Delayed Justice

 

Mina Dekker in 1936

 

 

 

Sergeant John Robinson holds a very special place in both the Mina Dekker and Shelley Speet Mills murder investigations.  He was the last officer to speak with the only suspect in the Dekker case and he was the first officer on the scene of the Mills murder.  We hope he’ll have time to talk with us about the latter in the next couple of weeks.  But his interview in the Dekker case is now up for your consideration.  In that instance the case was passed on to him when he moved to head up the Major Case Squad.  That file was personally handed to him by his predecessor.  This case file had been handed down through the years with a word of advice, a comment.  What I take away from all this is dedicated law enforcement personnel take seriously their commission to protect and defend.  …And to solve whenever possible.  Sergeant Robinson is retired from the department but he keeps the old cases alive in his thoughts.

May we so remember.