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June 30, 2008
LAPD Solves Serial Murder Cold Case
It's good to solve a cold case and what makes this one easier to deal with is the fact that the accused criminal is already in jail. From the LAPD: "The Robbery-Homicide Division’s (RHD) Detectives, obtained a warrant for the arrest of Michael Hubert Hughes, 51-years-old, charging four counts of murder with additional charges relating to sexual assault of the four female victims. The series of crimes occurred between 1986 and 1993. Three occurred in the City of Los Angeles and one in the City of Inglewood. RHD detectives investigating the murders determined that Hughes who is serving a life sentence in a California State Prison for similar murder convictions was responsible for the additional four cases charged today."
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Maybe it's a semantic argument, but while a case can be "cleared" by the investigators, it shouldn't be reported as "solved" before a guilty conviction is returned at the conclusion of the trial.
Not to take away from the detectives hard work, but while Hughes may very well be the culprit, that's for the courts and a jury to decide.