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The Burlington Police Department will announce significant developments in—and the closure of—the cold-case murder of Rita Curran. The press conference will be held in the Kevin Scully Community Room.
Rita Curran was murdered in July 1971, and the case is Burlington’s oldest cold case.
2/21/2023
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A
Good
morning,
everybody-
and
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
on
this
this
day,
that
is
filled
with
mixed
emotions,
I
think,
ultimately,
those
emotions
are
are
ones
of
relief
of
of
Pride.
For
me,
for
this
department,
but
mostly
of
of
gratitude
to
a
family
that
has
been
through
an
incredible
ordeal
for
more
than
half
century-
and
we
are
are
very,
very
cognizant
of
of
our
debt
to
you
and
our
obligations.
A
There
are
a
number
of
people
here
with
us
today,
members
of
the
current
family.
There
are
people
who
have
been
involved
in
this
case
over
the
great
number
of
years
that
it
has
been
an
active
cold
case
in
this
Police
Department.
We
are
here
to
discuss
the
1971
murder
of
Rita
Curran
Rita
Kern
was
murdered
in
Burlington
on
July,
19th
or
20th
in
1971..
That's
18.
A
844
days
ago,
more
than
half
a
century,
she
was
a
teacher
and
a
singer
and
a
giver,
and
she
was
loved
and
the
random
violence
of
her
murder
left
a
stain
on
our
community
and
it
devastated
her
family
and
for
50
years
they
have
waited
for
justice.
Rita's
parents
died
waiting
for
it
through
all
those
years.
The
men
and
women
of
the
Burlington
Police
Department
have
never
stopped
seeking
it
on
their
behalf,
cops
see
a
lot
of
death,
but
they
know
that
it's
nothing
compared
to
what
the
families
of
the
Lost
experienced.
A
There
is
a
line
from
Robert
Frost
about
the
loss
of
a
child.
The
nearest
friends
can
go
with
anyone's
death
and
come
so
far
short.
They
might
as
well
not
try
to
go
at
all,
no
one,
but
the
current
family
knows
truly
knows
the
loss
that
they
have
suffered,
but
for
Generations,
this
police
department
and
most
recently
Lieutenant
detector,
detective
Commander,
Jim
trebe
and
his
team.
This
case
has
always
been
about
the
current
family
a
few
years
ago,
Lieutenant
tribe,
reopened
this
case.
A
He
decided
to
abandon
an
older
way
of
addressing
cold
cases,
in
which
one
detective
would
be
assigned
to
work
the
case
alone
when
he
or
she
had
free
time,
and
instead
he
created
a
plan
to
select
the
case
and
treat
it
like.
The
crime
had
just
been
committed
and
put
a
team
effort
on
it,
and
this
meant
multiple
detectives
and
technicians.
Examining
reports
and
physical
evidence
and
thinking
about
the
case
together
and
I'll
you'll
hear
more
about
this
from
Lieutenant
tree
directly
shortly.
A
A
She
was
several
years
younger
than
he
about
Rita's
age
and
on
the
night
of
July
19
1971.
They
had
been
married
only
two
weeks.
They
had
a
quarrel,
William
derus
left
for
a
cool
down
walk
the
next
morning
when
police
knocked
on
the
couple's
door
to
ask
if
they
had
heard
anything
the
night
before
Michelle
said
no,
she
said
nothing
about
the
quarrel
or
the
walk.
The
husband
and
wife
gave
each
other
alibis.
A
A
A
We
have
caused
to
believe
that
he
continued
to
hurt
people
to
be
a
dangerous
person,
although
there
is
no
evidence
of
anything
as
horrific
as
his
murder
of
Rita
current
in
1991,
another
unrelated
killing
rocket
Vermont
Patricia
Scoville
was
murdered
in
Stowe.
Her
parents
lobbied
for
Vermont
to
join
the
National,
combined
DNA
index
system
or
CODIS
in
1998
and
10
years
later.
A
That
resulted
in
the
identification
and
conviction
of
the
man
who
had
murdered
her
in
that
same
year,
in
2008
Vermont's
DNA
database
was
officially
renamed
the
Patricia
Scoville
Memorial
CODIS
laboratory,
the
recording
and
storage
of
criminals.
Dna
was
vitally
important,
but
our
case
today
demonstrates
the
equal
importance
of
Open
Source
DNA
databases.
A
When
someone
doing
An
ancestry
or
genealogy
swab
checks,
the
Box
saying
that
it's
okay
for
law
enforcement
to
use
this,
they
are
helping
solve
murders,
they
are
bringing
evil
doers
to
Justice.
They
are
delivering
closure
to
families
and
when
police
work,
these
open
source
databases,
we
don't
get
unlimited
access
to
go
on
DNA
fishing
trips,
a
DNA
profile
generates
a
list
of
matches
and
partial
matches.
Just
like
someone
seeking
to
know
more
about
their
ancestry.
A
Going
further
involves
good,
old-fashioned,
detective
work,
police
work,
Labs,
like
the
one
that
we've
worked
with,
have
identified
hundreds
of
suspects,
finding
Justice
they've
identified
dozens
of
victims
too,
finding
closure
and
in
the
end.
This
is
why
we
do
the
work
that
we
do
is
Justice
for
victims.
A
Last
week
we
held
a
luncheon
here
in
this
room
to
share
the
details
of
this
extraordinary
closure
with
the
family.
It
was
a
touching
event
and,
as
I
looked
at,
the
family
I
was
struck
by
the
absence
of
a
woman
who
died
before
I
was
born,
whom
I
never
knew.
Although
growing
up
in
Chittenden,
County
I,
remember
hearing
this
story,
it
was
not
just
Rita's
absence.
Just
24
there
was
a
whole
life
in
front
of
her
as
a
beloved
teacher.
How
many
lives
would
have
been
touched?
A
Would
there
have
been
Partners
or
children
or
whole
families
that
never
were
and
never
will
be?
It
is
for
the
currents
and
for
Rita
that
50
years
of
Burlington
cops
and
detectives
have
worked
this
case,
it's
for
them
that
Lieutenant
detective
Commander,
Jim
trebe
and
his
team
did
this
work
and
I
am
immensely
proud
of
them,
and
so
I
will
now
allow
Jim
to
come
up
and
give
more
details
about
this
case.
A
Our
plan
is,
is
for
the
lieutenant
to
come
and
speak.
I
would
then
ask
that
he's
going
to
also
allow
us
to
to
speak
virtually
with
CeCe
Moore
of
parabon
labs.
There
will
be
some
acknowledgments
from
Detective
Tom
chenette,
who
was
the
who
had
the
case
at
the
time.
Detective
Lieutenant
Commander,
Jim
treve
decided
to
change
it
from
a
single
case
officer
into
a
joint
effort,
and
then
there
will
be
an
opportunity
for
the
the
mayor
to
speak.
Who
has
joined
us.
A
Thank
you,
sir,
and
then
the
family,
and
you
will.
We
will
hear
from
you
last
as
the
most
important
voices
in
this
room
and
then
we'll
have
an
opportunity
for
Q
a
and
including
our
various
important
Partners
who
are
here.
The
state's
attorney
is
President
Senator
Patrick
Leahy,
who
was
the
state's
attorney
at
the
time
of
this
crime,
is
present
and
those
individuals
will
be
available
for
that
q.
A
as
well
so
countries.
B
Good
morning,
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here-
I'm
detectives,
Lieutenant
James
tree
I'm,
the
commander
of
the
detective
Service
Bureau
here
at
Burlington
PD
before
I,
get
into
the
case
presentation
I
want
to
say
something
to
the
current
family.
It's
been
amazing,
getting
to
know
you
all
I,
moved
by
your
your
strength,
your
courage
and
your
resolve,
and
thank
you
for
believing
in
us
and
supporting
us
in
this
journey
to
get
you
these
long-winded
answers.
So
thank
you
very
much.
B
Name
Lieutenant
my
win:
detective
Sergeant
Michael
balabo,
Corporal,
Jamie,
Morris,
detective
corporals,
Thomas,
chanet,
Crystal,
wren,
Phil,
Tremblay,
Chase,
bavory,
Eric,
kratovil,
Derwin,
ellerman,
Erica,
Shaler,
Lauren,
Byrne,
Nikki,
Moyer
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
our
identification
technicians
who
also
work
very
hard
on
this
case.
It's
Amy
sahanich
and
Courtney
Mitchell
corporals,
Joseph,
Koro,
Patrick,
Hartnett
and
Senior
officer.
Zach
Beal
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
some
individuals
that
worked
in
the
detective.
Bureau
have
moved
on
to
other
jobs,
formal
detective
corporals,
John,
Stoughton,
grego,
silke,
David,
Bowers
and
former
police
officer
Rebecca
spindle.
B
B
July
19
1971
reader
was
discovered,
murdered
in
her
bedroom
and
her
apartment
on
Brooks
Avenue.
She
was
discovered
by
her
roommates
Police.
Department
was
ultimately
summons
to
this
location.
They
began
processing
the
crime
scene,
an
important
part
of
that
processing
and
I'm
still
amazed.
Today.
After
all
these
years,
what
they
were
focused
on
and
they
actually
collected
a
lot
of
stuff
way
ahead
of
the
time
and
one
of
those
items
being
a
cigarette
butt.
This
cigarette
bot
was
discovered
next
to
Rita's
right
arm.
B
The
cigarette
butt
hadn't
been
crushed
or
put
out
had
been
dropped
there
and
that's
that's.
Then
there
was
ashbound
next
to
her
right
arm
between
her
body,
along
with
the
severe
butt
concluding
that
the
cigarette
butt
had
been
dropped
there
and
burned
out
on
the
floor
next
to
her
body.
At
the
time
it
was
a
large
cigarette
butt
and
that's
all
they
had.
B
It
was
just
a
brand
name,
but
they
collected
it
anyway,
not
knowing
what
DNA
was
going
to
be
for
another
15
years
that
cigarette
bought
satin
evidence
for
over
40
years
and
in
2014
a
retired
detective.
His
name
is
Jeff.
Beardworth
was
working
the
case
he
submitted
that
cigarette
butt
to
the
office
of
the
chief
medical
examiner's
office
in
New,
York
City
for
DNA
processing,
and
they
were
able
to
extract
a
male
DNA
profile
from
that
cigarette
body.
B
Dna
was
put
into
CODIS
and
we
never
got
a
hit
from
that,
meaning
that
the
suspect
or
the
donor
of
that
cigarette
butt
had
never
been
convicted
of
a
felony
in
his
DNA
was
not
entered
into
Copus
Jeff
over
the
years
following
that,
basically
methodically
gumshoe.
Detective
work
worked
down
that
that
suspect
list
getting
DNA
to
try
to
rule
people
out
from
that
cigarette
butt
DNA
he
ended
up
retiring,
and
shortly
after
that,
we
decided
to
pick
up
the
case
and,
as
Chief
laid
out,
we
decided
to
do
it
as
a
team.
B
B
Or
the
other
whether
it
was
solvable
or
it
was
not
solvable,
but
they
were
going
to
have
an
answer
once
and
for
all.
We
took
three
different
approaches
to
this.
A
lot
of
it
was
going
to
be
about
forensic
evidence.
They
collected
a
lot
of
evidence.
We
were
going
to
use
that
to
our
advantage.
We
were
going
to
contract
with
the
lab.
We
were
going
to
do.
Do
some
new
testing
with
DNA.
B
This
could
be
a
rudimentary
description
of
what
the
unback
actually
is:
I'm,
probably
not
going
to
do
it
justice,
but
basically
it's
saturating
a
surface
clothing
with
sterile
solution
and,
ultimately
sucking
it
up
with
like
a
jet-back
style
instrument
into
a
storage
tank
where
they
will
ultimately
separate
the
DNA
and
examine
it.
We
decided
that
there
was
some
evidence
in
this
case
that
we
thought
that
we
could
send
off
to
DNA
labs
and
have
it
retested
after
all
these
years
to
see
if
we
could
develop
a
DNA
profile
of
our
suspect.
B
That
was
one
part
of
it.
The
second
part
was,
we
were
gonna,
we're
gonna,
reopen
the
victimology,
we're
gonna
go
through
and
scour
through
all
the
reports,
and
we
were
going
to
identify
anybody
that
was
close
to
Rita
and
any
name
that
was
in
that
box.
We
added
it
to
our
suspect
pool.
Anybody
was
close
to
the
scene,
one
individual
was
close
and
his
name
was
William
derus
and
he
lived
up
on
the
third
floor
of
the
same
building.
B
He
had
been
contacted
three
times
by
police,
even
Alibi.
He
and
his
wife
alibiot
each
other
that
they
were
home.
All
night
didn't
hear
anything
didn't
see
anything
we
were
going
to
leave
anything
to
chance.
He
was
on
our
list
and
we
did
that
with
a
lot
of
people.
We
cast
a
wide
net
and
we
were
going
to
see
what
we
come
up
with.
Third
part
of
that
is,
we
knew
we
had
a
DNA
extract
from
the
cigarette
butt
that
detective
beer
with
was
able
to
develop.
B
We
were
thinking
about
doing
some
genealogy,
and
you
know,
probably
about
seven
years
before
this
case
started
I.
Remember
seeing
the
documentary
where
a
genealogous
researcher
CC
Mart
as
it
would
be,
was
in
the
documentary
and
she
was
talking
about
how
they
were
doing
this
research
to
help
law
enforcement
agencies
across
this
country
solve
cold
cases
and
I
was
absolutely
just
amazed
by
the
work
she
was
doing.
Never
knowing
that
all
these
years
later,
she
as
fate
would
have.
D
D
Yes,
so
I
want
to
Echo
everyone
else's
comments,
that
we
owe
a
huge
debt
of
gratitude
to
the
original
crime
scene
investigators,
because
the
DNA
evidence
ended
up
being
so
incredibly
key
and
they
couldn't
have
possibly
imagined
the
power
that
we
would
have
at
this
time
to
actually
use
that
to
narrow
it
down
to
just
one
person.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
people
who
uploaded
to
Family
Tree,
DNA
and
Jed
match
and
opted
into
law
enforcement
matching.
In
this
case
we
were
incredibly
lucky.
D
This
doesn't
always
happen
this
way,
but
this
case
is
a
fantastic
illustration
of
the
power
of
investigative
genetic
genealogy
to
narrow
down
the
pool
of
suspects
to
just
one
person.
This
case
was
over
50
years
old
and
it
only
took
a
few
hours
to
narrow
it
down
to
William
jerus.
So
this
is
my
chart
showing
the
investigative
genetic
genealogy's
outcome
you
can
see.
We
had
five
matches.
They're
outlined
in
red
here
match
number
one
and
two
were
approximately
sharing
about
six
percent
of
their
DNA
with
our
unknown
suspect.
That's
actually
a
lot.
D
These
are
fantastic
matches
and
they
share
about
six
percent
of
their
DNA
with
this
unknown.
Well,
who
was
the
unknown
suspect,
and
then
we
have
fantastic
supporting
matches
matches
three
four
and
five
matches,
one
in
three
traced
back
to
the
couple
in
Orange,
John,
Orr
and
Susannah
Davies.
So
we
knew
that
the
suspect
also
must
ascend
from
that
couple
matches
two
four
and
five
on
the
other
side
of
the
tree
traced
back
to
the
couple
up
in
purple,
Yan,
wunia
and
gerberig
andala,
and
so
we
knew
that
the
suspect
must
also
descend
from
that
couple.
D
So
working
down
toward
the
present
I
was
able
to
identify
a
union
marriage
or
a
triangulation
between
these
two
couples.
Descendants
and
you'll
see
an
aqua
there
or
a
tea
light.
Teal
Lewis
Lois
Orr
married
William,
derus
and,
unfortunately,
Lois
passed
away
right
after
soon
after
their
marriage
and
the
birth
of
their
only
child,
William
derus,
so
William
derus
would
be
the
only
individual
who
would
carry
the
DNA
from
these
unique
sets
of
ancestors
and
be
in
the
right
position
in
the
tree
to
be
the
DNA
contributor.
D
He
was
a
first
cousin
once
removed
of
both
matches,
one
and
two,
but
you
can
see
that
match.
One
connects
on
his
mother's
side
match
two
on
his
father's
side.
He
was
a
second
cousin
once
removed
to
match
number
three,
a
third
cousin
to
match
number
four
and
a
fourth
cousin
to
match
number
five.
Now
this
is,
as
I
said.
Incredibly
rare,
we
had
a
huge
Stroke
of
Luck
after
50
years
and
generations
of
detectives
working
this
case
and
it
finally
came
down
to
Advanced
Technology
and
so
the
Burlington
Police
Department
and
Detective.
D
D
Now,
when
I
was
working
this
case
and
it
narrowed
down
to
William
jerusa
first
I
was
confused
because
he
wasn't
from
Burlington,
but
public
records
are
so
important
in
these
types
of
cases
and
I
pretty
quickly
was
able
to
find
this
marriage
record
William
Richard
derus
marrying
in
Burlington
Vermont
in
July
of
1971..
Well,
this
was
pretty
incredible
because
it
put
him
in
the
same
area
of
the
crime
within
only
about
two
weeks
of
Rita's
murder
and
even
more
shocking
was
his
address.
D
I
really
want
to
thank
Burlington,
Police
Department
for
allowing
my
team
and
I
at
parabon
to
be
part
of
this
investigation.
Our
hearts
go
out
to
Rita's
family
when
we're
working.
These
cases
we're
thinking
about
you
all
the
time,
and
we
really
want
to
thank
everybody
involved
in
this
case
and
for
sticking
with
it
long
enough
that
we
could
be
part
of
it.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
having
me.
B
You
Cece
well,
as
you
can
imagine,
after
hearing
that
information
he
jumped
to
the
top
of
our
list
as
our
main
suspect,
we
knew
doing
some
research
research
that
his
wife
at
the
time
of
the
murder,
was
still
alive.
We
sent
two
detectives
to
the
West
Coast
to
interview
her
and
she
was
cooperative
and
gave
us
an
interesting
statement
that
filled
in
a
lot
of
gaps
that
we
didn't
have.
B
She
met
William
DeRose
in
San,
Francisco,
ultimately
moving
to
Burlington,
because
her
family
was
here
they
had
been
living
at
that
address
on
Brooks
Avenue
for
approximately
two
months,
while
living
there,
they
were
discussing
their
life
plans,
they
were
going
to
have
a
child
together
and
William
was
going
to
be
a
hairdresser
or
a
barber
and
I
was
going
to
start
a
barber
shop
in
Burlington.
They
were
discussing
these
plans.
They
were
married
about
two
weeks
before
the
murder.
B
The
night
of
the
Murder
She
tells
us
that
they
get
into
an
argument
and
that
William
leaves
the
residence,
so
he
doesn't
have
an
alibi
at
the
time
of
the
murder.
He
was
gone.
He
ultimately
returns
back
to
the
Residence
at
some
point
later
in
the
evening
after
she's
gone
to
sleep.
The
next
morning,
police
officers
are
knocking
on
their
doors
when
she
first
learns
for
the
first
time
that
someone
was
murdered
downstairs,
they
lied
to
the
police
department,
they
told
William
drivers
told
the
police
officers
that
they
were
home.
B
He
wants
to
run
away
and
go
to
Thailand
to
become
a
Buddhist
monk,
which
he
ultimately
does
and
leaves
his
wife
behind.
She
ends
up
going
over
there
in
the
spring
to
contact
each
other.
Briefly
and
the
marriage
ends,
we
also
found
out
that
he
was
married
to
another
wife.
He
kind
of
drops
off
the
radar
for
a
little
while
then
shows
back
up
in
San
Francisco
in
1974,
where
he
meets
his
next
wife.
Her
name
was
Sarah.
We
interviewed
her
as
well.
B
She
said
that
she
met
him
at
a
Zen
Lounge
in
San
Francisco
described
him
as
being
a
guru.
He
was
going
by
the
name
Dutch
at
the
time
they
fell
in
love.
They
ended
up
getting
married.
He
didn't
tell
her
a
lot
about
Thailand.
He
didn't
tell
her
a
lot
about
Vermont,
but
when
asked
her
about
violence,
and
did
she
ever
witness
anything
he
was
able
she
was
able
to
describe
two
incidents,
one
incident
where
they
were.
B
Female
friend,
the
three
of
them
they
were
talking
and
unprovoked.
William
derus
took
a
pocket
knife
from
his
pocket
and
stabbed
the
female
in
the
in
the
abdomen
for
no
reason
whatsoever.
She
was
ultimately
taken
from
Medical
Care.
He
was
arrested.
He
returned
home
the
next
day,
acting
as
if
nothing
had
happened.
B
The
next
part
of
this
is
the
forensic
evidence
and
there's
some
more
evidence
that
we
uncover
we
contracted
with
DNA
Labs
International
out
of
Florida,
to
retest
some
of
the
clothing
that
we
thought
that
the
suspect
had
touched
to
see
if
we
could
get
DNA.
After
all
these
years.
One
of
the
things
that
we
knew
the
suspect
to
touch
was
Rita's
house
code.
It
had
been
forcibly
ripped
open,
ripping
all
the
buttons
off.
We
ended
up
setting
that
house
quote
off
to
DNA
Labs
International,
along
with
other
things,
and
they
ultimately.
B
C
C
B
And
three
strangers
the
standard
was
described
as
being
strong,
strong
support
that
William
Drew's
DNA
was
on
her
house
code.
Basically,
to
recap
everything:
William
jerus
was
living
upstairs
time
of
the
murder.
The
window
of
opportunity
was
70
minutes
to
me.
That's
really
important,
because
that
says
that
it
was
somebody
close
by
that
they
knew
who
was
there
and
who
wasn't
there.
They
took
advantage
of
that
opportunity.
B
Two
Michelle
the
roof
said
he
was
a
smoker.
She
didn't
know
what
kind
of
cigarettes
he
smoked
but
knew
that
he
was
a
smoker
the
night
of
the
murder
he
got
in
a
fight
and
he
left
he
had
no
alibi
the
next
morning
when
the
police
show
up,
he
tells
her
to
lie
about
where
he
was
because
he
was
afraid
they
were
going
to
come
after
him,
their
life
plan.
Hence
it
changes
after
the
murdering
runs
off
to
Thailand
shows
back
up
in
San
Francisco.
H
G
G
With
facilitating
witness
interviews
and
DNA
collection,
the
Eugene
Oregon
Police
Department,
the
Chilton
County
Sheriff's
Office
in
Alabama,
the
Donna
Anna
County
sheriff's
office
in
New,
Mexico
and
all
of
the
previous
investigators
who
put
a
tremendous
amount
of
time,
effort
and
personal
investment
into
this
case,
including
retired
Burlington,
Police,
Chief,
Tom,
Tremblay,
retired
Burlington,
Police
Corporal
can
developed
former
Burlington
Police,
detective,
Jeff,
bierward
and
finally,
the
current
family
for
your
unwavering
strength
and
support
for
so
long.
Space.
E
Good
morning,
everyone
good
morning,
thank
you.
This
event
brings
us
back
to
a
terrible
night
in
the
city
over
50
years
ago,
when
there
was
a
really
terrible,
violent,
random
murder
in
this
community
and
that
and
then
has
caused
current
families.
So
much
pain
and
grief
in
this
community.
So
much
grief
for
for
many
years,
and
it
is.
E
E
E
It's
only
possible
to
get
to
this
event
because
of
those
generations
of
reverse
work.
Maintaining
Integrity
of
the
investigation
of
the
first
critical
hours
and
I've
been
doing
that
through
the
decades.
People
at
Burlington
are
fortunate
to
have
a
police
department
that
is
able
to
pursue
that
and
deliver
on
on
the
commitment
that
what
a
terrible
event
happens
here
in
Burlington
we
do
everything
we
can
make
sure
that
there
is
Ultimate
accountability.
I
F
F
F
Rita
and
I
lived
at
home
until
each
of
us
was
24
years
old.
The
difference
was
the
two
weeks
after
Rita
moved
out.
Her
life
just
got
short
foreign
on
the
internet.
The
two
most
often
shown
are
one
taken
from
our
driver's
license,
and
one
from
her
yearbook,
what's
not
shown,
is
a
little
poem
by
E.B
Browning
that
she
chose
to
be
next
to
her
yearbook,
picture.
F
F
F
F
H
H
I
Yes,
it's
my
turn
if
I
can
get
through
this
part
of
the
notes.
I'd
first
like
to
thank
my
family
as
well
I'd
like
to
thank
my
husband,
he's,
always
been
there.
He
was
there
in
July,
1971
and
he's
still
there
I
want
to
thank
his.
My
children
and
my
grandchildren
aren't
all
here,
but
who
have
preserved
our
story
and
our
family
Rita
as
a
part
of
our
Legacy,
and
we
never
let
it
go.
We're
not
ashamed
of
her.
This
is
our
case,
and
this
is
our
our
sister
and
she's
always
with
us.
I
I
want
to
thank
my
sister-in-law,
my
husband's
sister
and
her
family
for
always
being
there
for
me
in
in
the
town
of
Heartland,
which
is
a
little
away
from
Burlington
for
teaching
their
children
about
Rita.
We
now
have
two
generations
in
our
family
that
never
knew
her.
We
have
our
matriarch
my
mother-in-law,
my
husband's
mother,
who
was
there
in
July
1971.,
helping
out
in
the
kitchen
and
she's
here
she
was
here
last
week
and
she's
with
us
today,
and
she
is
our
matriarch
and
our
model,
and
she
holds
us
all
together.
I
At
that
time
he
looked
me
straight
in
the
eye
which
he
can
do,
and
he
said
Mrs
Campbell,
an
old
paraphrase
we're
going
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
this
of
your
sister's
case.
We're
going
to
we're
going
to
solve
this
case.
I
can
say
that,
because
I
have
put
one
of
my
best
detectives
in
charge
of
the
investigation.
I
If
anyone
can
solve
this
case,
gym
tree
can
do
it
but
hold
back.
Jim
treve
is
a
is
a
is
a
team
player
and
he
hasn't
come
over.
Yet
to
remind
me
of
that,
we're
happy
that
the
chief's
words
came
to
fruition,
but
I
know
that
Jim
will
deflect
all
accolades
and
personal
achievements
from
him
to
his
team.
Jim
tree
is
a
team
player
and
his
team
did
not
disappoint
him.
I
I
I
This
afternoon,
there'll
be
a
GoFundMe
page
announced
the
beneficiary
area
of
which
will
be
season
of
Justice.
The
name
of
the
page
will
be
give
back
for
Rita
and
I
would
encourage
anyone
who
can
to
make
a
contribution
to
that
fund.
We
would
like
to
repay
season
of
justice
for
the
grant
that
was
delivered
to
the
Burlington
Police
Department,
and
that
money
will
then
be
used
and
given
to
other
families,
other
police
departments
in
their
Quest
solve
their
Cold
Case.
I
A
That
concludes
the
formal
presentation
part,
and
we
are
now
into
a
question
and
answer
part
for
the
media.
If
there
are
our
questions,
I
think
I'll,
Stand
and
and
we
can
bring
other
individuals
up
as
necessary.
If
there
are
questions
for
individual
members
either
of
the
team
or
of
our
our
our
political
and
Community
delegations
or
for
the
family,
so
we'll
open
it
up
for
them.
A
A
A
We
will
be
Distributing
the
report
that
was
prepared.
This
report
is
essentially
similar
to
an
affidavit,
but
it
is
not
because
ultimately,
there
will
be
no
charges
presented
to
a
court
in
this
matter
owing
to
the
death
of
the
suspect.
It
was,
however,
presented
to
the
chicken
and
County
State's
Attorney
and
State
Attorney
George,
reviewed
it
and
agreed
that
it
contained
probable
cause,
and
that
is
what
allowed
us
to
be
able
to
make
this
public
acknowledgment
and
I'm
certain.
A
She
would
be
available
for
questions
about
that,
but
we'll
be
Distributing
that
report
the
question.
Another
part
of
the
question
was:
will
the
will
Michelle
derus,
who
goes
by
a
different
name,
now
face
any
consequences?
No
lying
to
the
police
is
not
a
crime.
It
is
not
helpful.
It
is
something
that
we
hope
that
the
trust
in
a
police
department
can
prevent
and
can
limit,
because,
ultimately
we
we
need
the
cooperation
of
our
citizens
and
our
communities.
A
So
was
it?
Is
that
a
key
piece?
It
certainly
is
important
the
notion
the
question
was:
could
we
have
reached
this
point
if
Michelle
derus
had
not
been
as
forthcoming
as
she
was
with
detectives
upon
the
re-interview?
We
were
already
at
their
door
at
that
point,
DNA
had
led
us
in
that
direction.
That
is
an
example
of
a
thorough,
Police
Department.
We
do
everything
we
can
to
make
certain
that
when
we
put
a
case
forward,
we
are
not
merely
meeting
probable
cause.
A
A
You
know
we
we
put
a
time
and
money
into
sending
detectives
to
locations,
to
do
these
interviews
to
do
interviews
with
the
the
second
wife
who
had
no
direct
knowledge
of
the
crime,
but
was
going
to
give
us
additional
information
about
that
suspect.
That
is
a
component
of
creating
a
strong
and
compelling
a
case
as
possible.
Would
it
alone
have
been
either
its
absence
have
been
completely
pejorative,
or
was
it
the
key
I
really
can't
say
that
these
are
a
totality
of
circumstance.
A
E
C
A
C
G
So
so
In
fairness
to
Michelle
I
feel
like
I,
should
probably
clarify
some
points.
She,
even
at
the
point
where
detective
Phil,
Tremblay
and
I
went
and
spoke
with
her
I
talked
around
two
occasions.
The
second
time
was
in
person.
We
sat
down
for
over
three
hours
in
this
interview
and
I
truly
do
not
believe
that
she
was
aware
that
she
knew
about
the
murder.
I
think
she
she
lied
at
the
time,
because
she
was
young,
She,
Was
Naive.
She
was
newly
married.
G
She
was
in
love,
I,
think
she
lied,
because
he
did
have
a
criminal
record
that
she
that
he
had
told
her
about,
and
she
didn't
want
him
to
get
in
trouble
for
a
crime
that
she
didn't
think.
He
admitted
because
when
she
came
home
when
he
came
home
the
night
before
he
got
in
bed
like
nothing
happened
and
when
they
woke
up
in
the
morning,
she
didn't
have
any
indication
that
anything
was
and
speaking
with
her
she's,
a
very
very
sweet
woman.