The Whole Truth Project Looks At The Anthony Porter Case - Part II - Why Didn't David Protess And Northwestern Investigate Porter's Alleged Alibi?
In our last post, we discussed Anthony Porter's alleged alibi and how he denied being in Washington Park at the time of the shootings. Instead, he claimed he was drinking with his friends. We also noted how Chicago Police Officer Anthony Liace, responding to a 911 call, arrived at Washington Park moments after the shooting and stopped and frisked Porter who was fleeing the park (making it seem impossible that Porter was really drinking with his friends at the time of the shooting).
Once David Protess and the Northwestern journalism students commenced their "investigation," did they investigate Porter's alleged alibi?
According to grand jury testimony, David Protess, despite "investigating" the case for months, did not know what Porter's specific alibi was.
Northwestern journalism student Shawn Armbrust, testified, in part, to the grand jury as follows:
ASA Gainer: Did you discuss with him (Porter) his alibi for that night?
Armbrust: My professor asked him if he had been in the park that night, and he said no, I was with my family.
ASA Gainer: Is that the total of your conversations that you either personally had or overheard on that occasion concerning his alibi?
Armbrust: Yes
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ASA Gainer: Did you investigate his alibi?
Armbrust: No.
ASA Gainer: Did you ever read the transcript of the testimony of his alibi that the witness (Doyle) gave at his trial?
Armbrust: No.
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If David Protess and the Northwestern Medill School of Journalism students were seeking the truth, as true journalists, why didn't they investigate the merits of Anthony Porter's alleged alibi?
This question has never been answered. . .
