that were buried tandem one with the other, and not with the other victims. they may be able to link this fellow up with the other victims, but not yet. dana: john, i have so many questions. i followed this case for a long time. it captured the imagination of so many people. i ve read a novel based on the story, podcasts, movies, and all the while you stood there with those families promising them you would keep at it and the police would keep at it. given what you have known and where we can see the police are today making this arrest, did you ever have any suspicions about anybody in this area? yes, we did. we ve been we ve gathered in my firm, i ve been doing this case for going in our 12th year on it. we have gathered a huge volume
dana: amazing police presence there. they re probably going through that house. a new legal ruling seen as a setback for parents s rights. a judge the lawyer who fought the case on behalf of a california mom says this is just the beginning. the fact of the matter is these policies are spreading like wildfire across the country. parents have the right to direct and control the medical treatment of their children. dana: william la jeunesse has more on this from los angeles. hi, william. dana, the irony is the kid wants to go on a field trip schools need permission. if they want to change sexual identity many schools refuse to notify parents in california. 1,000 districts nationwide schools prohibit teachers and counselors from telling parents a child is transitioning to another gender. federal judge saying states have a legitimate interest in creating a zone of protection
for transgender students and those questioning their gender identity from adverse, hostile reactions including parents. conservatives who brought the case are appealing to the ninth circuit. as well as established under the united states constitution that parents have the right to direct and control the medical treatment of their children. we believe this extends to psychological treatment like socially transitioning a child at school. 17,000 schools and 37 states effectively hide trance ising students status from parents. the california mother argued the policy interfered with her right to make informed decisions about her fifth grade daughter. i just want them to stop keeping parents in the dark. they were talking to my daughter about different support groups in town to help her with her transition. then discussed it with my daughter that i had no knowledge
found in july of 2003. that was 20 years ago. that s remarkable to think it has gone on this long. well, it may go back longer than that. shannon s remains were found in 2011. the case goes all the way back possibly to the 1980s. there are various women who have been murdered from long island who have been found in similar circumstances and came from similar backgrounds. so we see a link or links, but not necessarily. there is an awful lot of coincidences that have occurred in this case. a stunning number. not least of which is one of the victims melissa bartholomew, who comes from lock port in buffalo, i ended up representing the family of another victim in buffalo who was her co-worker.
america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. fast moving story. a press conference later today and see how much they want to share then. they ve been looking for this killer for years. investigators eventually finding six more bodies in the area. unclear if all of them are tied to the suspect now in custody. neighbors expressing shock and perhaps some relief. we re shocked. this is a very quiet neighborhood. everybody knows each other. you think of the victims, it s sad and tragic. it s not about him or us it s about the victims. paul mauro joins us for analysis. first john ray is the attorney representing two families. try to get an idea. do you know what change in this case for investigators and police, was there evidence that popped up or something else? there is very little yet that we know from this arrest.