Murder charges against Michael Harvey will be impossible to sustain given the evidence that has emerged in the Valerie Hamilton case. In fact, it is no longer clear — if it ever was — why charges have not been filed against other individuals who saw Hamilton in a distressed state and evidently helped Harvey move an incapacitated Hamilton in and out of vehicles.
Then this altogether bizarre twist:
In the warrants, police say one of Harvey’s roommates told them that Harvey was a known drug user who sold heroin and cocaine. The warrants also say a woman who lived in Harvey’s house overdosed on heroin and was hospitalized the same night Hamilton was seen there. .. Another of his roommates told investigators she didn’t see Harvey or Hamilton that night because the roommate had overdosed on heroin at about 1 a.m. and was taken to the hospital.
Come again? Exactly how many people were ODing on heroin that night with Michael Harvey? Did any of these people know Hamilton?
Finally, the curtain is peeled back a little Concord Police Chief Merl Hamilton and things are not as they appeared. It is tough to say, but Chief Hamilton probably was not exactly surprised to wind up on Good Morning America pleading for help after his daughter had been found dead. The question is, did Chief Hamilton think in his heart of hearts that a murderer was on the loose — or just some unlucky addict who was in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Sounds to me like Chief Hamilton is still in denial:
By phone, Chief Merl Hamilton told NewsChannel 36 that he was aware of much of the information in the warrants and affidavits.
He declined to comment on whether his daughter had met Harvey in rehab or if she had even ever been in rehab.
Hamilton said, “I have spent 29 years in police work never blaming the victim and I am not about to start now.”
No one wants to blame the victim, but in matters of addiction, there is usually an enabler or two. If the toxicology report shows opiates in Valerie Hamilton system, her addiction would be the primary cause of death, not Michael Harvey.
Bonus Huh: This case still badly needs a map and a timeline.
