Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Early questions in Milliman case

The newspaper articles and the (unsigned) press release of the McHenry County Sheriff's Department create more questions than answers in the shooting death Saturday night of Kurt Milliman.

The press release, dated May 29, can be viewed on www.mchenrysheriff.org. It starts off with "Sheriff Keith Nygren announces..." and ends with a blank line above his typewritten name. (I guess my recent complaint that someone was signing his name in his absence got through to somebody.)

What are some of the questions?

At what time Kurt Milliman did arrive at the house?
Had Milliman and the Smiths met elsewhere earlier and then gone to the house?
At what time was he shot?
At what time did the S/O receive the call?
Who called? Timothy or Kimberly?
At what time did the first deputy arrive? And the second?
At what time did paramedics arrive?
At what time did they transport?
At what time did Kurt die?
With whose gun was Kurt shot?
What was the position of Milliman's vehicle on the Smith property?
Are there witnesses other than the Smiths?
When will the 9-1-1 call recording and transcript be available?
How did the first-arriving deputy "secure" the Smiths? For their safety? For his?
 
Why hasn't there been a press conference for this case?
How did Undersheriff Zinke give out erroneous information that Kimberly Smith had been involved in a Holiday Hills sex-on-a-squad-car-hood case in December 1999?
Why did the Sheriff's Office grant an exclusive to the Northwest Herald?

Many of these questions could be answered without jeopardizing any investigation.

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