From The Brownsville Observer.blog
Yes, the Cameron County Justice System is inept, corrupt. Tell us something we don't know.
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From the phony "Operation Bishop," where District Attorney Luis Saenz pretended to fight crime by closing down eight-liners, then selling the confiscated machines to a company represented by Carlos Masso, to Sheriff Omar Lucio covering again and again for Lieutenant Gus Reyna, damaging one county vehicle after another while getting kisses blown his way by Lucio.
None of this dumbass bullshit by ethically-challenged politicos killed Maria Elizabeth Tipton. Sheriff Omar Lucio did not strike her with his much-larger-than-needed county vehicle and leave her for dead in a FM 803 ditch.
Even District Attorney Luis Saenz' cowardly handling of the prosecution of the mother of a Cameron County Sheriff's deputy, who left the scene of a hit-and-run and then sent her son to the door to answer BPD questions, was not the killer.
Marisa Govea Hernandez killed Mary Tipton, striking her with her white Volkswagen, then leaving the scene without rendering aid or even reporting the accident. Mary lay face down in a ditch for three days before discovered by a construction worker walking along FM 803.
Mary's husband, Ralph Tipton, said BPD Detective Clipper was at first very supportive of the investigation, then inexplicably changed his mindset after being reassigned to work cold cases. Yes, maintaining employment makes men turn into cowards.
Yes, there is evidence of malpractive by McAllen Attorney Oscar Alvarez, hired by Ralph Tipton. Lawyers react just as BPD Detective Thomas Clipper reacted when confronted by pressure from his "superiors." They cave.
The bottom line is that Marisa Govea Hernandez must take personal responsibility in the death of Mary Tipton.
Perhaps, you're tired of Ralph constantly bringing up the death of his wife, the shoddy investigation by the Brownsville PD, the pitifully poor prosecution of Hernandez by our District Attorney.
Ralph makes you uncomfortable. You think he should just move on. Constantly bringing up the past won't bring Mary back, you tell yourself.
You may even want to give Ralph some pushback. After all weren't he and Mary separated at the time of her death?
But survivors of innocent victims have anger and that anger doesn't go away after a few months or even years. They go to bed angry, wake up during the night angry and, when morning comes, nothing has changed.
Sometimes, if you're a police chief, district attorney or sitting judge, they get in your face, even raising their voice, not totally respecting your office or stature. Now, you're angry, even possibly losing your much needed objectivity.
Yes, the Cameron County Justice System is inept, corrupt. Tell us something we don't know.
From the phony "Operation Bishop," where District Attorney Luis Saenz pretended to fight crime by closing down eight-liners, then selling the confiscated machines to a company represented by Carlos Masso, to Sheriff Omar Lucio covering again and again for Lieutenant Gus Reyna, damaging one county vehicle after another while getting kisses blown his way by Lucio.None of this dumbass bullshit by ethically-challenged politicos killed Maria Elizabeth Tipton. Sheriff Omar Lucio did not strike her with his much-larger-than-needed county vehicle and leave her for dead in a FM 803 ditch.
Even District Attorney Luis Saenz' cowardly handling of the prosecution of the mother of a Cameron County Sheriff's deputy, who left the scene of a hit-and-run and then sent her son to the door to answer BPD questions, was not the killer.
Marisa Govea Hernandez killed Mary Tipton, striking her with her white Volkswagen, then leaving the scene without rendering aid or even reporting the accident. Mary lay face down in a ditch for three days before discovered by a construction worker walking along FM 803.
Mary's husband, Ralph Tipton, said BPD Detective Clipper was at first very supportive of the investigation, then inexplicably changed his mindset after being reassigned to work cold cases. Yes, maintaining employment makes men turn into cowards.
Yes, there is evidence of malpractive by McAllen Attorney Oscar Alvarez, hired by Ralph Tipton. Lawyers react just as BPD Detective Thomas Clipper reacted when confronted by pressure from his "superiors." They cave.
The bottom line is that Marisa Govea Hernandez must take personal responsibility in the death of Mary Tipton.
Perhaps, you're tired of Ralph constantly bringing up the death of his wife, the shoddy investigation by the Brownsville PD, the pitifully poor prosecution of Hernandez by our District Attorney.
Ralph makes you uncomfortable. You think he should just move on. Constantly bringing up the past won't bring Mary back, you tell yourself.
You may even want to give Ralph some pushback. After all weren't he and Mary separated at the time of her death?
But survivors of innocent victims have anger and that anger doesn't go away after a few months or even years. They go to bed angry, wake up during the night angry and, when morning comes, nothing has changed.
Sometimes, if you're a police chief, district attorney or sitting judge, they get in your face, even raising their voice, not totally respecting your office or stature. Now, you're angry, even possibly losing your much needed objectivity.
It's a nightmare they are living, gawddammit, these survivors! Some, like Jerry Richman, the father of first grader Avielle, murdered at Sandy Hook, just can't take the pain anymore!
Ralph sent me 10 pages of information yesterday, the same documents he said he left with City Manager Noel Bernal and, also, someone he thinks is in line to be the new police chief. I'm reading through the pages, taking notes. I will put this story out again, as I did in 2016.
If it makes you uncomfortable, I don't really care. And no, it won't bring Mary back. Nothing will.
Ralph sent me 10 pages of information yesterday, the same documents he said he left with City Manager Noel Bernal and, also, someone he thinks is in line to be the new police chief. I'm reading through the pages, taking notes. I will put this story out again, as I did in 2016.
If it makes you uncomfortable, I don't really care. And no, it won't bring Mary back. Nothing will.