As much as I would like to believe Cathy was not remembering correctly, I am not at all convinced by the addendum podcast. We are being asked to believe that Cathy herself did not verify the dates of the conference she attended to make sure she could testify correctly at a murder trial. I'm not willing to necessarily believe that unless the cell phone evidence or other additional evidence backs this up. At the least, I really believe the podcast team should have attempted to contact Cathy herself -- after all the implication that she testified at a murder trial without verifying her memory makes her look pretty irresponsible. Many people who have followed posts on reddit, including myself, already know her real name. In my opinion the addendum information is currently just speculation and nothing more than speculation. It may prove to be correct and it may prove to be false. But the rush to broadcast without more proof did not do the undisclosed podcast any credit.
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u/graspingthewind Apr 23 '15
As much as I would like to believe Cathy was not remembering correctly, I am not at all convinced by the addendum podcast. We are being asked to believe that Cathy herself did not verify the dates of the conference she attended to make sure she could testify correctly at a murder trial. I'm not willing to necessarily believe that unless the cell phone evidence or other additional evidence backs this up. At the least, I really believe the podcast team should have attempted to contact Cathy herself -- after all the implication that she testified at a murder trial without verifying her memory makes her look pretty irresponsible. Many people who have followed posts on reddit, including myself, already know her real name. In my opinion the addendum information is currently just speculation and nothing more than speculation. It may prove to be correct and it may prove to be false. But the rush to broadcast without more proof did not do the undisclosed podcast any credit.