Re: McMartin case facts

["under006" <under006@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Before you are tempted to give any credence to the McMartin tunnel myth that is propogated by Summit and the other true believers, read the article by John Earl:

Earl, J. (1995). The dark truth about the "dark tunnels of McMartin". Issues In Child Abuse Accusations, 7(2), 76­131.

This article, which very convincingly debunks the claim that tunnels were found, can be found on our web page:

ipt-forensics.com

Hollida Wakefield



>Subject:     Re: McMartin case facts
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>	Carl Raschke's book "Painted Black" (1990) contains an excellent,
>well-documented account of the evidence in the McMartin case.  He points
>out much of the evidence that was ignored by the press generally, in
>addition to interviews with the jurors who mostly believed the children
>were molested but were not sure who did it.  I believe Raschke is at the
>University of Denver.
>	The actual photographs and a description of the dig by a forensic
>archeologist are included in the book "Other Alters" by Craig Lockwood.
>It is a very good, but nonacademic source.
>	As researchers we are wise to bear in mind that an acquittal can mean
>many things, innocence only one of the many interpretations.  Those who
>dismiss evidence as from "true believers" without looking at the evidence
>simply become ignorant true believers of another cause.
>	I believe both books are out of print, but I got them from Amazon.com. 
>I could also fax/send you copies of relevant portions.  Your name seems
>very familiar to me. I am a grad student, perhaps I read some of your
>work recently? 


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