WE ARE NOW LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE THERE IS NO JUSTICE IN A COURT OF LAW – WHERE PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEEK SOME KIND OF JUSTICE.
Though much of the evidence in Lindsay’s case is circumstantial, it’s been enough for investigators to lay out the groundwork to build a much stronger case. What are we dealing with here – a contaminated crime scene, evidence deliberately/accidentally destroyed at the crime scene? Something has been very off in this case from the very beginning. In 2008 investigators told the public that there was little left at the crime scene in the way of DNA, fingerprints, hair & fibre evidence. However, we now know that there was DNA left at the crime scene. The cops can say they made that false statement in order to protect the evidence, and even if that were true, it’s still a lie, the first of many lies the cops have fed the public over the years.
The moment Jason & Cohen entered the 1702 DeSousa property the crime scene was contaminated. Touching doorknobs, the staircase, and leaving their footprints everywhere they went. And of course we have Jason who ran straight upstairs to Lindsay’s body, getting himself covered in her blood. According to what Oatman told the police, him and Jason entered the house, seen “bloody footprints” and found Buziak lying in a “pool of blood.” The documents say Zailo checked Buziak’s arm for a pulse and tried to perform CPR. Inside the house, police searched for a “knife or other sharp object,” hair and fibre evidence, DNA, and “blood splatter” evidence. They don’t appear to have found a weapon, but what they were able to determine from the other evidence — including the bloody footprints — is not apparent.
LET’S EXAMINE THE CRIME SCENE- NEVER FORGETTING THAT JASON ZAILO’S STORIES ARE LIKE A BOX OF FRUIT LOOPS FULL OF HOLES.
Statements made by Jason Zailo during his interview with the Capital Daily News back in 2021 is full of lies. But for now, let’s focus on what he said about finding Lindsay’s body. Jason told Zander Sherman that as he got partway up the stairs, he could already see Lindsay slumped up against the bedroom wall. According to court documents, Lindsay was found lying in a large pool of blood. So, was Lindsay found lying in a large pool of blood or was she slumped up against the bedroom wall?
Either Jason pulled her off the wall and onto the floor, or he never gave her CPR at all. Remember what Jason said on Dateline – “I touched her skin and knew she had passed away”. However, in his statement to the Capital Daily he said, “I could hear air, describing how the air he breathed into Lindsay escaped through the stab wounds.” Lindsay’s throat had been cut, and she was gone. She was dead Jason, but you already knew that didn’t you?
If Jason did not administer CPR, there would be no reason for him to be covered in Lindsay’s blood. In fact, even if he did give her CPR there would still be no reason to be covered in her blood. It’s difficult to know what Cohen Oatman might have witnessed, because he didn’t enter the master bedroom until a minute or so later when Jason called him to come upstairs. Of course, he’s told the cops what he witnessed, but the public is left in the dark. Simple question Cohen, was Lindsay’s body lying in a pool of blood, or was her body slumped up against the wall like Jason told the Capital Daily News? Jason could not have given Lindsay CPR while she was sitting up against the bedroom wall.
THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE POINTING TO JASON HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRIME
And what do the Saanich Police do with all that circumstantial evidence. They publicly absolve the Zailo family of having any involvement in Lindsay’s murder, contradicting the theory of the Dateline experts who said Lindsay’s murder was likely planned by someone she knew, someone very close to her, possibly in the same business/same office. It’s no damn wonder the Zailo family is secure in their denials and choregraphed alibis.
Alibis littered with twisted story lines and lies big enough to fill every pothole on the streets of Victoria. The lies Jason & his mother have told over the years have been exposed, but that hasn’t stopped the Saanich Police from protecting them at every opportunity. By all accounts, it appears that the Saanich Police do not want this crime solved, and if this is true then you can be sure there is a major cover up going on here.
DETECTIVE SGT. CHRIS HORSLEY TOLD THE PRESS THAT THE LAST TEXT JASON SENT LINDSAY THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER WAS AT 5:38 PM.
That text read “just a couple of minutes away.” That text was never opened by Lindsay. Dateline echoed Horsley’s statement saying that this was Jason’s final text. That information of course would have come from the Saanich Police. Why then, did Jason say during his appearance on Dateline that when he was parked on Torquay, he sent Lindsay a text saying, “are you okay.” This was just prior to his 911 call at 6:05 pm. As is a regular occurrence in this investigation someone is lying, so what are we, the public, to believe when we hear so many contradictory stories. Either the police are lying to protect the evidence, or they are lying to protect Jason Zailo.
DNA EVIDENCE AT THE CRIME SCENE
Since it is very difficult to commit a stabbing without leaving DNA behind it’s highly likely there was DNA evidence found at the crime scene. All other DNA found in that house would be of great interest too. Cohen Oatman’s statement said he saw bloody footprints as he was running upstairs. While that would have been Lindsay’s blood, it’s very possible that hair fibres, and touch DNA from the killers could have been mixed in with Lindsay’s blood.
Since there was a lot of blood on Lindsay’s clothing, it would take time to get results because many small samples would need to be tested. This is something that can be accomplished with time and should have been done in order to solve this murder. DNA sequencing is inexpensive and rapid these days so there is no excuse not to do a full analysis on every inch of the crime scene evidence that is still available. Was it done? In Lindsay’s case, mtDNA can be used to identify people who were not related to the boyfriend’s maternal family and other people who had not been present in the house prior to the murder. Finding DNA from someone not expected or known to be at the residence prior to the murder would be important.
JANUARY 31/ 2021 SAANICH POLICE MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT NEW ADVANCEMENTS IN DNA TECHNOLOGY
telling us how they are now re-testing evidence found at the crime scene, whereas at the time of the murder it was not possible. This new information gave Lindsay’s family & friends new hope, trusting the police were finally going to be able to solve this case. Unfortunately, just like many times before it was just empty promises/ false hope concocted by the Saanich Police in order to cover up what was really going on in the investigation. Here we are 4 years later and still nothing. Absolutely nothing!
Investigation into the Murder of Lindsay Buziak 08-2682 – Saanich Police Department
DETECTIVE SGT STEVE SMITH of Toronto Police Services is solving cold cases in a matter of months at a cost of $50,000, but here we are in Saanich and they’ve solved nothing in 17 years. Saanich’s promise of DNA results were 4 years ago and still nothing. It’s definitely time to bring in Sgt Steve Smith from the Toronto Police Services.
This Cop is Cracking Cold Cases With DNA – Macleans.ca
The Saanich Police have spent over $100,000 in BC Supreme Court challenging the Capital Daily News to ensure they did not get access to redacted documents/police files involving this case. The least they could do is put out another $50,000 and hire Sgt Steve Smith to do what he does best. Solve cold cases. Saanich Police claim Lindsay’s case is not cold, but so far, I see nothing to prove otherwise.
Then we have Shirley Zailo, the mother of Lindsay’s boyfriend, who has already spent close to $200,000 suing the victim’s father, and that case is still ongoing. Maybe she should consider putting up another $50,000 so that the Saanich Police can hire a cop with a proven record for solving cold cases.
Wouldn’t that be far more productive than suing a grieving father who’s daughter was brutally murdered.
DETECTIVE SGT STEVE SMITH – HEAD OF THE COLD CASE UNIT – TORONTO POLICE SERVICES
Steve Smith & his team of DNA experts have been solving cold cases using their skilled techniques & new DNA technology. Their team can usually solve a case for under $50,000, which includes all the officers, genealogists and testing. Each one of the IGG cases costs about $8,000 US and a few months of investigative time. Steve says, “the cost-benefit analysis is unbelievable -think about what it would cost for one or two investigators to work on a case for 40 years. That’s well into the millions of dollars”.
Not only are Toronto police using these advanced techniques, but they are also assisting other police services to use the tool, with the help of a grant from the province’s solicitor general. In 2022 a $1.5M grant from the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General gave the cops the money for pricey genetic genealogy testing. Cold case detectives work backwards, connecting the dots, eliminating possibilities, and hopefully identifying the suspect & bringing them to justice. Police are planning to put 15 Toronto cases and 15 cases from the rest of Ontario forward for DNA technology investigation each year under a three-year provincial grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General, he said
“Anybody that had committed a homicide or a sexual assault back in 70s, 80, 90s, even into the 2000s, if they had left their DNA at the scene, eventually there’s going to be a knock at their door because utilizing this technique, all of these cases now become solvable,” said Smith.
Smith said the DNA sample taken from evidence was sent to Othram,
a lab in the United States with cutting-edge technology at the same time Jessop’s killer was identified noting that this case took more time. They have been mining family tree records, coupled with DNA matches — commonly known as genetic genealogy — to try to solve the 1983 killings of 22-year-old Erin Gilmour and 45-year-old Susan Tice. The crimes were “absolute overkill,” said Det. Sgt. Stephen Smith. They were “overly violent … it was almost like it was gratuitous.”
“There’s two websites in the US, GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA, where we can upload police files and it’s in their terms of service and people understand that under certain circumstances, which is basically sexual assaults, homicides and or unidentified human remains, police are allowed to match against their DNA profiles to see if there’s any familial matching,” said Smith. Toronto Police are working on an array of cold cases where they hope to use the new technique to unlock cold cases where offenders have left DNA at the scene.
Toronto Police have solved 21 cases in the past 2 years, thanks to a provincial grant
Genetic genealogy is cracking cases once thought unsolvable. Not all police forces can afford to use it – BUT DETECTIVE SGT. STEVE SMITH OF THE COLD CASE DEPARTMENT AT TORONTO POLICE SERVICES, AS DETERMINED AS HE WAS, FOUND A WAY.
MORE FROM DNA EXPERT SGT DETECTIVE STEVE SMITH
When we recover DNA from a crime scene, we send it to the Centre of Forensic Science to create an STR, or short tandem repeat, a DNA profile. This is basically the profile you’d take to court, with 21 DNA markers. STRs give you unknown male or female profiles. We upload them to our national database but often have no hits. Recently, Smith’s team used IGG to identify and arrest the suspect of two 1983 murders in Toronto.
The Niagara Regional Police Service also used the tech to locate a suspect in the 1999 murder of a 26-year-old Torontonian. Here, Smith talks about how cold cases became his passion, new developments in the rapidly evolving field, how much it costs to solve a cold case and, of the 70 or so files he’s currently working on, the one he’d most like to solve.
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