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Research website by Alice de Sturler

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Remembering Teresa “Tess” Sue Hilt

July 1, 2022 By Alice

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This August, it is 49 years ago that Teresa “Tess” Sue Hilt (Jan 6, 1951 – Aug 4, 1973) was found murdered in her off-campus apartment in Maryville, Missouri. She was twenty-two years old. As I am taking a break, this is the summer case for 2022. ** Tess attended Northwest Missouri State College. She […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Case of the Month, Knife Attack, Missouri, Teresa Sue Hilt

Junk Science by M. Chris Fabricant

June 21, 2022 By Alice

If you love to read about Forensic Sciences then this book by M. Chris Fabricant should be on your list. A variety of junk sciences are discussed and how they are slowly weeded out. The essence of Fabricant’s book is this: Can scientific evidence overturn legal precedent? It seemed insurmountable at one point and once the […]

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Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Book Reviews, M. Chris Fabricant, Wrongful Convictions

Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond: DNA

June 9, 2022 By Alice

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Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond  (Aug 1, 1958 – missing Sept 8, 1983) left for work in the early morning hours of September 8, 1983. She went missing and was never seen again. Her husband was never a suspect. On June 8, 2022, Brantford police reported that they found DNA on evidence pieces collected at a […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: Canada, Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond, Missing Person, Mitochondrial DNA, Ontario

Remembering Rhonda Susan King

June 1, 2022 By Alice

On December 6, 1974 Rhonda Susan King (22) was found dead close to her home in Detroit, Michigan. According to police, Rhonda had been sexually assaulted. She had trauma on her head and neck most likely from having been beaten. The papers mentioned an autopsy but I have not found any information about the exact […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Case of the Month, Rhonda Susan King

Identified: El Dorado Jane Doe

May 25, 2022 By Alice

El Dorado Police/Do you recognize this woman?

We have the identity of the woman we came to know as El Dorado Jane Doe. Her first name is Kelly. Her family name is withheld for privacy reasons. Kelly (1968 – July 10, 1991) was the unidentified murder victim found in a motel room on July 10, 1991 in El Dorado, Arkansas. During the […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: Arkansas, DNA, El Dorado Jane Doe, Forensic Genealogy

Bitter Blood by Jerry Bledsoe

May 19, 2022 By Alice

Bitter Blood by Jerry Bledsoe

Please welcome guest blogger Lisa Sedlak. She wrote this book review about ‘Bitter Blood‘ by Jerry Bledsoe. ** When I visit my sister, we always go to her favorite used bookstore. The last time I visited, I went straight to the true crime section – as always. Among the Ann Rule books and books on […]

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Book Reviews, guest bloggers, Jerry Bledsoe, Lisa Sedlak

Assassin’s Lullaby by Mark Rubinstein

May 3, 2022 By Alice

Assassin's Lullaby by Mark Rubinstein

I read Assassin’s Lullaby by Mark Rubinstein in one sitting and it cost me a night’s sleep. It isn’t just the pace, the adventure, or the action. It is the interwoven thoughts of a contract killer who is no longer fully emotionally detached and has been in denial for a while. And now, with this […]

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Remembering Charles Lee Snowden

May 1, 2022 By Alice

Grieving Angel

On May 17, 1986 Charles Lee Snowden was found dead in Pensacola, Florida. Depending on his date of birth, he was 32 or 33 years old. Snowden was found laying facedown on either a parking lot at 500 Belmont Street (as per Crimestoppers in the Pensacola News Journal of Dec 7, 1986) or in an […]

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On my website, I write about old, unsolved cases. Most are from the pre-DNA era and need renewed media attention. I only do research and leave active investigation of these cases to the professionals.

My posts are about homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to these cases.

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In March 2015, the Connecticut State Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard lapointe. On Oct 2, 2015, International Wrongful Conviction Day, Richard was set free. The judge ruled that he cannot be retried for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Richard Lapointe died on Aug 4, 2020 of Covid19 complications.

In 1987, someone killed Bernice Martin. I hope that she will not become a forgotten file.
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