Police believe they’ve solved a murder in 1984. But what if they’re wrong?

[curtis]

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/a-death-at-torrey-pines/403186/?single_page=true

[foldor]

This is one of those scenarios where I'm sure both sides quickly realized they were wrong, but instead of doing the right thing and apologizing, they instead doubled down and tried to make the evidence fit their incorrect theory.