Douglas Parkhurst and Maura Murray

This is one of the most interesting stories (this one appeared in the Washington Post) I have read about delayed justice in cold hit-and-run cases. The Portland Press-Herald, of course, has covered it extensively, as have other outlets.

(I don't blame anyone for not wanting to click a link in a blog post, so just Google "Douglas Parkhurst" and "Carolee Ashby" and you'll find the story.)

This quote from the WaPo story:

Parkhurst wrote in his confession that he had lied to police about the damage to his car in 1968. “I don’t know why the police never challenged me on this. I wish they did. I would have told them the truth.

Why are Capt. Ronald Young and/or Chief Scott Livingstone of the Amherst Massachusetts Police Department silent about any connection between the Vasi hit and the subsequent disappearance of Maura Murray? If they wanted to comment, they could. They have certainly been asked, but they refuse to respond.