Scott McDonell began the meeting by stating that the matters under review could lead to litigation and anything said â??can be used in court.â? It was the public-hearing equivalent of a Miranda warning.
That was not the only admonition: McDonell, the Dane County Board chair, also explained that all questions would have to be screened and some could not be answered. This was followed by a stern lecture from Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard, stating that any leaks of information about the details of the 911 call from slain UW student Brittany Zimmermannâ??s cell phone, if released, would seriously jeopardize the task of bringing her killer or killers to justice: “Our odds decrease with every new week.”