Quote Originally Posted by JenniferG View Post
Yeah, I forgot the details of the case but I did remember the name of the woman he murdered. The point was with Chitwood, Einhorn was delivered with handcuffs already applied.
Ehh, no. He made the original arrest. You can hate the man, but get the facts straight.

From a 6ABC interview:

“There was a reason I didn't carry a gun, number one, I was never the greatest shot in the world," Chitwood said.

Eventually he was ordered to carry a gun and was promoted to the homicide unit.

That's where he took over the cold case of Holly Maddux. She disappeared in the late 1970s. Ira Einhorn, a cult-like figure, was long suspected in her disappearance.

"So I took the investigation home and I read it and said, 'My god! This guy killed her,'" Chitwood said.

Armed with a 37-page search warrant, Chitwood and his team went to Einhorn's house where they focused on a closet and a steamer trunk.

"I come to the steamer trunk and I could smell like a decayed body," Chitwood said.

As Einhorn looked on, Chitwood began to dig through the trunk.

"And then I went up there, there was her hand sticking out. I turned to him and said, 'Looks like we found Holly.' And he said, 'You found what you found' and he turned around and walked away," Chitwood said.”