The Observer reports that “The Ontario Provincial Police won’t be handing over its investigation of the Karen Caughlin murder to another police agency for external review. Commissioner Chris Lewis is confident OPP detectives have conducted a “thorough and professional” investigation and will not ask for an independent review of the cold case file, Insp. Dave […]
Archives for May 2011
Recap #cclivechat May 27, 2011
A very fast cclivechat but it produced a plan and a strategy. The general plan is to examine some famous cold cases together in a themed chat. Then, we discuss the case together where each participant reports according to their area of expertise. And then we jointly blog about it! We practise with famous cold cases first for the simple […]
Independent review in Karen Caughlin case
The Caughlin family is calling for an independent external review of the 1974 case of their daughter and little sister Karen Caughlin. “It’s been 37 years, and it’s time,” said Caughlin, who will hold a press conference in Sarnia next week to discuss and seek public support for the review. “This is not going to be […]
Update Manchester Building Female Skeleton
New details emerged and people have been ruled out by DNA in the case of the “Manchester Building Female Skeleton.” We now have a facial reconstruction of the victim. She was most likely European but could have come from the Middle East or Indian sub-continents. She also had a number of fillings in her teeth […]
Sum it up! #20
Welcome to another Sum it up! The UK Police is breaking the law by keeping DNA of the innocent in national database. The Chief who refuse to drop those profiles act unlawfully and violate privacy rights of those involved. “The ruling by the most senior judges in England and Wales says that the current police policy […]
Recap #cclivechat May 20, 2011
We did some much needed organizing during this cclivechat to be as effective as we can and to make the most of summer. I had sent out an email earlier to the core of the “chatters” about making cclivechat more effective. Do we need to change the time or day we have the chat? Do […]
National Police Week 2011: Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan is a retired 21-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department on Long Island, NY. She studied Memoir Writing with Frank McCourt, Creative Nonfiction with Matt Klam, and Screenwriting Adaptation with Stephen Molton. Kathleen tweets as @katcop13. She is an active participant in #cclivechat and never hesitates to brainstorm on a case. She also blogs on Women […]
National Police Week 2011: Mike Parker
Captain Mike Parker, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was recently promoted to the rank of Captain by Sheriff Lee Baca and assigned to the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau (SHB). SHB leads the Media and Marketing efforts of the Department and coordinates the 24-hour dissemination of news and information to the general public, […]
National Police Week 2011: Tribute to Burchfield
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Patrolman Burchfield of the Colorado Springs Police Department was shot to death on November 26, 1953, with a .22 caliber handgun by an unknown subject during an armed robbery investigation in the area of 1600 N. Wood Ave. That robbery was part of a pattern that had plagued the area. Burchfield was […]
National Police Week 2011: Joe Giacalone
This NYPD Detective Sergeant, Joe Giacalone, needs no introduction on DCC but in case you missed it, here is a previous interview with Joe. Joe is very active behind the scenes for DCC as he generously allows me to pick his brain at any given time. He participates in #cclivechat and helps with complex cases […]