The Doodler refers to a Black male, young, tall, unidentified, and violent serial killer who was active between January 1974 – September 1975. His target area was the LGBTQ community in San Francisco. People did not speak out and trust in police was low. Five of his victims are known but he is allegedly responsible […]
Teresa Marie Caseiro (Nov 1, 1956 – July 24, 1973)
Teresa Marie Caseiro (16) was found gagged and tied up with stockings in a bedroom closet inside her home in Willingboro, Burlington County, New Jersey. I do not know to whom the stockings belonged. If they were from someone living in the house we could assume that the killer did not come prepared with these […]
The Seeker Series by S. G. MacLean
The five books in the Seeker Series by S. G. MacLean carry you into a politically challenging period. We meet Damian Seeker in 1654 when Oliver Cromwell is Lord Protector with almost unlimited powers. There is general unrest everywhere. People fight for free speech and printers work overtime to make news pamphlets. To stay ahead […]
The September Murders
Our focus this month will be on five women who lost their lives in September. These women are Tracy Lynn Allen, Sigrid M. Stevenson, Owachige Elice Osceola, Valerie Jeanne Percy, and Deborah Lynn Rosencrans. All were found murdered, all have vanished from the media spotlight, and all these cases remain unsolved. Tracy Lynn Allen Tracy […]
Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries by Mitzi Szereto
There are a lot of books about true crime and unsolved mysteries. However, this one has something I covet and not always find: the right tone. The latest installment in the anthology series ‘The Best New True Crime Stories’ by Mitzi Szereto covers everything from continent to time. We read stories from the 1800s and […]
Remembering Teresa “Tess” Sue Hilt
This August, it is 49 years ago that Teresa “Tess” Sue Hilt (Jan 6, 1951 – Aug 4, 1973) was found murdered in her off-campus apartment in Maryville, Missouri. She was twenty-two years old. As I am taking a break, this is the summer case for 2022. ** Tess attended Northwest Missouri State College. She […]
Junk Science by M. Chris Fabricant
If you love to read about Forensic Sciences then this book by M. Chris Fabricant should be on your list. A variety of junk sciences are discussed and how they are slowly weeded out. The essence of Fabricant’s book is this: Can scientific evidence overturn legal precedent? It seemed insurmountable at one point and once the […]
Mary Emma Bisenthal Hammond: DNA
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 […]