Comments on: Fight For The Truth

Erin Moriarty On The Latest Chapter In The Marty Tankleff Case

[lo1411]

If the father of the son who says he confessed to him is eventually, possibly charged in this case on hearsay evidence, remember that he probably will name other players involved in the murders,possibly Marty Tankloff. And Marty can never be prosecuted again because they want to exonnerate him. But that will never happen because we all know that this man will not testify unless there''s sufficient evidence against him & if he could get a plea deal out of it. Even if he says Marty was involved, Marty will never be tried again for this murder.I don''t think the son''s testimony is enough for a conviction.How can they exonnerate Marty before listening to the new evidence in this case? Be careful because this man might just have the link in this case, (which could be Marty)and then because of his possible exonneration before trial, no one will prosecuted unless the father admits he was involved.

[lo1411]

Wow!Am I the only person who still thinks he''s guilty?Are people forgetting that when cornered by prosecutor''s, he spilled his guts,thinking his Dad would live to testify?If you were the dumbest kid on the block, you still wouldn''t admit to bludgeoning 2 people to death, & certainly not your parents,if you were truly innocent of this crime.Even when cornered, an innocent person would respond with, well, my Dad is wrong.It wasn''t me he saw. But he didn''t do that. He willingly confessed.
As far as other possibilities, he may still have been part of a hit on his parents. Don''t be so quick to acquit.Sounds like another "Menendez brothers" motive.
With the backing of a celebrity & a million dollars to free him,Marty might just be laughing at us all. You can bring in alot of other possibilities and shady characters to convince people of his alleged innocence, but the evidence still leads back to a spoiled kid who had everything, and wanted more, the will. I''m with the prosecutors on this one.

[rushlimpdrug]

Intersting, very interesting.
Had this happened in Texas while Bush was governor this innocent kid would have been executed.
Sadly, injustice happens many, many, many, times throughout our land.
One small step toward correcting the injustice of these filthy pigs in power is to prosecute them and publicize their immoral actions.
I didn''t see the show, but reading the story is sad enough.
I have been pulled over by freaking wacked out cops for ABSOLUTELY no good reason.
Instead of giving them a piece of my mind I "cooperate" to get my azz away from their corrupt lives.

I hope McCready begins rotting from the inside as soon as possible.
Regardless of what he may say he is a heartless devil.

[drdavedmd]

Welcome to the real world people.... there are numerous corrupt police officers and investigators... is this not obvious? And this one is especially heinous... yes.. I''m talking about you McCready. you showed no remorse in puting an innocent individual in jail for 17 years for a crime that he clearly did not commit... you should be ashamed of yourself. I''m glad your retired... otherwise, I would have you instantly fired Trump style.

Marty, I would sue the state for loss of life, wrongful imprisonment, embarassment, humiliation, malicious prosecution,careless and reckless investigation, etc. You should sue for as much money as possible. You shouldn''t have to work. You''r whole life is destroyed by the system, and it''s time that the system compensate you for all the time that you wasted in jail for nothing.

Find a good lawyer to sue those suckers. You deserve it, for all what you''ve been through... You should get a few millions of dollars..... good luck!

[bethmurray1]

I haven''t been able to sleep after watching this episode. What a horrible injustice. It is so obvious that McCready was arrogant, lazy, closeminded & as one other poster mentioned - a bully. I sincerely hope they not only investigate the other suspects but look into McCready''s actions as well. The one aspect of the episode that summed his whole personality was when he was asked if he thought he could detect a lie better than a lie detector test could & he said yes. Wouldn''t you like to put that one to a test! I also liked when he said the business partner "wouldn''t hurt a fly". I have a sneaky suspicion that man not only hurt the fly but ate it too!!!!

Congratulations to Marty and his supportive family. On his website his cousin says that his time in prison has not "hardened him". I am so glad to hear that because after what he has been through he is such an inspiration to so many people!!!

[katepig]

It is disgusting to see a young man, railroaded by a corrupt and incompetent police detective. McCready was clearly to lazy to do an actual investgation in this case. He made his mind up right away, and was determined not to let the facts interfere with prosecuting Marty. McCready fabricated a motive in this case. One that never had any factual basis. He coerced a confession. He is a thug with a badge, and I think he should be in jail for what he''s done. I hope when all the facts of this case come out he is stripped of his ension.

The Sulfolk County DA''s office has done nothing buy try to cover up the gross incompetence in this case. SHAME ON THEM!!!!

My thoughts and prayers go out to Marty and his family. No one should have to go through such a thing, and the heels of losing his parents. It''s simple revolting.

I hope Sulfolk County is checking up on McCready''s cases, because somehow I doubt that Marty was the first person McCready railroaded.

This is why you should NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE WITHOUT A LAWYER PRESENT. There are plenty more McCready''s out there. Remember the police can and do use deception, so you can never believe anything they tell you.

[gubey]

McCreary I challenge you to drop you''re idiotic ego and laziness or corruptness and look back at every case you''ve ever prosecuted.Surely you can open your eyes and see other innocent people you have condemned.Turn your life around,apologize to this man who''s best years you stole.Shame on the rest of this dept. who had a hand in this injustice.Especially the Chief.... 20 different witnesses[heroes] stepped up to right this wrong and all Suffolk Co.could do was continue to deny truth.

This makes good cops and depts. disgusted.

[want_truth]

I am outraged at this story! McCready is the one that should have the special investigator! He obviously railroaded an innocent young kid. I don''t think he should go on without scrutiny and personal accountability. What about the other 94% of his so called "confessions", how many more injustices have been made. My heart goes out to Marty and his family. Congratulations and best wishes!

[katepig]

McCreedy was clearly a liar. He''s the one who should be in jail. He''s a thug with a badge. He really came across as a vindictive moron, too lazy to to a thorough investigation. He also lied in the interview...Scary to think about people like this in positions of authority. My heart goes out to Marty and his family. This just goes to show, you should never talk to police without a lawyer, because unfortunately there are plenty of McCreedy''s out there.

[pfd572]

You might want to read the bio on McCready. His alleged previous relationship with the Tankleff business partner, his business relationship with Marty''s brother-in-law, his prosecution for assault. This is the honest, fair and impartial police detective? hmmm

[pfd572]

you can contact him at martytankleff.org. There is also a petition you can sign. I strongly urge everyone who feels this case is a miscarriage of justice to read and sign the petition.

[lifesource2]

My heart goes out to marty. i have some questions that came to mind while watching the show. first, having lost both parents, has marty ever had his time to grieve? and then, what about his belongongs that were in the house since he was 17 yrs of age? i just cant fathom not having anything from when i was a child. and another question is, has he ever tried to find his biological parents? does he have an email address we could write to him?

[pfd572]

Not all crime scenes have DNA evidence. There is no information available to the public that indicates the murderer(S) left any of their own DNA at the crime scene. And it only works if you have a sample of the suspects to compare against. Since the system never pursued anyone else, they have not collected DNA from any other possible suspects. DNA is a valuable tool, but it isn''t the holy grail. GOOD police work, conducted by honest, competent investigators is still the best option for solving cases. Det. McCready does not appear to be a fair, honest, competent officer. I don''t mean he was crooked, but he certainly wasn''t honest to the spirit of justice or in admitting fault.

Important example: the scene/evidence points to a violent struggle, at least by Marty''s mother, yet Marty did not have ANY physical marks that say he was involved in any kind of struggle or altercation. But police blinders/blunders chose to dismiss this bit of fact.

[pete4402]

Does anyone have the address to the video of this show that was on tonight?

[brendakp2]

With the advanced technology available to investigators, why hasn''t someone in the Suffolk County DA''s office re-examined the forensic evidence and possible DNA to the find the real killers of Marty''s parents?
Marty, my best to you and your future. God Bless.

[pfd572]

One more wish. Det. McCready, even though retired, should be investigated. If he is a bad example of a police detective, how many other cases did he handle in such a callous and poor manner?

[pfd572]

The broken system sometimes fixes its mistakes. But what if this young man had been given the death penalty? Would he be executed by now? This case, and so many others like it, just emphasize the need to end the death penalty and take a detailed, hard look at our legal system. But in the particular case, Det. McCready is a reminder and example that not all police officials are to be trusted or respected just because they wear a badge, he is human with all of man''s faults/twists: inflated ego, prejudice, hubris, laziness, power tripping and perhaps even limited intelligence. His comments tonight reveal a man who has an inflated opinion of himself and a bullying personality. When the courts and private citizens accept that police are just as apt to have the limits as everyone else and just as capable of making mistakes, the system will function in a much more just manner. EVERYONE needs to earn respect, not just have it bestowed on them by the nature of their position in life. Congratulations Marty! Good luck to you and the best wishes for your future.

[lar122162]

THANKFULLY MARTY DID NOT GIVE UP HOPE,IT IS A SHAME HOW THE JUSTICE SYSTEM WORKS AT TIME, SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THEY ARE WRONG, WHEN IT WOULD BE ALOT EASIER TO SAY ,YES I WAS WRONG, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, INSTEAD THEY REFUSE TO DO THE RITE THING,ONE DAY THEY WILL BE JUDGED. CONGRATS TO MARTY"S FAMILY FOR ALL THIER SUPPORT, BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL.

[spongebobtaz]

Stories like the "Fight for the truth" about Marty, is the reason I have no faith in this system. My opinion is that Det.McCready lied repeatedly on his 48 hours mystery interview. You can easily see it if you know what to look for. Charges of some kind should be filed on McCready and any other law enforcement person/s who willingly, knowingly, and maliciously use false and/or fabricated statements or tactics for the confession to any felony. And if found guilty, don''t send them to prison which is where they need to go, but total loss of pension and never again carry a badge. VIDEOTAPE ALL INTERVIEWS IN ANY AND ALL CRIMES AND KEEP AS EVIDENCE so that innocent people never again go through something like this. It''s better to let 100 guilty go free than to imprison one innocent. Think about it, would you want to be the ^ (one).

[soonergal37]

Very interesting story and I''m glad to hear the justice system does work sometimes. I can''t imagine the life Mr. Tankleff is facing, but wish him well in his endeavors. Please send my deepest regards and would like to know how school goes for him!