dmac

Actually, the person who found the hammer came to me via the Keddie Murders site and forum I run. The hammer was found the previous summer, when the pond was dry. The Detectorist had proper approval from the caretaker. Later, it was said a search for a lost wedding ring was the impetus, but that was never part of my discourse. The fact the pond was relatively dry was the sole impetus, and a rusty (albeit expensive) hammer was hardly part of the plot. Knowing the killer, Marty Smartt, made a point to ask about the murder hammer (at the time, specific weapons used/found had not been publcily mentioned) during his lie-filled interview with corrupt DOJ mob drug-pushers, I knew the find of a hammer could be monumental. The detectorist directly told me he came to me because I appeared to know the case, am trustworthy, and was not related to the cops. This person wanted NOTHING TO DO with cops related to the murders. Don't know if it's cops in general or just the case, but I respect the wishes/rules of the person. I contacted Mike Gamberg about the info. He headed the Keddie case at the time and, between us, we solved it in considerably few months. But the hammer? I described it directly from comments by the detectorist who found it: Rubber handle, green or blue. Bingo. It took me some time to convince the Detectorist who discovered this crucial evidence to trust Mike. They talked, met up at the pond, took a canoe out to where the hammer then was (when he pulled it up in 2015, he tossed it a short distance aside- probably downwind from his path). This person has regretted involvement, despite clear knowledge it helped spark the fire which disclosed a blatantly moronic coverup by the killers and the cops of 1981. I applaud this person for coming forward. Despite never being named, it caused uncertain discomfort. Try that on for size when you're directly accusing the CA-DOJ of involvement in a drug coverup.