Pete Klismet is well-known here at DCC. He wrote guest posts about preventing school shootings and psycho-linguistics and I reviewed two other books from him: FBI Diary Home Grown Terror and FBI Animal House. This one, Profiles of Evil, is the best. The best The reason why I think that this is his best book […]
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale is quite the experience. It isn’t a book. It is a case encyclopedia. When you pick up this book it may seem like you are going to read about one historical case. But you soon find out it outlines a […]
Vanessa Lynn Buss (Dec 1, 1960 – Oct 7, 1985)
Vanessa Lynn Buss (Dec 1, 1960 – Oct 7, 1985) was shot to death in Houston, Texas. She was twenty-four years old. There is hardly anything online about her murder so it is fitting to make hers the Case of the Month for March 2020. UPDATE: Her brother Rance contacted me and gave his sister’s […]
Serial Killers by Mitzi Szereto
Serial Killers by Mitzi Szereto is an anthology of sixteen authors. They present us with sixteen serial killers and the stories about their victims. In the introduction, Mitzi explains that she brought together a group of authors, all experts in their fields. The cases are maybe less well-known than the usual cases that pop up […]
Guilty verdict in Martinko Trial
Today were the closing arguments for the prosecution and the defense in the 1979 murder case of Michelle Marie Martinko. The order was as follows: First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks gave his closing arguments. The defense attorney Leon Spies, gave his for his client Jerry Burns. After that, the state got the change […]
Michelle Martinko Trial Feb 20, 2020
The defense rests in the Michelle Martinko murder trial. I was stunned but here it is: “After just one witness, attorneys defending a man accused of killing a Cedar Rapids teen more than 40 years ago have finished presenting evidence. Burns said he will not testify during the trial.” The defense started and finished within […]
Yours, Jean by Lee Martin
Yours, Jean by Lee Martin is a book that was inspired by the murder of Mildred Georgine Lyon (Oct 5, 1928 – Sept 3, 1952) in Illinois. The young librarian and English teacher was 23 years old when she was murdered at 1130am inside the school where she worked. The Book Yours, Jean tells us […]
Michelle Martinko Trial: update through Feb 19, 2020
Michelle Martinko trial updates Feb 18 – 19, 2020: Feb 18: Two points to take away: 1: DNA We learn that a senior DNA lab analyst at Bode Technology examined the following pieces of evidence: blood taken from the gear shift from the Martinko Family car and the mouth swab taken from Jerry Burns. Her […]
Susan Jessica Morey: an update
My readers are the best. I keep saying that because it is true. On of my readers, Jason D., contacted the Morey Family and they in turn contacted me. We have exchanged some emails and the results so far are below. More information will be posted as it becomes available. What did I learn about […]
Michelle Martinko Trial: Update through Feb 17, 2020
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 attack. Authorities composed lists of suspects to contact for cheek (buccal) swaps. These men included ex-boyfriends. From the entire list (not sure of the total number of […]