Recap #cclivechat July 15, 2011. This themed chat was about the case of Elizabeth Short a.k.a. the Black Dahlia. A lot has been written about her case and obviously we cannot cover everything. We zoomed in on preserved evidence and possibilities for DNA and partial fingerprinting but of course, everything hinges on the availability of the […]
Archives for 2011
“Of Dolls and Murder” by Susan Marks
Guest blog post by Susan Marks, Director of new documentary film, Of Dolls and Murder. Before we had CSI or DNA, we had dolls – an unimaginable collection of doll house crime scenes known at the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. The dioramas were created into the 1930s and 1940 by wealthy heiress, Frances Glessner […]
“Delayed Justice” by Jack Branson and Mary Branson
“Delayed Justice” by Jack Branson and Mary Branson. The book starts with something I absolutely agree with and am grateful for the authors that they point it out: the families of the perpetrators are the forgotten secondary victims, and they suffer more than we can imagine. Thank you, Branson & Branson, for paying attention to something […]
Chris Birt on the Crewe Murders
In the magazine “North & South,” Chris Birt makes a strong case for an in-depth review of Len and Norma Thomas Demler’s involvement in the case. Note that Norma is not related to Arthur Allan Thomas. Strong ties have existed between the Demler and Thomas family for some time. The siblings in the family married each […]
“Who Killed Betsy?” by Derek Sherwood
“Who Killed Betsy?” by Derek Sherwood. Derek and I have been in touch for a while now to discuss the Betsy Aardsma case. No murder weapon was ever found, no defensive wounds on Aardsma, taunting letters and shrines but no biological materials to be tested for DNA and, no leads. Despite not having time to read his […]
Jon Ronson: “the Psychopath Test”
Jon Ronson: “the Psychopath Test” is a journey through the madness industry. I just finished reading this book and to be frank, I am confused! Is this book great or weird? I like the writing style but do I like what was written? Ronson describes his quest to research psychopaths and takes the reader on a […]
Vidocq presents the Purple Smurf!
The only Purple Smurf on Twitter. She is interested in Criminal/Immigration/Contract/Sports Law and Intellectual Property. She volunteers, a business women in the making, and is a member of the Labour party. She blogs and hopes that one day she qualifies as a solicitor in the UK. 1) What is your most favourite part of the day? […]
Update on Adam
We have a tentative identification on Adam, the name given to the boy’s torso found in the Thames, UK. “A boy of six whose torso was found mutilated in the Thames has been identified ten years later. The tragic lad has been named as Ikpomwosa, from Nigeria, and a picture of him was released. Detectives believe […]
“Who Killed Betsy” by Derek Sherwood
“Who Killed Betsy” by Derek Sherwood is about the Betsy Aardsma case. Derek Sherwood has worked hard to collect all the available information and to add his thoughts about this case. He generously agreed to make an excerpt available for DCC’s readers from the chapter entitled “As Time Goes By” from his book. “In the years […]
Guest post: David V. Neily
Guest post: David V. Neily. A case overview by Sue Carney David Neily at his daughter’s wedding, July 2005 “Love has no boundaries of time or space. It survives forever without nourishment or encouragement to flow forth as the pure water from the blossom of the Earth’s Heart.” David Neily This poem was written by David […]