Friday the 13th and CCLiveChat, what can go wrong. It was tempting fate and indeed something happened. Air plane delays messed up Richard Case‘s travel plans. Our #CCLiveChat therefore began much early with questions and answers send via email and Twitter. At the noon hour, several other CSI folks jumped in and we learned a […]
A Detailed Man by David Swinson
When I finished reading “A Detailed Man,” my first reaction was a sigh of relief that David Swinson is no longer a cop. You see, the last thing that you want to happen to your friends is that they become “damaged.” David Swinson’s first book introduces you to a cop who is damaged, literally and […]
R.I.P. Brandon Meredith
Tragedy has struck the family of Brandon Meredith. Very early this morning, Brandon was found dead at his sister’s home. Brandon Meredith was Trisha’s brother whose cold case can be found here on DCC. The cause of Brandon’s death is still unknown and details will follow later. Trisha’s case is not forgotten. During his life, Brandon made […]
#CCLiveChat recap Jan 6, 2012
The first CCLiveChat from this year was a “get back into the chatting rhythm” group exercise and I think we all passed with flying colours! Joined by old and new friends, we dove into the Stephen Lawrence case from the UK with issues of double jeopardy, evidence contamination and of course, the consequences of proper […]
The boy in the suitcase by Agnete Friis & Lene Kaaberbol
The boy in the suitcase by Agnete Friis & Lene Kaaberbol. You think that you are doing a friend a favour and you are even doing it reluctantly. However, you do indeed go to the luggage depot where the lockers are to pick up something for your friend. She told you that you would be better […]
“Steps to Heaven” by Wendy Cartmell
“Steps to Heaven” by Wendy Cartmell. The Holidays are an excellent time to relax and read so I downloaded a good number of books on my Nook. One of them came from Wendy Cartmell via Twitter. She generously gave me a copy of “Steps to Heaven” and wished me happy readings. She should have mentioned that […]
“Someone’s Daughter” by Silvia Pettem
“Someone’s Daughter” by Silvia Pettem. The author contacted me last year to tell me about the book she was working on. While discussing “Cold Case Research” she hinted at another book she had written in 2009. If I wanted it, she’d send me a copy. She wrote that her heart was in that book. And it showed. […]
Recap #CCLiveChat Dec 16, 2011
Our CCLiveChat today was with Gary Howard a.k.a. TriniCSI on Twitter. We discussed the chemical treatment of fingerprints. And despite mind-boggling technical difficulties we got an excellent conversation going. Gary Howard is a fingerprint recovery expert and crime scene specialist in the UK. We touched on the three types of fingerprints that can be found at a […]
Reversal Juan Rivera Conviction
From the New York Times: “In an opinion that harshly criticizes the tactics of the police and prosecutors, an Illinois appellate court on Friday night reversed the conviction of Juan Rivera, who has spent 19 years in jail for the 1992 rape and murder of an 11-year-old baby sitter in a suburb of Chicago. There […]
RIP Deriek W. Crouse
Another case of senseless violence that costs a police officer his life. Yesterday, Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse was shot in the head and killed during a routine traffic stop. He had not even exited his car yet. The driver of the car stopped was a third party. The shooter could be seen on […]