We were beginning to find new witnesses, a lot that hadn't even been interviewed. Sloan said whatever it is, it needs to be strong. It's safe to assume they do in fact have new evidence. Reliability of witnesses Jones said a lot of witnesses have been interviewed and reinterviewed. Witnesses that we have we believe are sufficient to sustain charges.
Witnesses do die and forget, but they also can come forward after a long time period.
That was the case in Chambliss's trial when his niece, Elizabeth Cobbs, provided crucial testimony against him. That could be the key in Wednesday's indictments. Family members of both suspects have been paraded before federal and state grand jury sessions. Birmingham defense attorney Emory Anthony is somewhat skeptical about the attempt at delayed justice. Unless they have some sort of scientific evidence, it's going to be one hell of a prosecution.