Arthur Porter III told investigators that his two closest friends that summer had fathers who both worked for Louisville PD — one was a sergeant, one a major — raising questions about who may have destroyed the fingerprint evidence.
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The geography of Arthur's summer hangout spots is striking: Elliott Park sits right between the convenience store where Alberta stopped at 2:00 AM and the spot where her car was found abandoned. Ashley connects the dots: Arthur mentions two friends, the gas station employee mentions three teenagers talking to Alberta. Could they be the same people? The revelation that Arthur's friends had fathers on the Louisville PD — one a sergeant, one a major — makes the fingerprint destruction feel less like carelessness and more like protection. Ashley tried to identify the friends through yearbooks and obituaries but couldn't pin it down; she also couldn't find any record of investigators following up on the friends' identities.
Arthur Porter III told investigators that his two closest friends that summer had fathers who both worked for Louisville PD — one was a sergeant, one a major. Ashley Flowers wondered aloud whether these connections explain why fingerprint cards from Alberta's car ended up in the trash.
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