Julia Cowley

We forgot something.

And at some point it's done and you close it up and you're done and you leave it.

I do want to say just one more time to reiterate to anyone covering it.

And I understand I'm not trying to say this case shouldn't be covered as it is of interest, but do so in a way that helps law enforcement.

Because when you cover it irresponsibly, not only are you hurting the investigation, you may be.

Tampering with witnesses or jury pools.

If you wrongly accuse somebody, that could put them in danger.

Even if you do accuse somebody and they did do it, that could cause problems later on down the line as you're prosecuting.

But, you know, and I know I'm just...

Just one little person and I don't have a big voice, but I guess if I had to say anything, just please, you know, when we report on these cases and we talk about them, do so responsibly in a way that actually helps forward the investigation, that helps law enforcement and that helps solve the case and get the victims back to safety.

Well, I appreciate it.

I know, like, when I watch Dateline with my husband, he'll be like, well, what do you think?

I'm like, I don't know.

And he's like, what good are you?

I know.

I don't know.

And I, you know, I can look at all the statistics, but I think, Brett, you texted.

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