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Archives for July 2016

The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale

July 24, 2016 By Alice

The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale/Grid AdS

The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale describes the life and crime of Robert Allen Coombes (1882-1949). The book is a journalistic overview of the crime and trial that followed but it also explores human behaviour. Yes, Coombes killed his mother but what moved him isn’t as clear-cut as it seems in the beginning of the story. At […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Broadmoore Hospital, Kate Summerscale, matricide, Robert Coombes, UK

Zeigler’s touch DNA request denied

July 19, 2016 By Alice

Grid Justice (Photography AdS)

On Monday July 18, 2016 Judge Whitehead denied William Thomas Zeigler’s latest DNA request. It asked for testing of evidence with modern technology with emphasis on touch DNA. From the Orlando Sentinel: “In the 30-page ruling, Orange-Osceola Circuit Judge Reginald Whitehead held that Zeigler’s petition for DNA testing was too similar to others that he’s […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Zeigler Tagged With: Death Row, DNA, Florida, touch DNA, William Thomas Zeigler

Hernando County Jane Doe 1972

July 16, 2016 By Alice

Hernando County Jane Doe 1972/HCSO FL

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (Florida) needs help with a 1972 cold case. It involves the remains of a woman found July 19, 1972. She was near High Corner Road and Cortez Boulevard (State Road 50) in Brooksville. “The replica skull was created from scans of the original at USF’s vision center. Using the recreated skull, a forensics team […]

Filed Under: Unidentified Tagged With: Florida, Hernando County Jane Doe, M-Vac Systems, Strangulation, touch DNA

Adam Gray: a case to watch

July 13, 2016 By Alice

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In Adam Gray’s case we see the same flawed and overhauled technology that gave Cameron Todd Willingham a death sentence. Gray’s story has eerie similarities to Kenneth Richey’s case.  We are talking about forensic arson detection, of course. From the Chicago Tribune: “Prosecutors in State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s Conviction Integrity Unit concluded in recently filed court papers […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Adam Gray, Forensic arson detection, Wrongful Convictions

Possible link to Beaumont Children

July 13, 2016 By Alice

Gone for 50 years: The Beaumont Children

This arrest may or may not lead to a better understanding of the missing Beaumont Children‘s case. Several newspapers note the arrest of a 71-year-old man. From 7News: “The 71-year-old was arrested yesterday and charged with a range of crimes against several victims dating back to 1962. Among the charges, three counts of buggery, two of […]

Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Adelaide, Australia, Beaumont Children

New book: Terror in Ypsilanti

July 11, 2016 By Alice

Terror in Ypsilanti/Michigan Murders/Gregory A. Fournier

A new book, Terror in Ypsilanti comes out this month about a string of murders in the late 60s. These murders took place in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area of Southeastern Michigan. Women between the ages of 13 and 21 were abducted, raped, beaten, and murdered. After they were stabbed or strangled, their bodies were sometimes mutilated […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Gregory A. Fournier, John Norman Collins, the Michigan Murders

The Second Girl by David Swinson

July 3, 2016 By Alice

The second Girl by David Swinson

The Second Girl by David Swinson is the first in a series featuring retired cop Frank Marr. He is damaged like the cop in Swinson’s first book “A Detailed Man.” Marr is worse though. Marr is a junkie. Even when faced with a chained scarcely clad teen his mind drifts. Whether it is the pain in […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Book Reviews, David Swinson

Case of the Month: Theresa Marcelina Ramirez

July 1, 2016 By Alice

Theresa Marcelina Appel Ramirez/Find-a-Grave

Theresa Marcelina Ramirez (Oct 8, 1958 – Dec 4, 1993) features as Case of the Month for July. She was found murdered in a burning field around 840am on December 4, 1993 in Roswell, New Mexico. Theresa has no web presence. Lucky for me, her family saved a newspaper clipping (see below). The picture isn’t […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: arson, Case of the Month, Gun Fire, New Mexico, Theresa Marcelina Ramirez

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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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