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Michelle Martinko Trial: Update through Feb 17, 2020

February 17, 2020 By Alice

Michelle Martinko

Michelle Martinko Four points of interest in the Michelle Martinko trial: 1: Male DNA profile found at the crime scene led police to believe the suspect cut himself during the…

Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: DNA, Iowa, Knife Attack, Michelle Marie Martinko

Martinko murder trial update Feb 13, 2020

February 13, 2020 By Alice

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley A brief overview in the Michelle Martinko murder trial update Feb 13, 2020 with information taken from various newspapers. Jury selection: nine women and…

Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: DNA, Iowa, Michelle Marie Martinko, stabbing death

Michelle Martinko Murder Trial

February 10, 2020 By Alice

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley The Michelle Martinko murder trial started today with jury selections. Two important rulings to note: 1: Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover ruled that…

Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: DNA, Iowa, Michelle Martinko

Justice for Joan by Martin Knight 

July 22, 2019 By Alice

Joan Mary Woodhouse

…Castle, Sussex, UK. There is plenty online about the case however some details are not. That’s where the book by Martin Knight comes in. Joan Mary Woodhouse Joan was an…

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Book Reviews, Joan Mary Woodhouse, Martin Knight

Michelle Martinko: background information

December 21, 2018 By Alice

Michelle Martinko

Michelle Martinko Jerry Lynn Burns is facing first-degree murder charges for the Dec 20, 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. He is held at the Linn County Jail (Iowa). Burns Burns…

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics, Unsolved Tagged With: DNA, Iowa, Michelle Martinko, phenotyping

Arrest in 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko

December 19, 2018 By Alice

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley Michelle Martinko was found dead on Dec. 20, 1979. She was repeatedly stabbed most notably in her face and chest. Police discovered her body…

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Unsolved Tagged With: Cedar Rapids, DNA, Iowa, Michelle Martinko

Missing: Dennis Lloyd Martin

July 16, 2018 By Alice

Dennis Lloyd Martin went missing on June 14, 1969 from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. He was just six years old. The family lived in Knoxville, Tennessee….

Filed Under: Missing Persons Tagged With: Dennis Lloyd Martin, missing child, Tennessee

Suspect composite in case of Michelle Martinko

May 17, 2017 By Alice

Michelle Martinko, courtesy Robert J. Riley

Age-progressed to 50/Case: Michelle Martinko The Cedar Rapids Police Department can now show the public the suspect composite in the cold case of Michelle Martinko (18) who was murdered in…

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Michelle Martinko, phenotyping

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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.

My posts are about homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to these cases.

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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.

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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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