Multnomah County Sheriff Department: Misleading or quote wrongly attributed? At odds with the DA ?

Interestingly, the same identical quote was apparently given by by both the Multnomah county Sheriff and the Sheriff's spokesperson.  If the quote was wrongly attributed, then one of the journalists in Portland was careless and does not know the difference between the male sheriff or the female spokesperson.  The other option, it was a scripted quote to deflect the stagnant investigation and the fact is Terri Horman is not at the end of the rabbit trail as Kaine promised them she would be.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/09/multnomah_county_focuses_inves.html

A task force is being formed with a select group of investigators dedicated to the case, said Lt. Mary Lindstrand, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.

“This case is further along than most people realize,” she said.

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128456956976042700

The sprawling investigation into the June 4 disappearance of then 7-year-old Kyron Horman is being reorganized into a smaller task force, according to Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton.

“This case is farther along than most people realize,” Staton told alliance members.

Also the sheriff and his sock puppet (spokesperson)  claim the case is further along than most people realize - yet the district attorney Michael Schrunk sees that it is not as close as the sheriff department (politically?) wishes it to be:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/09/multnomah_county_focuses_inves.html

Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk
Schrunk said investigators are prepared for a long-haul.
"There is no one standing there with a smoking gun," Schrunk said in a telephone  interview.

 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128456956976042700

“It is not a slam-dunk case,” Schrunk said.

Obviously the district attorney believes they are not close to prosecuting a case while the sheriff's department is making people believe that they are close.  Generally scaling down an investigation means they are not that close in spite of what the sheriff claim - in fact, it usually means the case is growing cold.  Too bad they continue down the rabbit trail Kaine sent them on instead of investigating Kaine Horman and his boyfriend or his other deceived and deluded followers.