I imagine it hit the news, and even if they didn't name him, //EVERYONE// that KNEW him then KNEW it was him.
Then, he shows up, as you say, no longer being actively investigated for X, but still not cleared of X.
Public Perception (most probably): 'Likely guilty, but they couldn't nail the bastard.'
Compounded by the other details everywhere else in the thread.
I imagine it hit the news, and even if they didn't name him, //EVERYONE// that KNEW him then KNEW it was him.
Then, he shows up, as you say, no longer being actively investigated for X, but still not cleared of X.
Public Perception (most probably): 'Likely guilty, but they couldn't nail the bastard.'
Compounded by the other details everywhere else in the thread.