Kenneth case Log 1

The initial of what will be eight logs chronicling my investigation into the disappearance of Ms Sarah Kenneth. This log examines her last known whereabouts.

Hello members of the press. Have been having a few problems in the actual posting of my video blog for some inexplicable reason, but hopefully I won't have any further complications. Fingers crossed. This technology didn't even exist when I was a lad, unlike other things. I'm becoming too: old/impatient/bloody minded/narcisstic to care to spend time on matters technological.

Have shot my first log, which is mostly a brief of the case and Ms Kenneth's last known whereabouts. Next week hopefully I will be able to commence interrogating witnesses and suspects. The Police Minister is constantly on my back at the moment about needing to bring this case to a conclusion as quickly as possible due to a fear of scaring students away from this university. I personally feel a succesful and well thought out investigation will maximise chances of gaining a conviction, and is thus of paramount importance, but as usual the higherups are more interested in public relations. I hate public service politics but its what a detective has to deal with in this day and age. That, along with worm infested, month old cinamon doughnuts, not those fancy iced ones. We are on a government salary after all, bribes not withstanding.

In preparation for the press conference at 4pm today I have been pondering how this video logging technology can be exploited and ill used, as the relatively easy access to this technologies for every Tom, Dick and Jane means that a large amount of unsourced, defamatory material can be posted. No offence to the members of the press who are reading this blog, but journalism is already murky and biased enough when we know exactly whois writing it and the investigations they have undertaken, let alone posts composed by anomyous web 'bloggers' who have a zero credibility factor. The pitfalls of 'citizen' journalism.

Detective Larze is on the line to brief me on a new case so I had better wrap this blog up. I'll see you vultures at the press conference in just over an hour. I can't wait. [Note: in case any of you dimwits didn't pick up on that last comment, I was being sarcastic.]

Detective Shannon O'Neill [September 7 2.35PM]

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISAPPERANCE OF MS SARAH KENETH

Investigator: Shannon O'Neill
Brief: A compilation of video logs chronicling my investigation into the disapperance of a UWA student on June 1 of this year.

I will conduct an investigation into the student body in an attempt to locate her wherabouts, chiefly concerned with those who claimed to have seen her on the night, those closest to her as well as her class mates.
CASE TIMETABLE
[CONFIDENTIAL]
WEST AUSTRALIA POLICE
FORCE TO BE ADVISED
Week 7: Film around Reid Library. Briefly describe where she was last seen, and her activities.
Week 8: Interview best friend Ms Michelle Adams. Begin gently, and then hone in on any discrepancies in her statement.
Week 9: Interview classmate Ms Catherine Bailey. Make note of her clothing, her retina focus, is she sweating etc?
Week 10: Interview Mr Jonathon Fielder
Week 11: Interview with Ms Michelle Adams
Week 12: Interview Ms Catherine Bailey
Week 13: Details of case

Investigation into the disappearance of Ms Sarah Kenneth

Submitted by Shannon ONeill on Tue, 08/08/2006 - 11:02.

I propose that I conduct an investigation into the disappearance of twenty one year old UWA student Ms Sarah Kenneth on the night of June 1 2006. Each two or three minute, maximum six and a half minute blogs will consist of footage of the interrogation of key suspects, such as friends, and other students seen near her the last time she was sighted, and shots of the exterior of the Reid Library where she was last seen at 9pm that night, as well as the nearby Arts building.

I will enquire about their knowledge of the circumstances of that night, and what they may have heard or seen. What was their relationship to the student? What were their reasons for being on campus late at night?

WANTED
INFORMATION
REGARDING THE WHERABOUTS
OF SARAH KENNETH
LAST SEEN MAY 27 2006
OUTSIDE REID LIBRARY
UWA CRAWLEY
SHE IS OF ANGLO SAXON
COMPLEXION, BROWN HAIR
BLUE EYES
TWENTY ONE YEARS OLD
AND WAS WEARING
A LIGHT BLUE JUMPER
AND BLACK DRESS
PEOPLE WITH ANY INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS INCIDENT PLEASE CALL
CRIME STOPPERS
ANOMOYITY IS GUARANTEED [IF WE HAVEN'T ALREADY HAD YOU BUGGED]
AND REWARDS ARE OFFERED [USUALLY THE PORTION OF MONEY SECURED IN POLICE UNDERCOVER RAIDS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SPENT ON ALCOHOL AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY. ITS A SMALL AMOUNT TO BE SURE.]