A friend of mine, Twyla Johnson, of Des Moines, Iowa needs your help. Twyla 's sister was murdered in 1975. No one has ever been held accountable for this murder. The detective on the case in 1975, now retired, has told Twyla the names of the persons believed to be guilty. He went to the prosecutor 2 times, but it was said there wasn 't enough evidence to convict. Sadly, he had to retire and leave the case unsolved. Since that time, Twyla has worked alone for the past 40 years, gathering information. She has found new evidence and names that need investigating, but it seems no one will take the time. Twyla has been to the police station, talked to Mr. Matt Towers, the present detective, in person. She has also made phone calls, all in an effort to get …show more content…
After the retired detective gave Twyla some information, weeks later his demeanor changed and he said he couldn 't help her anymore. What happened? A young newspaper reporter covered the story of the 40 year vigil held this past July. This reporter seemed very concerned then and had hopes of helping solve this case. Now she will not even return Twyla 's phone messages. What happened? The current detective, Mr. Towers, said they were trying to locate a person of interest, but could not find him, Twyla found him, in jail. She has tried to call the police department to report this finding, no one will talk to her. How is it that a civilian can find this individual, but the detective on the case can not? The current detective said he wants to go question people, but his biggest fear is that they won 't want to talk to him. Since when does that stop a detective from doing his job? It all starts one to thinking that the police department or city has someone in it that is powerful enough to stop this cold case from being investigated. The police chief that was in office in 1975 was said to be a friend of the man that ordered this murder. Is this police department corrupt and if so how far does this