On March 21, 2025, the defense team for William Thomas Zeigler filed a motion to set aside his first-degree murder convictions based on newly discovered evidence. Those convictions resulted from four murders that took place in the Zeigler Furniture Store on Christmas Eve 1975, Winter Garden, Florida. That newly discovered evidence consists of DNA results. […]
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Antonella Mattina, Forever and Always
On June 21, 2025, New York City co-named Parsons Blvd at 25th Drive, Flushing Queens, in a tribute to Antonella Mattina. Thanks to the support from Congress Woman Vickie Paladino, the area from where Antonella vanished on July 16, 1984, now carries her name. Antonella was twelve years old when she went missing in 1984. […]
Update Teekah Lewis
There has been renewed media attention for the Teekah Latres Lewis case, the toddler who went missing from a Tacoma bowling center in 1999. This article, click here, gives a very good overview of the case, where we are now, and why there was renewed activity in the case. Unfortunately, nothing was found to advance […]
Beaumont Children: Third Excavation
UPDATE March 1, 2025: “The seven-day search for the missing Beaumont children at the former Castalloy site, in Adelaide’s west, has failed to unearth any signs of remains but MP Frank Pangallo says he’s received “significant information” from “extremely credible people”. The independent MP announced early on Saturday afternoon that the search, which he claims was […]
Settlement for Richard Lapointe Family
The State of Connecticut has settled with the Lapointe Family for nearly $5.9 million. Richard Lapointe was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. In 1992, Richard A. Lapointe was sentenced to life plus 60 years for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Lapointe had Dandy walker Syndrome and was physically […]
Lisa Thomas: 50 years unsolved
On October 7, it is 50 years ago that we lost Lisa Thomas (August 19, 1959 – Oct 7, 1974). She was fifteen years old. There does not seem to be any progress in the case but we have not forgotten Lisa. Remembering Lisa On October 7, an online memorial event will take place at […]
Brief update on the Zeigler Case
DNA testing on all the evidence pieces in the case of William Thomas Zeigler is still ongoing. Tommy had a health scare earlier in the year. However, he is recovering and in his messages, sounds upbeat and positive. The last bit of news is that a new judge will be handing the case, Circuit Judge […]
Shawna Beth Garber: case cleared
The McDonald County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri has released a statement that brings the case of Shawna Beth Garber to an end. The case is now cleared by exception as the suspect in her murder passed away. “It is believed that Talfey Reeves (deceased as of November 15, 2021), picked Shauna up from the Tanglewood/Ginger […]
Justice for Antonella Mattina
Antonella Mattina disappeared on July 16, 1984. She was twelve years old. Her remains were found in a shallow grave on Thanksgiving, 1987. She had been stabbed multiple times in her chest. She was identified by dental records. Officially, her case is unsolved. However, an eyewitness had pointed the authorities in the direction of Alex […]
Laura Kempton: Solved by DNA
Thanks to DNA, we now know who killed Laura Kempton in September 1981. Ronney James Lee, then 21, lived and worked in Portsmouth at that time. “There is no indication that he knew or was acquainted with Laura Kempton,” said Assistant Attorney General Rachel Harrington. In this article you can learn more about Lee. In […]