Flynn’s report to the state Supreme Court only bears on whether Zapf should be disciplined up to possible disbarment. But he cited detectives and supervising officers all the way to now-retired Police Chief John Morrissey in accusing the Kenosha Police Department of misconduct and corruption in the case.

Bell points to one of Flynn’s statements in particular. It reads, in part: “The credible evidence supports the conclusion that the KPD and its officers and chief ... engaged in an intentional cover-up of evidence of police misconduct in a homicide case ... “

Miskinis issued a statement Thursday saying he has requested the state DCI look into his department’s handling of the case.

As Bell sees it, the case has many similar questions of accountability as those in his son’s death. Which is why he says his campaign isn’t about money. Instead, he said, his ultimate goal is for the matter to be reopened as a criminal investigation.

“If there was misconduct, have the people charged and tried,” Bell said. “If you put your hand up and take an oath, then you lie, that’s exactly what the Flynn report was about.”

As he sees it, with the passage of years, public opinion about his cause has strengthened.