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The Lost Crime Files's avatar

This is painfully revealing: "However, under Ohio law, there’s an interesting exception to this rule: parents can still be held liable for an adult child under the ‘‘Family Car’’ doctrine."

The facts don't fit the narrative of a man who killed Hicks intentionally, not by a long shot! And nobody would ever known about this if you hadn't found this document, that's for sure!! This is the best find in this case.

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RJ Sykes's avatar

Thank you! It called out to me because of my professional background as a chartered claims expert; this is right up my street, and few would have noticed the implications without understanding the legal context. It took years of experience and training for me to understand how these matters work; it's not something a layman would be expected to understand (and for the most part, that's how they get away with these narratives).

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Independent Journalist's avatar

I definitely would never have caught this, your background made all the difference here. They really do get away with things they know laymen would never understand, in all areas! Nobody had a reason to scrutinize his case before, either, so they had it all hidden in plain sight!

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RJ Sykes's avatar

And that's what they rely on, a lack of knowledge and creating distraction. At the start of my career, it would not have made any sense to me either!

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pink_nightingale's avatar

Why didn't the court indicate the name of the vehicle and its number in the documents? Why didn't they write directly that it was a car?

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RJ Sykes's avatar

Because it would have spoiled the backstory - Jeff was meant to be this budding SK.

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RJ Sykes's avatar

Absolutely! It points to a vehicular homicide and a subsequent cover-up. The media told us a very different story, but this evidence only became available after Lionel Dahmer died in 2023. The truth always comes to light eventually.

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R!CKYRANTS's avatar

This!

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RJ Sykes's avatar

They mixed in a little truth with the fiction, but fairy tale is a good way to describe it!

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RJ Sykes's avatar

The truth is nowhere near as exciting as the sensationalist narratives, sadly, and attention-grabbing headlines all too often sway judgment.

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