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 […]
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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 […]
Justice for John Anthony Muncy
Today, we learned the name of the person suspected of murdering John Anthony Muncy (Dec. 7, 1967 – Oct. 15, 1983). “Detectives named Daniel Alan Anderson as the suspect in the murder. He was 30 years old at the time of the crime. Anderson died in 2013.” I found another detail: “Anderson had ties to the […]
Murder By The Book by Claire Harman
Murder By The Book by Claire Harman tells the story of Lord William Russell‘s murder in 1840, Great Britain. As this is a true crime, you can easily do an online search, find the family tree, and learn all there is about his case, and the person convicted and executed for this murder. Claire Harman […]
Mycroft & Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
Mycroft & Sherlock The Empty Birdcage by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse is the third book in a series. I have not read the previous two books. Therefore, my review should be seen as a stand-alone and not as a review of the entire series. Two story lines and two sets of detectives The Empty […]
John William Pennington (Oct 6, 1959 – Dec 8, 1985)
From the Office of the Ohio Attorney General: John William Pennington (Oct 6, 1959 – Dec 8, 1985) was in a car in the drive thru of Taco Bell at 3591 West Broad St.in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. An altercation happened between the (unknown in identity and number) people in his car and another person […]
Edward Hamilton LaGrave (Dec 12, 1921 – Sept 25, 1952)
Edward Hamilton LaGrave (30), a used car dealer, was killed with three shots to the head as he was preparing his wife Betty’s birthday present. He had three young children with the fourth on the way with Betty Jean Holt LaGrave. Despite following many leads and questioning people, his case remains unsolved. The Case LaGrave […]
Margarette Laverne Mullins Mankin (1927 – 1987)
Margarette Laverne Mullins Mankin (July 16, 1927 – Nov 2, 1987) was found dead on Nov. 2, 1987. Mankin (60) was murdered inside her home in North Duncanville, Texas. She was found by her husband Avery Adair Mankin (then 65) in the doorway between the garage and the kitchen. Adair had just returned home from […]
Anne Theresa Noblett (1940 – 1957)
The murder of Anne Theresa Noblett (1940 – 1957) has been dubbed the “Deep Freeze Murder” because when she was found, her body was frozen. Introduction On Dec 30, 1957, just after 6pm, Anne Noblett got off the bus. The bus stop was on the corner of Lower Luton Road and Cherry Tree Lane in […]