Thread: Two Tourists Brutally Murdered on Koh Tao, One Raped: Police Spark Thailand Manhunt

Originally Posted by thailazer

They must be totally out of their element. You would think the investigation team would be addressing several possibilities in parallel, looking at the evidence and factors involved in each possibility in a balanced and logical manner while looking at new suspects and possibilities. Making statements of their "thought du jour" like this doesn't help anyone and it makes it look like a moth chasing the light. Let's hope they stumble into the killers soon.

You have to remember that arresting the murderers isn't their priority.

Their priority is to protect themselves, locals and connected Thais at all other costs.

Their face is far more important than two farang travelers.

Originally Posted by DBell

You have to remember that arresting the murderers isn't their priority.

Their priority is to protect themselves, locals and connected Thais at all other costs.

Their face is far more important than two farang travelers.

Not only that.....but as we've already mentioned, it's almost certain that those involved hold dual membership as Thai mafia/BIB.

So, the reality is, the perpetrators are investigating themselves.

By the end of next week, it'll be completely off the news.

Originally Posted by Stranger

as we've already mentioned, it's almost certain that those involved hold dual membership as Thai mafia/BIB.

So, the reality is, the perpetrators are investigating themselves.

Wouldn't go that far. It's more than likely that they have very close relations (family) to the upper echelons of the local power brokers.

To say that it's almost certain that those involved (as in the murderers) are RTP officers is a bit of mouth-frothing at best.

Originally Posted by DBell

Wouldn't go that far. It's more than likely that they have very close relations (family) to the upper echelons of the local power brokers.

I would go that far.

Either they're directly or indirectly (through family members) involved.

But one thing's for sure.....

BIB/Thai mafia holding dual membership, and their family members are up to their necks in this.

Originally Posted by Stranger

By the end of next week, it'll be completely off the news.

It's already been dropped in the UK.

Taken from Blue link

Insensitive locals linked to tourism on the Thai holiday island of Phuket are continuing to post questionable pictures on the social media which might make foreigners ill at ease and are open to misconception.

One particular man about town has posted a picture of himself holding a garden hoe, identical to the weapon that was used to kill Hanna Witheridge, with the caption: ‘If you come late expect trouble from me.”

He also posts another picture taken of Sean McAnna at the local Sairee Beach transvestites show the Queen’s Cabarat, dressed in women’s underwear with the caption: ‘ Are you good or evil? Why did you drag our island down?’

The author is trying to be funny but has a nasty streak. Men dressing up as women is party of the Koh Tao Pub Crawl routine - a sort of Thai Club 18-30.

Lost track of this now.. did the son of the 'mafia' chief pass the DNA test?

Originally Posted by Neo

Lost track of this now.. did the son of the 'mafia' chief pass the DNA test?

I believe he did.

But....wouldn't matter if he did or didn't.

The selection of those who should be subjected to DNA testing is becoming somewhat curious and not necessarily transparent.

It is not clear at all if the two Thai who threatened McAnna were DNA'd. One is apparently a policeman but this significant fact seems to have been overlooked. Almost certainly, he hasn't.

This imbroglio has reached such a farcical stage that only some seriously high level international representation can call a halt to it. The British representation in Bangkok is notoriously effete and ineffectual and the present incumbent seems to be no exception to his predecessors. Therefore, no pressure can reasonably be expected from that quarter unless the parents of the victims weigh in with some serious comment to the press registering their contempt. From what little I have seen, I don't think in their grief they are of that particular mettle. Certainly, they are not like the Dutch father who famously made the video which poured such disdain and bile upon the wretched police in Phuket who were screwing up the investigation of his daughter's rape that it altered it's course and resulted in a conviction.

I'm afraid this has Kirsty Jones written all over it.

Another victory for a pusillanimous British ambassador.

Well of course it does matter if he did pass it.

Originally Posted by Neo

Well of course it does matter if he did pass it.

The Son had a dozen witnesses who put him in BKK.
Not tested.

Not that any results of alleged tests are infallible in LOS...

Originally Posted by Neo

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by Neo

Well of course it does matter if he did pass it.

The Son had a dozen witnesses who put him in BKK.
Not tested.

Not that any results of alleged tests are infallible in LOS...

Yeah I got that he had an alibi, but that's subjective, whereas a negative DNA match would be seemingly irrefutable (if the subject was involved in the rape)

You are theorizing that at this point the hoopleheads will collect analyse, compare and report on any such testing honestly and without any interference a this stage....
At this point I would only accept DNA and forensics if the Thais gave up the whole process to be redone by the Yard or other Western sources.

I'm well aware of how the Thai system works, just asking the question as it is pertinent and should remain so.

Originally Posted by Neo

I'm well aware of how the Thai system works, just asking the question as it is pertinent and should remain so.

So if the Thai Hoopleheads with badges said he was and cleared, you would accept that as "pertinent" evidence after all this fuckwittery?

Always trolling Necron.. gets a bit tedious.

Originally Posted by Neo

Always trolling Necron.. gets a bit tedious.

It's not trolling. Do you believe a statement that he was tested and cleared to be valid or not?
personally, as stated, I would not trust Thai DNA testing after all this fucwittery.
There doesn't have to be a grand conspiracy amongst all thai police, just a pathway to funnel money to the forensics lab.
Who can question them? Other than outside agencies.

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by Neo

Always trolling Necron.. gets a bit tedious.

It's not trolling. Do you believe a statement that he was tested and cleared to be valid or not?

What I said was; the question of whether there has been a DNA match, is pertinent and should remain so. I haven't read anywhere that a DNA comparison has taken place, and I assume neither have you. As to whether a positive match would be revealed, I have also stated that I'm well aware of how the system is run in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Neo

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by Neo

Always trolling Necron.. gets a bit tedious.

It's not trolling. Do you believe a statement that he was tested and cleared to be valid or not?

What I said was; the question of whether there has been a DNA match, is pertinent and should remain so. I haven't read anywhere that a DNA comparison has taken place, and I assume neither have you. As to whether a positive match would be revealed, I have also stated that I'm well aware of how the system is run in Thailand.

Negative test, positive test, veracity of police statements, looking back at your posts it is not clear what you are saying.

Posts #701 & #702......
Probably spot on as we all understand the ways things are.

A side note to this tragedy: there are some extraordinarily gruesome photos of the victims making their rounds within certain Thai FB circles.

Quite brutal....

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Posts #701 & #702......
Probably spot on as we all understand the ways things are.

A side note to this tragedy: there are some extraordinarily gruesome photos of the victims making their rounds within certain Thai FB circles.

Quite brutal....

Yes, curious creatures, aren't they.

The pics came from the local police and various odds and sods who traipsed over the crime scene contaminating it whilst taking shots of the corpses on their IPhones.

Still, being Buddhist they haven't the same regard for human dignity as Christians.

Seems there is only three cops on the island and one was under investigation, don't shoot the messenger just something i read.

Originally Posted by Koojo

I was under the impression this was also being investigated by unconnected (to the island and the island families) top cops from Bangkok and 'the General' was taking an interest in this.
I would love to see them eventually bring in some outside heavies (MIB) and shut that shit down.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Seems there is only three cops on the island and one was under investigation.

Regards the local Island cops on Tao.

They are basically Monkeys, When confronted with the murder scene they would not of had a clue about proper procedure and securing the Murder scene.

Simply not capable of serious and proper procedure.

When I was staying there a visiting Farang went missing after going snorkeling.

My partner and I found him wedged under some Coral two days later, So off we go to tell the Pigs we found him .

Fukers get the local carpenter to knock up a coffin then we all pile in a long tale to go retrieve him.

Pigs are drinking Mekong in the boat getting pissed up while we done the dirty work.

They did not like Dead Farangs back in the late Eighties and certainly not keyed up to sort them.

Fucker just got shot up the Chimney at the local Wat.

No electric then.