Hannah Overton - update

Well, it's been awhile since posted anything on this site at all. The case of Hannah Overton continues to progress, including in the media. As many of you are (very much) aware, 20/20 is doing a special on Hannah. You can find out more about that by clicking here.

Again, I would encourage you to dig deeper before assuming the "facts" of this case being just what the media reports. I can say this, having spent some time working in a district attorney's office: the media seldom reported the cases correctly. More often than not, the media dramatized cases to make them more "appealing" to the public.

One case in point: I was involved in a capital murder trial (long before Hannah) and for one entire day I sat in the front row of the courtroom audience right next to a reporter. I went home that day and flipped on the news to see what she had said about the case. This case involved one gunshot wound but she reported two. It's not like she could have possibly misunderstood what was happening in the courtroom that day. But she sure made it sound dicey! Quite frankly, I thought one gunshot wound was quite enough. I didn't understand the need for the second one since the first accomplished the death.

This case (which I am intentionally being vague in relating) occured in Corpus Christi, Texas. My point? I've witnessed first hand the ability of the Corpus media to get things wrong. On numerous occasions I was floored by their apparent inability to report what happened in courtrooms correctly.

That said, I would strongly encourage you to look at the actual facts of Hannah's case. I still believe this is a serious travesty of injustice and Hannah is very deserving of prayers and support.

For more information on Hannah Overton you can click on the Free Hannah Overton website.