Meet Dominic d’Souza, my nocturnal friend. Dominic is a specialist defense practitioner often instructed on very high profile cases in the UK. He has extensive experience in Business Crime with complex fraud, insider dealing, mortgage and VAT fraud. Dominic also specializes in Confiscation cases brought by the Assets Recovery Agency under the new legislation. Dominic d’Souza speaks fluent Cantonese […]
Archives for June 2011
Ask Steve Hodel!
June 19, 2011 By
As you know, our #cclivechat on July 15, 2011, centers on the case of Elizabeth Short. Elizabeth (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947) was found savagely murdered and her body was left in plain view for anyone to see the grotesque mutilations that she was subjected to before she died. Over the years, many authors […]
Week 24: Sum it up!
June 17, 2011 By
Week 24: Sum it up!. Between 1933 and 1945, millions of children were displaced as a result of persecution by the Nazis and their collaborators. After World War II, relief agencies photographed some of the children who survived to help find their families. Now, more than 65 years later, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is […]
I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here!
June 11, 2011 By
I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! is a guest post by Sue Carney. Imagine having an eclectic group of scientists at your disposal to ask any question you like. This is exactly what the ‘I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here’ project offers to approximately 8000 UK school children for two weeks, commencing […]
Sum it up! #22
June 10, 2011 By
Welcome to another Sum it up! The case turned cold by 2005, after tests showed that blood found at the crime scene matched neither the victim nor her relatives or friends. The evidence was run through the state’s database. Last year, it found a match with an offender already in the system. Tulsa, OK: “After […]
Vidocq presents Gavin Ward!
June 8, 2011 By
Please welcome my good friend Gavin Ward. Gavin is a lawyer who turned legal technologist, working as a self-employed consultant to the legal profession in Scotland. Based in Scotland’s largest two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, his business is called WardblawG Consulting, which includes social media and SEO services for law firms across Scotland. As part of this […]
OPP defends decision in Karen Caughlin case
June 5, 2011 By
The Sarnia Observer reports that Commissioner Lewis stands by his decision in the 1974 unsolved murder of Karen Caughlin. “OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis is defending his decision not to hand over the investigation of the Karen Caughlin murder to another police agency for external review. Lewis, who was in Point Edward Sunday speaking at a […]
Recap #cclivechat June 3, 2011
June 3, 2011 By
Our themed cclivechat today was all about Joe Giacalone’s book “the Criminal Investigative Function.” The book is an excellent read as a whole but certainly offers the clarity to be read subject by subject. Each chapter is tailored to handle a part of the criminal investigation. Each step within each chapter is clearly described with […]
