Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond (Aug 1, 1958 – missing Sept 8, 1983) left for work in the early morning hours of September 8, 1983. She went missing and was never seen again. This is the Case of the Month for June 2020. What do we know? September 1983 On September 8, 1983 Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond […]
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Jeffrey Vaughn Mitchell (May 28, 1968 – Oct 27, 2006)
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Vaughn Mitchell was killed on October 27, 2006 with his own service revolver while on duty. Evidence at the crime scene showed that Mitchell was involved in a violent struggle for his life. Hundreds of law enforcement officers and many organizations began the search for the killer(s). Nobody was ever found. His […]
Gijsbert Simon “Ben” Kistemaker (Aug 20, 1953 – found dead Dec 25, 1979)
UPDATE: the Kistemaker Family has given me permission to use Ben’s Death Certificate online which answers two important questions. Please scroll down as there are also mistakes in this certificate of death. ___ In May 1979, Gijsbert Simon “Ben” Kistemaker (26), traveled from the Netherlands to the United States of America. In New York, he […]
M-Vac, a cold case murder, and a true crime show
Please welcome back to DCC, guest blogger Jared Bradley. As you know, Jared is the President and CEO of M-Vac Systems, Inc. What you may not know is that he served 14 years with the US Army and Army Reserves, achieving the rank of Captain. Since leading M-Vac Systems into the forensic market, Jared had […]
Chesterfield County Jane Doe
UPDATE: Aug 13, 2020: Her name is Christy Lynn Floyd. I received the tip to look into the Chesterfield County Jane Doe from my friend Michele who grew up near this area in Virginia. What do we know? From WSLS: “On Aug. 7, 1986, workers were unloading trash from the School Street transfer station in […]
Maria Daanen (Dec 9, 1945 – missing Dec 11, 1971)
In 1971, Maria Daanen aka Ria, went missing from Koudekerk aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. She is white, about 5’8″ (1 m 78 cm), was around 176 lbs (80 kg), with brown hair and eyes. In the photographs, notice the position of her upper teeth. The Case At some point in the night of December […]
Barbara Blatnik: finally an arrest!
Cuyahoga Falls Police announced the arrest of James Zastawnik (67) for the December 1987 murder of Barbara Ann Blatnik. Zastawnik has been charged with first degree murder. Falls Lt. Chris Norfolk will not say if Zastawnik was a suspect in the early stages of the investigation. He did say that Zastawnik was “arrested in Akron in […]
Coe Caroline Paisley (1965 – 1994)
From the Miami-Dade Police Department Homicide Bureau Cold Case Squad: Location: 1223 Wallace Street, Coral Gables, Florida. Date & Time: 3:29 pm on Wednesday, August 3, 1994. “At the above time, date, and location the victim was discovered unconscious inside of a duplex apartment that she owned and was renovating. It was revealed that two […]