{"id":9866,"date":"2018-05-04T19:25:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T01:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=9866"},"modified":"2018-05-04T19:25:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T01:25:50","slug":"trust-your-gut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=9866","title":{"rendered":"Trust your gut&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9868\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=9868\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/images.jpg?fit=295%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"295,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/images.jpg?fit=295%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9868 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/images.jpg?resize=295%2C171&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best and brightest criminal investigators trust their &#8220;gut,&#8221; or what we call intuition. We should too.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal cases get solved when the investigating detective asks many questions, of many people, and then circles back around, after getting conflicting answers (even in the reports you can read the officer&#8217;s comment that they &#8220;feel&#8221; the suspect is lying) to find out <strong>WHY<\/strong> they are getting conflicting answers&#8230;that&#8217;s what they mean by following the evidence in a case. \u00a0You question, and question, and question some more. \u00a0In most of the cases, that I have now assisted on, I have come to realize that the co-victims, the family of the victim, have many answers that can help solve the case, but they aren&#8217;t always asked. \u00a0In so many cases the families don&#8217;t even realize they have important answers, but they do &#8211; they just need someone to ask the right questions. \u00a0And sometimes, when they volunteer answers, their words fall on deaf ears&#8230;again, I ask WHY? \u00a0How can a crime get solved if you don&#8217;t want to know the answers?<\/p>\n<p>Everyone involved in a criminal case should work towards the truth. \u00a0Every case should be about the truth &#8211; if it is not investigated to the fullest, using integrity and ethical practices, then how can it be about the truth? \u00a0How can cases ever be solved? \u00a0How can there ever be justice for the innocent? \u00a0And how can we keep repeat offenders, like the recently arrested Golden State killer, from accumulating more and more victims? \u00a0We are so lucky to have the science of DNA evolving to where it is now, but remember DNA analysis only works if law enforcement collects the evidence. \u00a0And that is my thought for the day&#8230;<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=9869\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download1.jpg?fit=284%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"284,178\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download+(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download1.jpg?fit=284%2C178&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9869\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download1.jpg?resize=284%2C178&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best and brightest criminal investigators trust their &#8220;gut,&#8221; or what we call intuition. We should too. Criminal cases get solved when the investigating detective asks many questions, of many people, and then circles back around, after getting conflicting answers &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=9866\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[490],"tags":[1597,1356,1598,1596,1603,1538,1499,1602,1204,1601,1332,1146,1599,1348,1595,1600,34,33],"class_list":["post-9866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgans-investigation","tag-alberteinsteint","tag-askquestions","tag-believethevictims","tag-crime","tag-ethicalpractices","tag-followtheevidence","tag-garfieldcountysheriffwhynojustice","tag-integrity","tag-intuition","tag-itshouldalwaysbeaboutthetruth","tag-justice4morgan","tag-justiceformorgan","tag-learntotrust","tag-solvingamurdercase","tag-trustyourgut","tag-youknowthetruth","tag-murdered","tag-stalked"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-2z8","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5601,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5601","url_meta":{"origin":9866,"position":0},"title":"Do You Ever Have A \u201cGut feeling\u201d, \u201cSixth sense,\u201d \u201cPremonition\u201d Or Even \u201cDeja-Vu\u201d To Describe Your Experiences?","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"May 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Share your story right here on this blog. \u00a0You can be a guest blogger. \u00a0Your story can help others that have had similar experiences. \u00a0How many times has your \"gut feeling,\" sixth sense,\" or \"premonition\" saved you? 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