JF didn't say he cut his hair to avoid looking like the Stocky man
This blog isn't to argue guilt or innocence - I believe that facts are important, and looking at the source of a claim, is imperative. In high profile cases, evidence can often be sensationalized and contorted - if there is any valid argument to be made for the guilt or innocence of an individual, tweaking of the truth to fit a narrative should not be required.
A paragraph in the book 'A long walk to justice', by Scott Forbes, claims that John Ferris, one of the 'moped boys' who was in the vicinity of the murder scene around the time Police believe Jodi was killed, cut his hair so as not to look like the 'Stocky man'.
16 days after the murder, the press released an appeal for information on a Stocky man seen following a girl who resembled Jodi Jones at around 5pm. Police believe Jodi was killed at 5.15pm - her boyfriend Luke Mitchell was convicted of the murder in 2005. It was never ascertained who the 'stocky man' was - but the author of A long walk to justice has stated in videos as well as his book, that he believes the stocky man was Jodi's brother. An alleged excerpt from the SCCRC's statement of reasons from Luke's 2014 appeal was shared on X, covering the female witness who reported seeing the stocky man. She initially said that Jodi's brother was very like the man, but in Jan 2004, told Police she'd saw someone else who was also very like the stocky man. This witness identified two different individuals she believed could have been the man she saw on 30th June 2003. Nothing came of either sighting and by the trial, Police were telling the jury that the girl seen walking near him, was not Jodi.
This paragraph from the book (below) features quotation marks around "stocky man", giving the reader the impression that this term was used by Mr Ferris himself.
But was it?
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