem examination has taken longer than usual because of Frozen Condition of her body.... The Pathologist completed his Investigation Last Night and concluded that the cause of death was compression of the neck.. In other words strangulation...
So... we get less and less time for a FROZEN BODY TO THAW....
The other thing that sprung to mind was DCI Karen Thomas.... If they had been running a TWIN TRACK Investigation, how would it be possible for her to be doing "Missing Person Enquiries in the begining??
All of her Interviews from day one have to be as a "Murder Investigation" with this TWIN TRACK approach happening... (IMO)
I think I need to look at DC Karen Thomas a little more closely... That is why you have so many Police Officer at the scene all the time... Two Investigation taking Place at The same Time and Place....
So what happens about Cross Contamination and securing a CRIME SCENE???
Didn't someone say that Investigators were kept seperate from the different scenes.... Well how was that possible.. When your having a TWIN TRACK Investigation and those two Teams are making different Inquires and are walking around the Crime scene... (IMO)
http://leveson.sayit.mysociety.org/hearing-27-march-2012/mr-philip-joneshttps://www.app.college.police.uk/app-content/major-investigation-and-public-protection/missing-persons/missing-person-investigations/specific-investigations/#suspicious-missing-person-investigationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8noQpXm0HQU