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Plantation Police: Slain Lawyer Wasn't Sexually Assaulted

Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 09:27:06 AM

With the dearth of information coming from the Plantation Police Department regarding the murder of attorney Melissa Lewis, I figure that even clarifying what did not happen is worth reporting here.

And one thing that did not happen, according to police spokesman Phil Toman, is a sexual assault.

I called Toman after a source from officialdom told me that a rape was involved in the horrible crime that may have originated at the Plantation Publix store. Toman (who happens to be the son of Sun-Sentinel photographer Lou Toman) was unambiguous in his answer.

"Your source is horrible," he said. "It's false."

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4 Comments:

Anonymous says:

Wow Pulp. This is a horrible tragedy which you've spent lots of time speculating on with no real facts to go on.

And now, your source here like most of your other sources turns out to be "horrible".

I am all for investigative reporting, but what has been going on with the news reports over this matter go well-beyond that to total tabloid journalism.

Conduct your investigation and report some FACTS if you get them. How is it news to say that an inflammatory tip you received was horribly wrong.

Don't exploit the story beyond that which the media has already done.

She doesn't deserve it.

Pulp says:

I don't believe I did anyone a disservice here -- just reported that Plantation police have clarified that a sexual assault wasn't involved in this crime, a question I'm sure in the minds of a lot of people following the case.

srcohiba says:

The story has not been "exploited". The public's help is needed to hopefully find the killer.

Pulp you're ok and this is coming from someone who spent 50 hours a week with her.

Goldilocks says:

srcohiba and other friends of Melissa Lewis, I am SO SO terribly sorry for you loss.

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