On March 31, 2023 The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Jerry Lynn Burns in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. The PDF of the opinion is here. “In a 5-2 decision, the majority found police followed the law in obtaining Burns’ DNA from an abandoned drinking straw, and did not violate his rights […]
Missing: Jeffrey Andrew Dupres
On April 24, 1980, Jeffrey Andrew Dupres went missing from Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. He was just three years old. His mom said it was ok to go see his friend next door. He never arrived. His little friend came looking for him 30min later. That’s when Jeffrey‘s mom called police. A lot has happened […]
Missing: Stephen Michael Lankester-Cox
It was November 18, 2004. Stephen Michael Lankester-Cox (March 13, 1966 – missing Nov 18, 2004) was at his mother’s house on 3665 Walden Lane, Acworth, Cherokee County (Tribal Land) in Georgia, when he received a phone call. His mother, Sherron Lankester, heard him say to the caller that he could see the headlights of […]
Gerald Richard Andrews (1943 – 1992)
Gerald Richard Andrews (May 18, 1943 – Oct 25, 1992) was a good employee and part of the STL trucking family. Then-STL Transportation owner Chip Johnson considered the man who went by “Bucky” a friend. In the Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York, of December 19, 1993, Johnson remembered that Bucky had only been […]
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
This is the first book by Rupert Holmes in a series of the McMasters Guide to Homicide. It starts with employers. According to interviews with the author, two other books are in the making. Just like in his lyrics, you need to wait to the ending to get the last plot twist. That is the […]
What happened to Tracy West?
Detective Jeff Rhoades with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office said in this article that Tracy West (17) went missing on October 20, 1988. At approx. 4pm, she left her home in Shelton, Washington, on her motorcycle to go to work at a restaurant in Taylor Towne. Work was about ten minutes away from home. She always […]
Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone: update
The trial against Michael Scott Glazebrook started on January 30, 2023 and ended February 7 with a guilty verdict for the 1981 murder of Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone. The jury deliberated for almost six hours. “In 2023, after an eight-day jury trial before the Honorable Pamela L. Butler, the jury convicted Glazebrook of first-degree murder. The […]
Remembering RosaLee Halbrook Byrd
RosaLee Halbrook Byrd (June 25, 1933 – March 9, 2015) of Turtle, Dent County, Missouri, was found dead inside her home. The coroner noted that she died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head causing underlying depressed skull fractures. What type of object was used to cause that trauma, is unknown. According […]
Twelve Twenty-Six Seventy-Five by Tony Reid
On April 25, 2018 the world learned that Joseph James DeAngelo, Jr. was arrested. Having read several books about his crimes, one more disturbing then the other, I sincerely hoped that after sentencing I’d never have to hear that name again. Not only were the crimes haunting to read, I became friends with some victims’ family […]
Happy Holidays
For 2023, I wish you all Happiness and health downtime without prejudice peace and inclusion.