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The Oberst Family Murders

July 6, 2015 By Alice

Owen Oberst and siblings, courtesy Constitution Tribune

The Oberst Family Murders happened in 1928, Kansas. Introducing us to the case is guest blogger Sue Baillie. ** Researching my family history took me to Tremont Township, Illinois, 1860 where my Greta-Great-Great uncle Jesse Chainey settled with his family after travelling from Kent, UK. As this branch of my family was now overseas I hadn’t […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Kansas, Oberst Family Murders, Owen Oberst, Sue Baillie

Case of the Month: Fiona Burns and John Lee

July 1, 2015 By Alice

Fiona Burns and John Lee Grid AdS

Fiona Burns and John Lee were friends. Their story is written by guest blogger and Australian journalist/author Emily Webb. Theirs is the Case of the Month. ** They were young and rebellious and living a life of what they thought was freedom. John Lee (14) and Fiona Burns (15) were hitchhiking across the South Australian-Victorian […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Australia, Case of the Month, Emily Webb, Fiona Burns, Fiona Burns and John Lee, John Lee

Suzanne Bombardier in SF Chronicle

June 23, 2015 By Alice

Suzanne Bombardier

The SF Chronicle posts the story of  Suzanne Bombardier that was written by guest blogger Jennifer Gibbons for DCC. Suzie’s story was Case of the Month in June 2014. In 2013, Jennifer was visiting her grandparents’ grave. She saw Suzie’s headstone and was curious. Suzie died one month before her grandmother. On Friday June 27, 1980, the nude […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Antioch, Case of the Month, Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons, stabbing death, Suzanne Bombardier

A 19th Century Coffin revolutionized 20th Century Forensic Science

October 13, 2014 By Alice

Strange Remains avatar from Dolly Stolze

A 19th Century Coffin revolutionized 20th Century Forensic Science is a guest blog post by Dolly Stolze. Dolly is a writer and has a Masters in Forensic Anthropology from California State University, Los Angeles. Though her first love is Forensic Anthropology, she also enjoys writing about macabre history and the weird things that happen to human remains. […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Body Farm, Dolly Stolze, Dr. William M. Bass, Forensics, guest bloggers

Case of the Month: Suzanne A. Bombardier

June 1, 2014 By Alice

Suzanne Bombardier

The Case of the Month for June features Suzanne A. Bombardier. It is written by guest blogger Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons. UPDATE: on Jan 2, 2015 the award-winning magazine Salon featured this case, Jennifer’s story, and links back to this post. Please check below for more the updates. ** In June 21, 1980 Suzanne (known to everyone […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Case of the Month, guest blogger, Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons, stabbing death, Suzanne Bombardier

Wet-Vacuum Forensic DNA Collection Continues to Gain Support

March 5, 2014 By Alice

m-vac system

Wet-Vacuum Forensic DNA Collection Gaining Momentum, a guest post by Jared Bradley. Scientific related industries have been my focus the majority of my adult life. In all that time, I don’t remember a device, product, service or method that has garnered more support in a shorter amount of time than the M-Vac System, with the […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Crime Labs, Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Jared Bradley, M-Vac Systems

Guest blog post: Adam Banner on favorite legal films

January 20, 2014 By Alice

Adam Banner

Guest blog post: Adam Banner on favorite legal films and why he loves them. Adam is a criminal defense attorney. We recently got into a discussion about online behaviour. He mentioned that he and his staff blog as well. Their current challenge: to find the best legal films. __________________________ If there is one thing lawyers […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Adam Banner, Oklahoma

Interview on Psycholinguistics with Pete Klismet

January 17, 2014 By Alice

Peter Klismet

Psycholinguistics Pete, a couple of weeks ago when we were chatting, I asked you if profiles could be done on a person’s writing. You surprised me with your answer. Can you tell me and my readers a little more about what you said and why you said it? Well, my quick answer was ‘yes.’ I […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Guest Bloggers, Vidocq presents Tagged With: Dennis Rader, George Metesky, New York, Pete Klismet, psycholinguistics, school shootings, Susan Smith, Unabomber

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On this website, I write about old, unsolved cases. Most are from the pre-DNA era and are in need of renewed media attention. I only do research and leave the active investigation of these cases to the professionals.

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William Thomas Zeigler

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.

Richard Lapointe

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In March 2015, the Connecticut State Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard lapointe. On Oct 2, 2015, International Wrongful Conviction Day, Richard was set free. The judge ruled that he cannot be retried for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Richard Lapointe died on Aug 4, 2020 of Covid19 complications.

In 1987, someone killed Bernice Martin. I hope that she will not become a forgotten file.
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