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10Qs for Kathryn Johnson

September 9, 2013 By Alice

Kathryn Johnson

10Qs for Kathryn Johnson. This is one busy lady! She is the founder of WriteByYou.com, an author’s mentoring service based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Kathryn writes under her own name and as Mary Hart Perry. She also has served as judge on the Edgar Awards Committee for the Mystery Writers of America and is Vice President of the […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Kathryn Johnson, Vidocq presents ...!

Guest Post from Barb Drozdowich.

September 4, 2013 By Alice

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Guest Post: “The Author’s Guide to Working With Book Bloggers!” This guest post is courtesy of Barb Drozdowich. Barb and I met when she got me to take part in Blog Tour de Troops. Barb is a Social Media and WordPress Consultant and has taught at University, trained technical staff in the banking industry and, most […]

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Guest Writers Tagged With: Barb Drozdowich, Blog Tour de Troops, guest bloggers

10Qs for McVladie

September 4, 2013 By Alice

McVladie

10Qs for McVladie. Is it McVladie or, is it Carlota? And who is Vilhelm? This author is as mysterious as her avatar. Her website is in the making so the only things we have now are bits and pieces that I found around the blogosphere. Carlota L McNally-McDougall was born November 16, 1962 in Dallas, Texas. […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Carlota L McNally-McDougall, Prince Vlad Dracula III, Vidocq presents ...!, Vilhelm

Case of the Month: Bernice Martin

September 2, 2013 By Alice

Case of the Month: Bernice Martin. On March 8, 1987, fire fighters found Mrs. Bernice Martin inside the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing Complex, Manchester, Connecticut. She had been brutally beaten and passed away that same night in the hospital. The fire department found her front door locked but the glass sliding door in the back open. The […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month, Cold Case News, Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Arson Detection, Autopsy, Bernice Martin, Case of the Month, Connecticut, DNA, illegal wire-tapping, Police Misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Richard A. Lapointe

The Crewe Murders: review or re-investigation?

September 2, 2013 By Alice

The Crewes at their wedding

The Crewe Murders: review or re-investigation? The New Zealand Herald reports about the latest efforts made to solve the 1970 Crewe Murders however, what they report worries me. “Arthur Allan Thomas has been re-interviewed by police investigating the 1970 murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe, one of New Zealand’s best-known unsolved crimes. Mr Thomas spent nine years […]

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Filed Under: Miscarriages of Justice, Unsolved Tagged With: Ballistics, DNA, Forensics, Gun Fire, Jeannette and Harvey Crewe, Miscarriage of Justice, New Zealand, Police Misconduct, Rochelle Crewe

10Qs for Jill Paterson

August 27, 2013 By Alice

Jill Paterson

10Qs for Jill Paterson. I met Jill during our Blog Tour de Troops in November 2011. During the Memorial Weekend, authors made free ebooks available to our service men and women. The Tour was a collaboration between authors and bloggers. The bloggers posted book reviews and the authors donated their works. All readers benefited from […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Jill Paterson, Vidocq presents ...!

Recap #CrimeChat Aug 26, 2013 with David Swinson

August 26, 2013 By Alice

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Recap #CrimeChat Aug 26, 2013 with David Swinson. This hour combined being a cop with promoting rock punk while jotting down ideas for books. We found out that all along David wanted to be a writer. Thinking he’d get a couple of good stories working for a while as a cop … well, he became […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: #crimechat, David Swinson

Alfred Moore; first impressions

August 26, 2013 By Alice

Alfred Moore case, first impressions

As you know, Pam alerted me to the Alfred Moore campaign to have this case, a wrongful conviction, examined again. I have done some checking on the web, found the eBook by Steve Lawson, and have started mulling this case over. Those familiar with my blog know that my first take on a case usually […]

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Filed Under: Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Alfred Moore, Autopsy, Ballistics, Crime Scene, Evidence, Miscarriage of Justice

10Qs for David Swinson

August 20, 2013 By Alice

David Swinson

David Swinson kicks off a new interview series geared towards authors and explores their work and vision. David’s career has taken him from promoting punk rock to stakeouts in law enforcement. Now he writes. His first book was “A Detailed Man” and coming soon is part II in the Ezra Simeon series “A Confidential Life.” So before […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: author, David Swinson

CT Supreme Court hears Lapointe case Sept 17, 2013

August 18, 2013 By Alice

Richard A. Lapointe

CT Supreme Court hears Lapointe case Sept 17, 2013. This fantastic news came from the Bellingham Herald. Almost a year ago, I posted that Richard Lapointe was going to get a new trial. In a stunning decision, the state Appellate Court Monday ordered a new trial for Richard Lapointe, a mentally disabled dishwasher convicted of […]

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Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice, Unsolved Tagged With: Arson Detection, Autopsy, Bernice Martin, False Confessions, Miscarriage of Justice, Police Misconduct, Richard A. Lapointe

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