Richard Lapointe: his Habeas Petition was denied as reported by the Hartford Courant. “Superior Court Judge John J. Nazzaro, in a 51-page ruling issued late Friday, turned back arguments that prosecutors had withheld material evidence, that Lapointe’s trial and appellate lawyers were incompetent, and that new evidence proved Lapointe was innocent. The decision is another defeat in what […]
Forensics
Hal’s answers 1
I am starting a new category so it will be easier for you to keep track of Hal Brown’s answers to your questions. WARNING: This post includes a graphic image. ____________________________________ Tiah asked: “Is there much the eyes can tell us about cause of death, other than the obvious of petechiae?” Excellent question, Tiah! First, […]
Post-mortem ocular changes are not conclusive post-mortem interval evidence.
Please welcome my fifth collaborator and guest blogger, Hal G. Brown. Hal Brown is the Deputy Director of the Delaware Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and states Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Wilmington, DE. Brown is also the Delaware Case Manager for NamUs Unidentified/Missing Persons. Hal will be educating us about post-mortem and autopsies. He will be indicating what the […]
Follow-up #III Karen Caughlin
Just to have a better image of what type and colour of vehicle we are talking about in the Karen Caughlin case, I post a few pictures here. Please note that these are random web pictures. The only purpose is to show you the make and model car to jog memories. Example number 1: Example number […]
The role of Fingerprints in Cold Cases
The role of Fingerprints in Cold Cases is a guest blog post written by Richard Mark Case. He is a registered UK “Fingerprint Expert” and has gracefully agreed to a guest post for DCC. This blog post contains his own personal views and may not reflect those held by the National Policing Improvement Agency or The Fingerprint Society. You […]
Follow-up #II Karen Caughlin
B: Karen Caughlin Autopsy results and Previous Injuries From the OPP’s website we learn that “the autopsy revealed that Karen Caughlin’s injuries were consistent with having been struck with a vehicle, but may also have been assaulted. Due to the circumstances of the manner in which the body was found and the evidence collected this […]
Follow-up #I Karen Caughlin
Yesterday, we posted the first in a series of articles about Karen Caughlin who was killed in 1974, Sarnia, Canada. In one day, that post soared to the top of popular posts but what is far more important: people are talking. Comments and emails are coming in and I am sorting through the information right […]
Stacie Lee Ann Lutz Anderson found
“The lady in the Barrel” has been identified by DNA. Forensic scientists used DNA that was collected during the autopsy. The woman was killed in 1990. DNA from her sister was used to identify her as Stacie Lee Ann Lutz Anderson. “There were no dental records or X-ray files that anthropologists could consult to identify […]
More on the Laura Henderson-Ibach case
Laura Henderson-Ibach disappeared on March 28, 1986. She and her husband Jack Ibach were getting a divorce. The authorities suspect that she was kidnapped, murdered, and that her remains discarded somewhere in the Alaskan wilderness. Her remains have never been found but some of her personal belongings were. Charged and sentenced to life for this […]
Interpretation of a DNA Match
“What Are the Chances? Interpretation of a DNA Match” is a guest blog post by Sue Carney. Didn’t someone once say “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”? Whoever said it is another story, but the point I’m making is that when numbers are used to support a point of view, […]