Talk:The Fairy/@comment-25340844-20140906203339

I'm assuming the last paragraph is supposed to read like a newspaper article? I'm really not a fan of this trope, but if you use it in future, please read some newspaper articles about missing people before hand and pay attention to the language used. It wouldn't just refer to the location as "Maple Street"; it would give the name of the street and the district, too. Cities are big places.

Neither would they refer to the child as "the little girl that had gone missing that past year." It would be more along the lines of "The body of Lucy Andrews (4), who was reported missing from the front garden of her New Canton family home in late April of last year, was discovered in the basement of Mr. Evans' home. Evidence suggests the child has been dead for approximately four months." Plenty of children go missing every year in a big city. You can't just say "missing little girl" and expect people to know who you're talking about.

Finally, do you really think the police discard all evidence gathered in relation to a cold case? When a little girl is dead, you don't just shrug and toss out all of the evidence you've painstakingly compiled  because "we still don't know who the killer is and we haven't found any clues in forever." Every single piece of data is preserved in case any more evidence comes along in the future that could lead to the criminal being caught and convicted.