In a public announcement on Facebook, private investigator Jason Jensen tells us that he has a theory on who tortured Sage the Cat. The police agree with his theory. They agree on the person who probably committed this crime. He has a recent and past history of violence. I’d bet my bottom dollar that this person is a man and that he is well known to the former caretakers of Sage the Cat. In other words the pool of suspects is small.
Being a follower of this case and being one of the many people who want to see justice done, I accept Mr Jensen’s assessment. I am pleased that he is on the case. I do question some of the points that he makes, however.
He says that it is impossible for him to accept that a family member would torture the family cat. It would be contrary to the bonds of affection, he says, between cat and cat owner.
I’m afraid to say that that is an incorrect assessment. There are many cases of family members hurting their cat. This is because sometimes one member of the family wants to get at another and they do it by hurting the family cat. There are many family disputes and sometimes the cat is in the middle of them and gets hurt in the process. Cats can be inncocent victims of intra-family disputes.
Secondly, not every caretaker loves and has a strong bond with their cat. Very far from it, in fact. There are many cat owners who are miserably deficient in their obligation to care for their cat.
Thirdly, in families, quite often there is one person who is more in favour of keeping a cat than the other family members. That person may dictate his or her terms upon the family to adopt a cat against the wishes of other family members. This can create tensions. One member of the family may hurt the cat or ill-treat the cat simply because he/she does not like cats. It is not axiomatic that in a family home all family members love the family cat.
Also, Jason Jensen stated that there are three motivations to kill: love, greed and revenge. He knows better than me but we’re talking about a family cat. There are more reasons than the three stated to kill a cat. One of them, as mentioned above, is to emotionally hurt the cat’s owner. Another is because a family member simply hates cats. Another is because the person might be frightened of cats. A further reason is because an intoxicated family member wishes to express his anger about an unrelated matter through violence towards the family cat.
I would also like to question whether it is possible to disclose the suspect’s name at this stage. The intention is to keep the investigation quiet and not to disclose anything about what is going on. The organisers of the Facebook page Justice for Sage are happy that Mr Jensen is working quietly behind the scenes. They are probably correct but I’d like to question that objective.
Firstly, there is an international interest in this case and its outcome. The investigator has a duty, I think, towards the public and towards those people commissioning him to disclose what he can when he can in their interests provided it does not undermine the investigation.
Judging by Mr Jensen’s words it would seem to me that there is enough evidence to have reasonable grounds to suspect that the unnamed person committed the crime. Therefore he could be arrested. When arrested he could be named. In naming a suspect you prevent further crime by the suspect or are likely to. Therefore this unnamed violent man would be prevented from potentially hurting somebody or another animal.
It would also allow the police to interrogate the suspect which may throw up some information. Thirdly it would force the hand of the suspect. It would kick up some dust and create a little bit of chaos which may unearth further information against him. Others may come forward with vital evidence which is sorely needed.
There are certain advantages to keeping quiet and in not disclosing information about a police investigation but there are also advantages in opening up the investigation to the public. I would suggest that at this stage in the investigation when the police have already more or less washed their hands of it due to lack of evidence that being transparent about the investigation would be a reasonable way to proceed. It may shake things up to progress the matter. I don’t see disclosure being detrimental to the outcome.
Finally, it is nice to know that they have a firm suspect. I will presume that the police had already had this person in their sights from an early stage. My guess is that Mr Jensen has confirmed what they had already thought. It is and has always been about evidence. Can they get enough of it to successfully prosecute? Have the police lost evidence?
SAGE Investigation Update: Today I conducted a walk-thru of the Gomez home where Sage was found injured before he died. I’d like to express my gratitude to the Gomez family for allowing me into their home and for speaking with me about this tragic ordeal.
who is this guy? watch this video… says sage was found in the front yard.
then her other account, he was in a different part of the house etc from the deleted resurfaced post.
and now back to where he is found in the home.. how did he get inside the house now.. Let see, he somehow got home… which was physically impossible since his brain had shut down, etc.. He was brain dead from having his head slammed into a wall etc.
do you believe where all of this is going?
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Abused+Cat+Sage&&view=detail&mid=2F520317D665DE653D9C2F520317D665DE653D9C&FORM=VRDGAR
did you see this post
Jason Jensen to Justice For Sage
Yesterday at 1:50pm ·
SAGE INVESTIGATION: Just spoke to Todd Tanner, Special Projects Producer for KSTU Fox 13 News concerning Sage’s case. We hope to run a story about lessons learned from the Sage case, including possibly clearing the family members image following all the false accusations rendered against them. #JusticeForSage
cynical…or perhaps honest. more and more people writing in this forum are questioning everything.
Hell, they cant even catch those responsible for killing Sage. Cynical… still wondering about all the money donated for finding his killers and the humane society must be fondling all the money they got and having no one to answer to.
Do you ever get the feeling that they don’t care about who killed a little defenseless animal. Do you ever get the feeling, that they don’t care about anything except what benefits them. Yep, when it comes to shame, they don’t care because Sages life means nothing to the lot of them. Well Sage meant something to me. My only regret is that I didn’t have super powers to be able to save him.
I am very glad, I didn’t contribute to the pi fund. Cynical… aka name recognition. and what will he accomplish….ask those who paid into his fund if they got their moneys worth.
Cynical! I am too. Very. I don’t really trust this PI as the Justice for Sage on Facebook do. I think he is doing it for self-promotion, for the publicity. But that is just me being cynical.
stayed tuned for more lip service. We are not allowed to know anything. I guess the big question now is this, Why..
More and more people share the idea of someone in the household.. I tried to look up Alex Gomez Sr. I found an elderly obituary for a Gomez in Clearfield that listed alex as his son.
You know the case just gets stranger.. So many accounts of the date sage disappeared.. (which I don’t believe he ever disappeared) her bs stories in the beginning including what she told inside edition.
It only goes to show you, what the mentality and attitude is of the authorities in Clearfield ut. Makes you believe, they don’t care. and then this PI guy who must make up crap to post.
The earing was never discussed. just who would own a pink earning.. Oh I know, the man living in the house. I believe in karma and no one escapes karma.