let me see if I understand you.. man murders 4 people..
murdered man's family has to pay the murderers family 15K to recover their murdered son's body??
**** that, arrest the murderers family for witholding evidence of murder. thanks for listening. (don't you need a body to prove murder in most cases?) they are obstructing a police investigation.
No where in this article does it say that the family of the murderer knew anything or had anything to do with the murder.
Hammer demanded $15K for location of body
In fact it does say that his wife does not want this money given, but by law she can do nothing, so your idea of arresting them is nothing more than nastiness and manipulative stupidity. Maybe you'd have them do an extraordinary rendition of the grandaughter to Morocco?????? Would that satisfy the sadistic bent?
As for having a body, nope, not necessarily, depends on state law.
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The caselaw can be read at Leonard Ewing Scott v. California.
From my legal admin classes we did have something where it had actually been proved that the woman was living in Mexico, and was seen by people who actually knew her. (1978)
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California convicts with no body, and sets free when there is one (OJ).
I am sure there are other states that can manage whatever, what with lying cops and cheating prosecutors.
The man is a real shit to demand money, no doubt about that, but it is not his family's fault.
Case I know of in Fort Bragg Ca, and the husband murdered a woman, used his wife's car to dump the body, and people did not know.
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