It has been argued that the letter was mailed before the murders were publicised , making it unlikely that a crank would have such knowledge of the crime , but it was postmarked more than 24 hours after the killings took place , long after details were known and being published by journalists and talked about by residents of the area .
It has been argued that the letter was mailed before the murders were publicised , making it unlikely that a crank would have such knowledge of the crime , but it was postmarked more than 24 hours after the killings took place , long after details were known by journalists and residents of the area .