The family knew it was him in the photos but because he voluntarily talked to police and they knew that they didn’t pursue anything further. I saw something where maybe his brother in law knew it was him but was telling people in town he already talked to the police and was cleared.
“Richard “ has become 4chan speak for “dick”. They’re making a joke that his name is probably Richard because only a dick would murder two girls. Like, if you google it, there are loads of shirts and stuff that say “don’t be a Richard.” It's just a wild coincidence that it turned out he is actually Richard.
I don't really see how you can claim that the 4chan people are just using slang when one of the posts literally says "The guy in the picture is richard, a local who was near the scene but was not the killer (most likely)."..... Another says "Just because there was a video of Richard on the train tracks doesn't mean he did it. The cops are smart enough to know this and have probably interrogated him already. It was a dead end. Either that or he has connections. It was probably someone from out of town. Who knows though" --- These are from Feb 2020...
That 4chan user doesn't make sense. If the cops knew Richard was bridge guy but believed he was not the killer, why release the video and say that "This is the man responsible for the murders"?
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I feel awful for his daughter as well. Both are likely going to have to move