Family members of the WWII soldiers thought to have been killed in the 1916 battle of Fromelles gave DNA samples after the bodies were exhumed last year. But it has not been possible to identify all the 250 Allied soldiers found buried in the mass grave. It has only been possible to say that three […]
E-Pana and cold case re-investigations
In my post “Cold Case Re-Investigations for All” I might have given you the idea that there is discrimination going on in the E-Pana a.k.a. “Highway of Tears” investigations. While plowing through other articles, I found this one by Neal Hall from the Vancouver Sun. It describes the cold case re-investigations being done at this moment. […]
Conviction in 1984 Beverly Dyke case
The jury found Robert Kociuk guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Beverly Dyke (48). She was killed in May 1984 in a wooded area near the airport. Police say she was sexually assaulted and then stabbed a number of times. The case would have remained unsolved if it weren’t for the advancement of DNA […]
Testimony in Henry Skinner Case
Two women with critical testimony about Twila’s uncle Robert Donnell. First, Mrs. Ellis testimony has never been investigated. Within days of the murders, Robert Donnell dismantled his vehicle to give it an almost fanatically thorough cleaning. Shortly after the murders Ms. Ellis saw Donnell, on a cold day, stripping the interior of his truck down to […]
Untested DNA Evidence – Henry Skinner Case
By request of DCC readers and people who follow me on Twitter, here is more information about the untested pieces of evidence that could shed a light on who truly killed Twila Busby and her two mentally impaired sons Randy Busby and Elwin Caler. Evidence Mr. Skinner has asked for DNA testing of seven items: (1) […]
Cold Case Reviews for all
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, has repeatedly called for a public inquiry into why girls and women, many of them native, have disappeared from or been found murdered along B.C. highways over the past 40 years. The provincial government has so far failed to commit to an inquiry. […]
William Hess found guilty in Julius Schnoll slaying
William Hess is facing a lifetime prison sentence after being found guilty Thursday of first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree felony murder in the death of Julius Schnoll, a supermarket supervisor more than 30 years ago. Hess showed little emotion as the verdict was read. He said, “Right,” as deputies led him out of Oakland Circuit […]
Guilty in 1979 Julius Schnoll murder
William Hess has been found guilty in the 1979 death of Julius Schnoll, a Farmington Hills supermarket supervisor who was shot in the head execution-style 30 years ago. The trial against a second man suspected in the murder, Darrell Kastel, will begin April 26. The prosecution stated that two men, Kastel and Hess, killed 62-year-old Julius Schnoll on […]
Yolanda Baker; trial without a body
It’s been 11 years since Yolanda Baker’s family has seen her. So much time had passed that authorities declared her legally dead last year, although her body has never been found. Last summer, authorities arrested Baker’s boyfriend, Terrence Barnett, 45, the father of the D.C. woman’s twin children. He has been charged with first-degree murder. The […]
Which Brian Parsons murdered Ivy Batten?
Which Brian Parsons is responsible for the death of Mrs. Ivy Batten? It is a story of mistaken identity, of mishandling evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, and the fight to get someone to listen to you. Lucky for Brian David Parsons, reporters Neil Young and Aislinn Simpson were listening. These reporters have re-investigated this controversial case. Brian David […]