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Case of the Month: Teekah Latres Lewis

July 27, 2014 By Alice

Age Progression Teekah Lewis 2014, Photograph Nat. Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Case of the Month: Teekah Latres Lewis who went missing on January 23, 1999, in Tacoma, Washington. Teekah was with her family in a bowling alley late in the evening. Her mother kept an eye on her except for one moment when she turned to watch her brother bowl. That is when someone snatched Teekah. […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Missing Persons Tagged With: Case of the Month, Missing Person, Teekah Latres Lewis, Washington

The Chair by Painted Heroes

July 20, 2014 By Alice

The Chair (Film Poster)

The Chair by Painted Heroes is a movie in pre-production phase. I contacted the people behind this movie on Twitter. Horror is not my normal genre of interest but of course, capital punishment is. The description of the movie reminded me of Brubaker with Robert Redford. Results: I am backing the movie and Peter Simeti, President/Publisher […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Capital Punishment, Peter Simenti, The Chair

How to use the library to research cold cases

July 16, 2014 By Alice

A stack of old files yellowing in an archive

How to use the library to research cold cases when you wish to help solve a cold case. That is a question I asked Jennifer Gibbons. Jennifer is exploring the case of Susanne Bombardier and generously offered to share with my readers how she uses public libraries for this project. ___________________________ Doing research on cold […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons, Library research, Suzanne Bombardier

Carmen Melinda Croan (Jan 16, 1963 – Aug 23, 1981)

July 1, 2014 By Alice

Carmen Melinda Croan

Carmen Melinda Croan (Jan 16, 1963 – Aug 23, 1981) was murdered when she was just 18 years old. She doesn’t have a good web presence. The only information on the Odessa Crime Stoppers page is as follows: “It has been over 20 years since the brutal slaying of Carmen Croan. Her body was found on […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Carmen Melinda Croan, Case of the Month, Cruelty, Texas, Unsolved Homicide

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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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