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Archives for June 2012

Recap #cclivechat June 29, 2012

June 29, 2012 By Alice

sum it up #cclivechat

Our guests today were Christa Miller and Tim Burrow who launched #copchat last Wednesday on Twitter. The first chat was a huge success so it is good to evaluate now that the rush is over. We discussed what #copchat can do to improve the communication between law enforcement and the public. Some chimed in to […]

Filed Under: #CCLiveChat Tagged With: cclivechat

Blog Tours 101 (part II)

June 22, 2012 By Alice

Linda Poitevin

Guest post by Linda Poitevin: Blog Tours 101 (part II): Working with an organizer. The follow-up to Linda’s first guest post here on DCC! Linda Poitevin is the author of The Grigori Legacy, a new urban fantasy series from Ace Books. Book one is entitled SINS OF THE ANGELS and Book two is entitled SINS OF THE SON. In […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: guest bloggers, Linda Poitevin

Recap #cclivechat June 22, 2012

June 22, 2012 By Alice

sum it up #cclivechat

Our guest today was Charlie Fox. Charlie a.k.a. @defencegirl on Twitter blogs over at “the MOD stole my boyfriend.” We spoke about her life as an army partner and how blogging started as a release and therapeutic tool. Later it turned into amusement as well. Having a partner who serves isn’t easy. You will frequently hear that […]

Filed Under: #CCLiveChat Tagged With: Charlie Fox, UK

Update trial re Elizabeth Heath

June 21, 2012 By Alice

NaMus poster of Elizabeth Heath missing since 1984

Update in the trial re Elizabeth Heath: John Heath will stand trial in his wife’s death. To follow the court case in Elizabeth Heath’s trial you need these details: Court: Danbury GA 3 and JD The docket number: DBD -CR12-0143924-S Next Court Date: 7/12/2012 10:00 AM Dr. H. Wayne Carver, the chief state medical examiner, was in charge of […]

Filed Under: Missing Persons Tagged With: Autopsy, Connecticut, Elizabeth Heath, Forensics, Missing Person

Update trial Ryan Guitron

June 21, 2012 By Alice

Ryan Eugene Guitron

The latest update in the trial re Ryan Guitron: Kelly Meehan pleaded not guilty to his murder. Her boyfriend Vencil Leo Ash III has requested that some evidence against him is suppressed. Judge Weimer denied that request. Jury trial will start June 25, 2012. Guitron, an oil field worker, was last seen in Fort Collins about […]

Filed Under: Missing Persons Tagged With: Dental Records, Missing Person, Nebraska, Ryan Eugene Guitron

Justice for Joe Helt by Silvia Pettem

June 18, 2012 By Alice

Joe Helt

Joe Helt was last seen on January 16, 1987. The 17-year-old high school junior from Ellenville, New York, disappeared after a party at an abandoned ski lodge. One account states that he got a ride with three other teens, their car got stuck in the snow, and Joe decided to walk home. According to various […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers, Missing Persons Tagged With: Joe Helt, Missing Person, NAMUS, New York, Silvia Pettem

Hope for Neosho’s Grace Doe

June 17, 2012 By Alice

Hope for Neosho’s Grace Doe as her her case may be televised nationally. “McDonald County sheriff’s detective Lori Howard said Thursday that she received a call last week from a producer of the TV show America’s Most Wanted about doing a episode on the cold case that Howard reopened several years ago.” Grace’s skeletal remains were […]

Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: DNA, Missouri, Neosho, Neosho Grace Doe, paracord, Rape kits, Unidentified

Thanks for the ridicule

June 17, 2012 By Alice

Dina Fort/Cold Case Database

The Kansas City Star has posted an article about the cold case of Teresa Sue Hilt. The article is written by Lisa Gutierrez who describes the case and the work Michall Holmes has put into it. She even placed the link to the FB tribute page he made in the article. So far so good. Sadly, […]

Filed Under: Teresa Sue Hilt, Vidocq Unscripted Tagged With: Teresa Sue Hilt

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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.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.

Richard Lapointe

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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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