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Case of the Month: Forensic arson detection

March 28, 2015 By Alice

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Case of the Month: Forensic arson detection and its role in wrongful convictions feature in April. Cameron Todd Willingham In 2004, Cameron Todd Willingham was executed by the state of Texas for the 1991 fire that killed his three daughters: Amber (2) and the 1-year-old twins Karmon and Kameron. The prosecution argued that the fire […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month, Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: Cameron Todd Willingham, Case of the Month, Daniel Dougherty, David McLeod, Forensic arson detection, Kenneth Richey, Kristine Bunch

No retrial in Hina Family Murders

February 14, 2014 By Alice

There will be no retrial in Hina Family Murders after the prosecution decided to not retry David McLeod for the deaths of the Hina Family in 1989. McLeod was held without bond since his 2010 arrest. A mistrial was declared on Dec 19, 2013. The retrial was scheduled for April 14, 2014. McLeod is free […]

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Filed Under: Forensics Tagged With: David McLeod, flashover, Forensic arson detection, Hina Family, New Hampshire

Sum it Up! #49

January 26, 2014 By Alice

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Sum it Up! #49 is brought to you by a blogger who is tired of high winds, cold, and freezing temps. I am now accepting proposals to move to sunny, warm places. A mistrial was declared in the case against David McLeod. The  jurors failed to reach a verdict. McLeod was on trial for the Hina […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: David McLeod, George Stinney, Hina Family Murders, Little Jane Doe, Mark Woodworth, Sum it Up!

Trial starts in the Hina Family Murders

December 2, 2013 By Alice

Trial starts in the Hina Family Murders today. The Hina Family was killed during a 1989 fatal fire at a Keene apartment complex, New Hampshire. From the SFGate: “David McLeod has pleaded not guilty to four counts of second-degree murder. He is accused of igniting a blaze in a drug-fueled rage on Jan. 14, 1989, […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: Arson Detection, Autopsy, David McLeod, Hina Family, Kenneth Richey, New Hampshire, Ohio

Update McLeod in 1989 arson case

July 3, 2012 By Alice

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Prosecutors have recently filed a brief with the New Hampshire Supreme Court arguing for the admission of evidence they deem critical to their 1989 arson case against David McLeod that killed the Hina Family. “Earlier this year, the high court accepted a pretrial appeal from the N.H. Attorney General’s Office, which is asking it to […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics, Unsolved Tagged With: Autopsy, David McLeod, flashover, Forensic arson detection, Hina Family, Identification, New Hampshire

NHSC to hear David McLeod appeal

May 22, 2012 By Alice

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office in the case against David McLeod. Prosecutors have until June 15 to file a brief as posted by the Sentinel Source. McLeod is accused of setting fire to a multi-unit apartment building in the early morning hours of January 14, […]

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Filed Under: Forensics Tagged With: Arson Detection, David McLeod, Faulty Evidence, Hina Family, New Hampshire, Police

Hina Family Murders trial on hold

November 17, 2011 By Alice

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From the New Hampshire Sentinel: “The [Hina Family] case — originally slated for trial in August — has been delayed twice and will remain on hold indefinitely while the N.H. Supreme Court considers whether to hear an appeal from the N.H. Attorney General’s Office of a pre-trial ruling by Judge Marguerite L. Wageling, who is presiding […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics, Unsolved Tagged With: Arson Detection, Autopsy, Crime Scene, David McLeod, Expert Testimony, Forensics, Hina Family, New Hampshire, Unsolved Homicide

Update 1989 Hina Murders

February 3, 2011 By Alice

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The papers report that “Prosecutors and defense attorneys last week filed a request for jury selection in David B. McLeod’s trial to begin Aug. 1, according to Senior Assistant Attorney General N. William Delker. McLeod was indicted last year on four counts of murder, accused of setting a blaze that killed Carl R. Hina, 49, Lori M. […]

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Filed Under: Forensics, Unsolved Tagged With: Arson Detection, Autopsy, Cameron Todd Willingham, Daniel Dougherty, David McLeod, Expert Testimony, Faulty Evidence, Forensics, Hina Family, Kenneth Richey, New Hampshire

Hina Family Murders from 1989 cracked

July 3, 2010 By Alice

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On Wednesday, New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney announced that David McLeod has been arrested in West Sacramento, California, on four counts of second-degree murder for “recklessly causing the death of the Hina family under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life,” according to a written statement from the attorney general’s office. […]

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Filed Under: Forensics Tagged With: Arson Detection, California, David McLeod, Forensics, Hina Family, New Hampshire, Unsolved Homicide

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