Facts? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Facts

Do you ever wonder why some people find the absence of information no stumbling block to jumping to baseless conclusions?  Maybe it has something to do with those one-time lawyers who take to the airwaves as the self-proclaimed messiah of common sense teaching others that there’s no reason to withhold judgment until you have a clue what you’re talking about.  Nosireebob.  No facts?  Just make ’em up.  No problem.

And there’s no one better at it, or more inclined to just create her own reality out of thin air, than southern belle and hyperbolic hyper-prosecutor, Nancy Grace.  It’s always a stretch to buy into CNNs news-worthiness when it puts someone like good ol’ gal Nancy on TV. 

This segment deals with the tragic murder of 9 year old Elizabeth Olten in St. Martins, Missouri. who disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house, and whose body was later found “very well concealed” in a wooded area.  A 15 year old girl has been arrested for the murder, but beyond that, the information is conveniently sparse.  So what does apoplectic Nancy have to say about it?


here’s a link.  It would be wrong to pass up an opportunity watch Nancy Grace spew at a camera.]

You’ve got to admire the sheriff, who found it in his heart to disclose that the basis for the arrest was a “writing”, but in deference to the age of the suspect, he was required to be circumspect and not mention what the heck meant by that.  Just enough info the suggest the strength of his arrest, without any disclosure that could be used to distinguish whether the writing really supported his theory, or whether it proved much of anything. 

And then there’s the dear Nancy, deciding that the writing had to be a diary, in the total absence of anything to suggest that to be the case.  This serves as the launching point for her rant on how it was a premeditated murder, or as she prefers to call it, malice murder.  I bet they serve that up with gravy and biscuits where she comes from.

The only surprise here is that Grace hasn’t demanded the death penalty yet.  But stay tuned.  No doubt she’ll have more to say.

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8 thoughts on “Facts? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Facts”

  2. A Voice of Sanity

    Along with Gloria Allred (and many others of her sex), Grace determined it was not in her interest to allow Scott Peterson the luxury of a fair trial nor an unbiased jury and set out to do whatever she could to prevent that.

    Is there no way to have these ‘Furies’ disbarred for this? Some estimates have the cost to the state as $11 million up to the verdict — and for a verdict almost all now admit will be overturned.

  3. Sarah

    I also get the sense that she never much concerns herself with researching the specific jurisdiction’s applicable law. She spoke about premeditation as if that’s the way it is defined everywhere, but her rant would be considered a misstatement of Kansas law. I did about 2 minutes of research into Missouri case law before finding an explanation of premeditation in that state. Those cases have a distinct set of phrases the courts use to explain premeditation, none of which she used.

    But Nancy doesn’t need to know relevant facts or applicable law. She just has her gut and that’s all she needs.

  4. SHG

    It’s my fault for no raising her abominable legal knowledge, such as “malice murder.”  I’ve long since given up all hope of her demonstrating any viable knowledge or presentation of the law. 

  6. A Voice of Sanity

    I recall hearing her say that if the OJ jury thought he was guilty they should have convicted him. Those jurors have commented that they did think him guilty, but based on the law and the jury instructions they were given they determined that the state had not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

    I find it ironic that these ‘simple’ jurors, who she has see fit to excoriate on her show, have a firmer grasp of the law than Ms Grace, former prosecutor.

  7. truth

    Perhaps she should stop trying to be smarter than everyone else and take the time to research the facts of a case before she goes on national tv and makes such a fool of herself. Anyone else sick of her bringing her kids names into a gory murder case such as last night she mentioned their names 4-5 different times. No wonder she is no longer a prosecuter. As Kathy Griffin says “she has no regard for the law, and she thinks she has been disbared”.

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