and while i dont doubt the police's fuckery in all this, I dont think it was them that did the killing. instead, its another case (or lack thereof) of not investigating and just wanting to bury it and have it be forgotten, which is essentially the same as committing the murder themselves. they'd rather not expose the horrific, racist crime for what it is, and their shithole town, and most importantly, do their fucking jobs, and just hope it all goes away.