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[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

I hadn't thought of it from that angle, Alan.  I had better stick to my 
life of law and order.

Jon


On 8/13/2017 3:43 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
> Jon,
> we had a case in N.Z. where a yachty was charged & convicted of the 
> murder of
> two tourists who have never been found. Part of the evidence against 
> him was that
> he had meticulously cleaned every centimetre of the inside of his 
> yacht to destroy
> any DNA evidence. I suspect that this is what Peter was trying to 
> achieve by flooding
> his sub.  This event was shortly after radio contact was made & search 
> boats were
> closing in on him.
> As a publicity stunt you would have to have the missing girls family & 
> friends in on
> it, otherwise it would be extremely cruel to them, & I can't see that 
> happening.
>    He didn't return to port as he said, prompting the search.
>    He didn't respond to radio contact initially, saying he had a 
> temporary radio failure.
>    He sunk his submarine after contact was made by the lighthouse & 
> search boats
> were nearing him.
>    And the girl hasn't been able to be contacted or seen for 4 days.
> I hope if he is guilty, that he just confesses, as it would be easier 
> on him & every
> one else in the long run.
>  Very sad that someones talented daughter & friend has gone missing.
> Alan
>

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