the killing of four year old barbara jean when detective marty and his partner took over the barber jean horn case in 1992, they decided to go back to square one. they felt that barbara jean must have been killed on the block. very near to where she lived. and they decided to canvas it again. none of the neighbors had any new information. but detectives learned that the man who lived across the street had moved across town the year after the crime. his name was walter ogrod. a single, 27 year old philadelphia native. who worked as an overnight bakery truck driver. they called him up and asked him to come in as a witness. they said we re just talking to people in the neighborhood, and he said all right. and he went in. they told him he was going to go see the philadelphia police about the murder. walter ogrod friend, steve,
barbara jean s murder. he had no idea that he would be s still at it 20 years later. there was another suspect who have been accused of a murder of another little girl, about a mile away, and showed his picture to one of the eyewitnesses. one of the eyewitnesses picked him out. but there wasn t enough evidence to make any arrests and the case went cold. was there frustration for you and sharon and that all of this time had gone by and they still couldn t find the perpetrator? yes. we were called all the time. four years later, detective marty and his partner took over the case. devlin, who was known as detective perfect for his uncanny ability to crack the toughest cases, quickly arrived at an old suspicion. this time, about both parents. they said that i know that john did it, and that i was protecting him, and i said, i know he did not do it. i would have already murdered him if i thought he did. i said you guys are no closer to solving this.
days, then weeks. it even got national attention. hundreds of tips poured in. they got so many calls about one guy, they followed him for six months. when journalist tom low and see and began investigating barbara jean s murder. he had no idea that he would be s still at it 20 years later. there was another suspect who have been accused of a murder of another little girl, about a mile away, and showed his picture to one of the eyewitnesses. one of the eyewitnesses picked him out. but there wasn t enough evidence to make any arrests and the case went cold. was a frustration for you and share and that all of this time had gone by and they still couldn t find the perpetrator? yes. we were called all the time. four years later, detective marty and his partner took over the case. devlin, who is known as
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