My first introduction to Hercule Poirot on the big screen was the 1978 movie ‘Death on the Nile.’ I loved seeing David Niven in that movie as well as Bette Davis. Years later, I rejoiced that my favourite Professor, Minerva McGonagall, had been on that boat too. The first Poirot I read was ‘Murder on […]
Archives for August 2021
Barbara Blatnik: suspect dead
The suspect in the 1987 rape-murder of Barbara Blatnik has passed away of natural causes on Aug 24, 2021. James Zastawnik (69) was going to trial on October 22, 2021. He was free on $35,000 bond and per court conditions, lived with family. Cause of death: cancer. Due to Covid19, many trials have been rescheduled. […]
Bennett Family Murders: three life sentences
Yesterday, Aug 17, District Judge Darren Vahle sentenced Alexander Christopher Ewing to three life sentences, one for each member of the Bennett Family. Ewing was found guilty on Aug 6, 2021 in the 1984 Bennett family Murders in Aurora, Colorado. Ewing didn’t speak during his sentencing hearing. The life sentences will be served consecutively. As […]
Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Criminals by Mitzi Szereto
The next book in Mitzi Szereto‘s series of ‘Best New True Crime Stories‘ centers on those criminals whom you might secretly like. You know that they are violating the law but you also know that some do well for their community. Or, they keep all their profits but do treat their victims well. Some even […]
Arrested: Michael Scott Glazebrook
A reader alerted me that the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had posted that Michael Scott Glazebrook had been arrested August 15, 2021. He is held on 1 mio bond. This has to be in connection to the 1981 murder of Sonia Carmen Herok Stone. However, as there is nothing else in the media we will […]
Bennett Family Murders: Jury Impasse
UPDATE: the jury found Alexander Christopher Ewing guilty on all six counts ( three counts of first-degree murder after deliberation and three counts of first-degree felony murder) on Friday August 6, 2021. Ewing faces life imprisonment however, he will be sentenced under the law as it was at the time of the crime. In 1984, […]
Bennett Family Murders: the prosecution rests
The case against Alexander Christopher Ewing (60) comes down to forensic evidence. The state pointed to DNA found at the crime scene. The crime scene is the Bennett Family home where 3 out of 4 family members were murdered in January 1984. All four family members were assaulted, only one survived. In the papers, the […]
Queen of the Burglars by Shayne Davidson
Sophie Lyons (Dec 22, 1847 – May 8, 1924), I had never heard of her until I read Shayne Davidson‘s book. Full title: Queen of the Burglars, the scandalous life of Sophie Lyons. It is true crime, a historical overview of many criminal cases and procedures, and a biography. With several husbands, children, accomplices, and […]
Robert Thomas Keith (1925 – 1973)
In 1973, Pennsauken, Camden County, New Jersey was plagued by a series of crimes. I was alerted to the shooting death of restaurant manager Robert Thomas Keith (Aug 11, 1925 – April 24, 1973) whose murder was never solved. Keith was the manager of The Pub. He had worked at the restaurant for well over […]