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Hey everyone, just delving into the William Gaffney case again, and something's been gnawing at me. Has anyone else been pondering the role of Joseph Meehan, the streetcar motorman? I mean, his account is a key piece in this whole tragic mystery. It's chilling to think about how a chance encounter on his trolley might've been the last time anyone saw William alive. For those new to this case, Meehan came forward with a statement about seeing an elderly man with a boy who matched William's description on his streetcar the day William disappeared. The little boy kept crying and asking to go home to his mom, which breaks my heart to even imagine. What gets me is how Meehan later identified Albert Fish as the man from the trolley when he saw his photo in the papers years later. It's incredible that this identification happened long after Fish's arrest, tying up one of the loose threads in the case. I wonder, though, what prompted Meehan to come forward initially. Was it guilt? Civic duty? Just pure chance? If his account hadn't surfaced, we might not have connected Fish to this case at all. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how critical this sighting was to solving, or at least closing, the case. It definitely highlights the importance of witnesses and how a seemingly small detail from an ordinary day could be vital in piecing together these tragedies.
