Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond (Aug 1, 1958 – missing Sept 8, 1983) left for work in the early morning hours of September 8, 1983. She went missing and was never seen again. Her husband was never a suspect. On June 8, 2022, Brantford police reported that they found DNA on evidence pieces collected at a […]
Remembering Rhonda Susan King
On December 6, 1974 Rhonda Susan King (22) was found dead close to her home in Detroit, Michigan. According to police, Rhonda had been sexually assaulted. She had trauma on her head and neck most likely from having been beaten. The papers mentioned an autopsy but I have not found any information about the exact […]
Identified: El Dorado Jane Doe
We have the identity of the woman we came to know as El Dorado Jane Doe. Her first name is Kelly. Her family name is withheld for privacy reasons. Kelly (1968 – July 10, 1991) was the unidentified murder victim found in a motel room on July 10, 1991 in El Dorado, Arkansas. During the […]
Bitter Blood by Jerry Bledsoe
Please welcome guest blogger Lisa Sedlak. She wrote this book review about ‘Bitter Blood‘ by Jerry Bledsoe. ** When I visit my sister, we always go to her favorite used bookstore. The last time I visited, I went straight to the true crime section – as always. Among the Ann Rule books and books on […]
Assassin’s Lullaby by Mark Rubinstein
I read Assassin’s Lullaby by Mark Rubinstein in one sitting and it cost me a night’s sleep. It isn’t just the pace, the adventure, or the action. It is the interwoven thoughts of a contract killer who is no longer fully emotionally detached and has been in denial for a while. And now, with this […]
The Harvest Man by Alex Grecian
You don’t need to read the three books in the Yard series that precede The Harvest Man by Alex Grecian however, this one is more difficult to read than the previous one, The Devil’s Workshop. In The Devil’s Workshop, Inspector Walter Day and his Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith are tortured to the point of death by […]
Guilty Verdict for Patricia Louise Smith
On April 1, 2022, the trial against Alexander Christopher Ewing started for the 1984 rape-murder of Patricia Louise Smith. On April 5, the state and the defense rested their cases. Closing arguments were set for Wednesday afternoon after which the case was in the hands of the jury. On Thursday, April 7, 2022 Ewing was […]
Murder by Milkshake from Eve Lazarus
Author Eve Lazarus explores the case of Esther Luond Castellani and the devastating effect it had on daughter Jeannine. The book describes the lives of Esther and husband Rene Castellani, their financial struggles, their jobs, Esther’s death, and Rene’s trial. The Case The first time that Esther started to feel sick was around October 1964. […]
Jerry Dwight Laymon 1945 – 1971
Jerry Dwight Laymon was found dead Nov 24, 1971 near New Orleans, Louisiana. He had two gunshot wounds to his head. His car was missing as well as the cash from his wallet. Laymon was a geophysicist who worked for Mobile Oil. He had been transferred by the company from Los Angeles in April 1971. […]
All That Remains by Sue Black
All That Remains by Sue Black came out a few years ago and has won numerous awards. The book cover suggests a factual, maybe even clinical assessment of what remains when we die. However, the book combines deeply personal reflections on death including the deaths of loved ones, with the cold, hard process of decomposition. […]