Gotta admit. That's f*&$%ing strong circumstantial evidence! You'd have thought though the police would have established cause of death, and tried to link the body someone or something forensically. But nothing like that was even mentioned.
But without evidence (and the officers claimed they had some but nothing came of it) the only evidence they may produce would result from the interviews. Therefore it's obvious the lawyer was doing the right thing (as far as his client is concerned) to tell his client to decline to do so.
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Well, he may not have been charming, but he was only doing his job, and with far less glee it seemed than the forensic archeologist.
Fascinating TV, but prurient beyond belief. I hope the children referred to have had full access to proper counselling. Such a sad story...