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Has anyone else been struck by the details around how Maye Scialesi's case was handled back in the '70s? It really gets to me how vulnerable she must have been and how the community didn’t seem to have much closure for so long. Despite LA being a busy and populated city, the silence back then about crimes against elderly individuals like her seems so unsettling. Knowing there wasn’t enough forensic technology at that time makes it understandable but no less frustrating for today's standards. The use of DNA decades later is almost like a double-edged sword—providing answers after such a long wait but leaving us pondering what could have been different if we had today’s technology back then. I can’t even begin to comprehend the stamina and resilience it must take for the loved ones of victims like Maye, knowing justice came so late and even then, not entirely directly for her. It makes you wonder how many other cases out there are like this, hinging on our ability to unlock the past with modern technology. The web of silence tied to those days is slowly being untangled, but it’s a bittersweet validation for families searching for answers, right?
