Shields of Silence: Why is Cleveland Missing protecting police?

Narrative at news conference skips tipster's role, blocks hard questions

NORWALK — On Monday, Jan. 5, the state of Ohio took a victory lap.

The sentencing of Fred Reer Jr. for the 2017 killing of Amanda Dean should have been a moment of total transparency—a chance for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and the Attorney General’s office to explain how a murderer lived free for 2,190 days while the Huron County Sheriff’s Office looked the other way.