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Update Hina family

September 30, 2010 By Alice

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New Hampshire’s Sullivan County Superior Court Judge Marguerite Wageling heard arguments on David McLeod’s bail request last Sept. 7, 2010. She issued a ruling last Friday, writing that the state met the requirements for keeping McLeod in jail, but at the same time, she also ordered a second hearing. The state was required to show that the proof […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Unsolved Tagged With: Arson Detection, Autopsy, Forensics, Hina Family, New Hampshire

Vidocq presents… Paul Cutler!

September 29, 2010 By Alice

Paul Cutler is an Australian barrister. He is admitted to practise at the New South Wales Bar. He has a commercial practise with specialties in corporate insolvency and bankruptcy. Apart from the challenges of professional practice, Paul enjoys tennis, swimming, and playing the violin. He also likes to blog about topical (and sometimes amusing) legal matters […]

Filed Under: Vidocq presents Tagged With: Australia, Paul Cutler, Vidocq presents ...!

“The petition warrants a hearing,” Judge Baird

September 28, 2010 By Alice

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The inquiry into the Willingham case will be held in his courtroom on Oct. 6-7, but Judge Baird said that it could be extended if necessary. Supporters of Cameron Todd Willingham hailed the Austin district judge’s decision last Monday to open a two-day court of inquiry next month. He will determine whether Willingham was wrongfully convicted and […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Actual Innocence, Arson Detection, Cameron Todd Willingham, Capital Punishment, Expert Testimony, Faulty Evidence, Forensics, Miscarriage of Justice, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Texas

Did a cop murder the Crewes?

September 26, 2010 By Alice

Crewe Murders

Author Ian Wishart has named Detective Sergeant Len Johnston as suspect in the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe. Johnston was a detective who played a pivotal role in the police investigation into their deaths. Johnston passed away in 1978. The accusation has created an uproar amongst those who knew Johnston personally and professionally. It has also sparked a bitter attack […]

Filed Under: Miscarriages of Justice, Unsolved Tagged With: Ballistics, DNA, Forensics, Gun Fire, Jeannette and Harvey Crewe, Miscarriage of Justice, New Zealand, Police Misconduct, Rochelle Crewe

Guilty verdict in cold case of Jackie Johns

September 23, 2010 By Alice

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A St. Louis County jury convicted Gerald Carnahan of first-degree murder and forcible rape on Thursday afternoon for the death of Jackie Johns 25 years ago in Greene County, MO.  Barring a successful appeal, the 52-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison. The murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of the rest […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: DNA, Forensics, Jackie Johns, Missouri, Rape kits, Unsolved Homicide

Willeke Dost: no results yet

September 23, 2010 By Alice

Willeke Dost

Dutch police have been digging behind the farm where they were hoping to find the remains of Willeke Dost. However, nothing has been found. The police indicated that they have not changed their minds on who the main suspects are. In 1992, the theory was that most likely Willeke had run away but now police think that […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Missing Persons Tagged With: Crime Scene, Forensics, Missing Person, the Netherlands, Willeke Dost

Carnahan’s fate in the hands of the jury

September 22, 2010 By Alice

Jackie Johns

Jackie Johns was murdered by Gerald Carnahan and his fate is now in the hands of the people: he is facing 12 jurors. Closing arguments in his trial ended about 11:45 a.m. today. Carnahan is charged with killing Jackie Johns, 20, of Nixa in June 1985 in Springfield, MO. Before closing arguments, St. Louis County Circuit Judge […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Solved Tagged With: Autopsy, DNA, Expert Testimony, Forensics, Jackie Johns, Missouri, Rape kits, Unsolved Homicide

Tamara Chipman: Highway of Tears disappearance

September 22, 2010 By Alice

On the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Tamara Chipman, one of many women to go missing along B.C.’s “Highway of Tears, Canada,” police are pleading for help from the public. Tamara Chipman, 22, was last seen on Sept. 21, 2005, five kilometres east of Prince Rupert. She was hitchhiking to Terrace along Highway 16 — on […]

Filed Under: Missing Persons Tagged With: Canada, E-Pana, Forensics, Highway of Tears, Tamara Chipman, Unsolved Homicide

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William Thomas Zeigler

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

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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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