His most recent available statement on the case comes from a 1986 hearing.
The only statements made by either group came through third parties.
The statement came from the three private citizens who serve on the board.
Think about that statement coming from a police officer and what it means.
But his look changed when the commissioner's next statement came.
"An additional statement will come from his family and the hospital tomorrow," she said.
The statement came to me with a certain sense of conviction.
"I'm going to give you a chance to talk," came the next statement.
Yet no official statement of regret has ever come forward.
The statement came in the form of nine motions which had been passed by the members.