I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! is a guest post by Sue Carney. Imagine having an eclectic group of scientists at your disposal to ask any question you like. This is exactly what the ‘I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here’ project offers to approximately 8000 UK school children for two weeks, commencing […]
Sum it up! #22
Welcome to another Sum it up! The case turned cold by 2005, after tests showed that blood found at the crime scene matched neither the victim nor her relatives or friends. The evidence was run through the state’s database. Last year, it found a match with an offender already in the system. Tulsa, OK: “After […]
Vidocq presents Gavin Ward!
Please welcome my good friend Gavin Ward. Gavin is a lawyer who turned legal technologist, working as a self-employed consultant to the legal profession in Scotland. Based in Scotland’s largest two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, his business is called WardblawG Consulting, which includes social media and SEO services for law firms across Scotland. As part of this […]
OPP defends decision in Karen Caughlin case
The Sarnia Observer reports that Commissioner Lewis stands by his decision in the 1974 unsolved murder of Karen Caughlin. “OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis is defending his decision not to hand over the investigation of the Karen Caughlin murder to another police agency for external review. Lewis, who was in Point Edward Sunday speaking at a […]
Recap #cclivechat June 3, 2011
Our themed cclivechat today was all about Joe Giacalone’s book “the Criminal Investigative Function.” The book is an excellent read as a whole but certainly offers the clarity to be read subject by subject. Each chapter is tailored to handle a part of the criminal investigation. Each step within each chapter is clearly described with […]
Neosho Grace Doe facial reconstruction
We are finally able to see the face of the lady known as Neosho Grace Doe. Please take a look and see whether you recognize her. Police believe Neosho Grace Doe was killed more than a month before her remains were discovered and that it had probably happened on Halloween night, 1990. A witness reported nearly […]
The Imperfectionists, just perfect!
The Imperfectionists, just perfect! I really liked the book The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman. What a joy to find a gem by chance! While browsing the book shelves, I was attracted to this book because of the cover. The layout, the font, the raised text, it all appealed to me. As I always do, I flipped to […]
No external review in Caughlin murder
The Observer reports that “The Ontario Provincial Police won’t be handing over its investigation of the Karen Caughlin murder to another police agency for external review. Commissioner Chris Lewis is confident OPP detectives have conducted a “thorough and professional” investigation and will not ask for an independent review of the cold case file, Insp. Dave […]
Recap #cclivechat May 27, 2011
A very fast cclivechat but it produced a plan and a strategy. The general plan is to examine some famous cold cases together in a themed chat. Then, we discuss the case together where each participant reports according to their area of expertise. And then we jointly blog about it! We practise with famous cold cases first for the simple […]
Independent review in Karen Caughlin case
The Caughlin family is calling for an independent external review of the 1974 case of their daughter and little sister Karen Caughlin. “It’s been 37 years, and it’s time,” said Caughlin, who will hold a press conference in Sarnia next week to discuss and seek public support for the review. “This is not going to be […]