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New developments in the 1966 Danny Goldman case

March 30, 2013 By Alice

Danny Goldman then and with age progression

New developments in the 1966 case of Danny Goldman involve a connection to a known criminal and a link to Danny’s girlfriend. From CBS Miami: “Joe Cacciatore, Chicken Cacciatore, as he was known, was an accomplished thief and burglar closely aligned with mob boss Santo Trafficante Jr. A serious player, Chicken was known to be operating […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: Danny Goldman, Florida, Kidnapping, Missing Person, NAMUS, Paul Novack

Verdict against Jasper S. expected April 19, 2013

March 29, 2013 By Alice

Verdict against Jasper S. expected April 19, 2013. Jasper S. is of course standing trial re the 1999 rape-murder of Marianne Vaatstra. The prosecution asked for 20 years however, his lawyer thinks that is too much and expects a sentence of 15 years. He does not consider Marianne’s murder proven beyond a reasonable doubt. He […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: DNA Database, Identification, Jasper S., knife, Marianne vaatstra, rape, Rape kits, the Netherlands

Jacques on blogging

March 28, 2013 By Alice

Dina Fort/Cold Case Database

Jacques’ #crimechat answers on blogging: the questions you posted in #crimechat March 22, 2013 answered below: Before I answer your great questions, I would like to tell you a bit more about blogging, search engines and how to get rich quickly. Blogging When people ask me if they should start blogging, I usually answer ‘no‘. […]

Filed Under: #crimechat Tagged With: #crimechat, Analytics, Jacques Soudan, SEO

Sum it Up! #40

March 25, 2013 By Alice

Sum it Up! #40 There are a few cases that I am watching: The Italian Supreme Court heard arguments today re Amanda Knox. The story on CNN is here. The issue of extradition will most likely fail since the US Constitution prohibits that someone faces another prosecution on substantially the same charges (double jeopardy). Note […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice, Missing Persons, Sum it up! Tagged With: Amanda Knox, Cameron Todd Willingham, Capital Punishment, DNA, Ed Graf, Forensic arson detection, James Michael Hayes, John Glasgow, Missing Person

Recap #crimechat March 22, 2013: the tech side of blogging

March 22, 2013 By Alice

Recap #crimechat March 22, 2013: the tech side of blogging this #crimechat was an attempt to collect your questions related to the technical side of blogging. The tech side kept me from blogging for a long time. I would see a blog, think that I could do that too, and then … wonder about a million […]

Filed Under: #crimechat Tagged With: #crimechat, blogging, Jacques Soudan

The Caughlin family: enough!

March 5, 2013 By Alice

Karen Caughlin

Enough energy has been put into asking, begging the OPP to re-evaluate the cold case of Karen Caughlin. Their hearts broken since Karen’s murder in 1974, the family has decided to stop talking to the media. From the PetroliaTopic.com and sent to me by Kathy Caughlin: “Two years after calling for the external review, Caughlin says […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: Canada, DNA, Karen Caughlin, Michigan, OPP, Sarnia, Unsolved Homicide

#crimechat March 22: Tech Talk!

March 3, 2013 By Alice

#crimechat March 22: Tech Talk! I will be collecting questions about the tech side of blogging between 10-1pm EST. All these questions will be answered by my tech man and webmaster par excellence: Jacques Soudan. If you use Twitter: tweet me your blogging related question and add the hashtag #crimechat. I will collect all those […]

Filed Under: #crimechat Tagged With: #crimechat, Jacques Soudan

Jasper S. faces the judge re 1999 Vaatstra murder

March 1, 2013 By Alice

Jasper S. faces the judge re 1999 Vaatstra murder. The hearing took place on Feb 27, 2013. Jasper S. did not speak during this hearing. An ongoing debate in the Netherlands is of course, the punishment. Is Jasper S. insane? Should he go to a mental institution? How did he keep this crime a secret? During the night […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: Marianne vaatstra, National DNA Database, Police, the Netherlands

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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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