I also agree that the Officer seemed nervous/awkward during the interview. Judging from the way it was conducted, you would think this was the first press conference that HPD has ever conducted. Very unorganized and unprofessional.
I'd like to point out a few odd occurrences that stood out to me. I'll mark these occurrences chronologically according to timestamps in the full video, which can be found here:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=slYg4l5QPc4
1) At mark 3:50, why was the officer so quick to leave the podium without patiently waiting for journalists to begin asking questions? And when journalists do disrupt him from leaving, by asking questions, there is obvious confusion as to how, or who, will be addressing questions. Very unprofessional.
2) Mark 4:10 - When it's obvious that the officer has to stick around to answer actual questions, he nervously takes large gulps of water and starts shuffling papers before preparing himself to answer the following questions.
3) Mark 5:10 - When asked about the rope, police state the best forensic analysis of the rope found at both the campsite and the scene of the suicide were "similar in type". When asked to electorate how similar the ropes were, the best answer was "nylon". This answer is an absolute joke considering most household rope is "nylon" rope of similar/standard sizes. Furthermore, a forensic investigation would have been able to easily conclude whether or not the ropes were identical in design and manufacture, among other precise details. Yet the most conclusive answer from police is that it was "similar" based on the fact it was "nylon"? Very inconclusive.
4) Mark 6:40 - The journalist asks for specific details on how Boaz managed to hang himself. As opposed to providing forensic evidence indicating how Boaz tied himself up, or how he managed to launch his body, the police completely avoided giving a specific answer. Instead, the response to how Boaz hung himself was: "From a tree". Is that a joke, or is HPD really this unprofessional? Did they even properly investigate how the body was hung?
5) Mark 7:15 - Police admit they can't recall if the bottle of liquor was full or empty? Wouldn't the sobriety of the murder and victim be a MAJOR factor when initially investigating a crime scene? Wouldn't it be noted by both investigators and detectives whether this bottle was consumed or not. Wouldn't they also do DNA/fingerprint analysis on this bottle to determine if it possibly belonged to a suspect involved with the murder? It's strange that none of the officers at the press conference could answer a pivotal question about a very important piece of evidence.
