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Break in 1998 Nicky Verstappen murder

August 22, 2018 By Alice

Nicky Verstappen Photography Dutch Police

On Aug 10, 1998 Nicky Verstappen (March 13, 1987 – Aug 10, 1998) disappeared from camp. The camp, organised by local youth groups, was located at De Heikop, Brunssummerheide, Limburg, the Netherlands. The night before he went missing, all camp activities ended at 10pm. Then the kids went back to their tents and it was […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: DNA, familial DNA, Jos Brech, Netherlands, Nicky Verstappen

Remembering Leslie Sue Zaret 

August 17, 2018 By Alice

Leslie Sue Zaret - Grid AdS

It was 44 years ago today that 17-year-old Leslie Sue Zaret (Sept 22, 1956 – Aug 17, 1974) was murdered in Bayside, Queens County, New York. Her case remains unsolved. Leslie, a recent graduate of John Bowne High School in Flushing, Queens County, had spent the night hanging out with friends. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: DNA, Leslie Sue Zaret, New York, sexual assault, Strangulation

Break in 1984 Colorado Hammer Murders

August 10, 2018 By Alice

Alexander Christopher Ewing

Alexander Christopher Ewing (57) is accused of using a hammer to kill Bruce, Debra, and Melissa Bennett  and Patricia Smith. He faces charges for six counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of sexual assault on a child, burglary and five counts of committing a violent crime for the January 1984 killings of Bruce […]

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Filed Under: Forensics, Unsolved Tagged With: 1984 Colorado Hammer Murders, Bennett Family, Colorado, DNA, Patricia Louise Smith, phenotyping

Teresa Sue Hilt’s 45th anniversary

August 4, 2018 By Alice

Teresa Sue Hilt uniform

August 4th, 2018, marks the 45th anniversary of Teresa Sue Hilt’s murder. Working on her case has been a roller coaster. Mildred, Teresa’s mom, was very grateful for what we did to keep her only child’s case in the media. She passed away in March 2016. I spoke with her about Tess. She told me about […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Bardole DNA Collection Method, DNA, M-Vac Systems, Missouri, Missouri State University, monilethrix, stabbing death, Strangulation, Teresa Sue Hilt

Missing: Edward Lee Foreman

July 23, 2018 By Alice

Edward Lee Foreman (Grid AdS)

Edward Lee Foreman (Nov 26, 1961 – missing March 7, 2015) was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to Carl and Rinda Smith Foreman. He is missing and presumed dead. His case is in NamUs. From NamUs, I have the following details: Edward had black greying hair, a mustache, and a goatee. His eyes were hazel brown. […]

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Filed Under: Missing Persons Tagged With: DNA, Edward Lee Foreman, Missing Person, Oklahoma

Who killed Beth Ann Brown Patterson?

July 9, 2018 By Alice

Beth Ann Brown Patterson

Beth Ann Brown Patterson (July 4, 1949 – March 27, 1978) was found strangled to death on Monday March 27, 1978. She was 28 years old. Beth was divorced and lived with her parents. She left behind a son, Ronald J. Brown. She had one brother, William J. Patterson. Her mother was the one who […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Beth Ann Brown Patterson, DNA, New York, Strangulation

Who killed Tiffany Robin Stubbs?

May 26, 2018 By Alice

Tiffany Robin Stubbs/Courtesy Stubbs Family

Introduction Tiffany Robin Stubbs (April 21, 1986 – May 27, 1988) had just turned two when she died. She was the daughter of Dwayne & Edna (Nash) Stubbs. She had a four-year-old brother. This post is a work in progress. There are many gaps and I am still gathering information. However, a two-year-old died and […]

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Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: asphyxiation from drowning, Case of the Month, DNA, Missouri, Tiffany Robin Stubbs

Arrest in 1986 Bastian case

May 11, 2018 By Alice

Jennifer Marie Bastian

Police have arrested the man who might be responsible for the murder of Jennifer Marie Bastian in 1986. His name is Robert D. Washburn (60) of Eureka, Illinois. Police declined to talk about the suspect, other than to say he lived out-of-state and was taken into custody. Washburn will be taken to Pierce County to […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Unsolved Tagged With: DNA, Jennifer Marie Bastian, phenotyping, Strangulation, Tacoma, Washington

Remembering Cherilyn Ann Gartin Hawkley

May 4, 2018 By Alice

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Cherilyn Ann Gartin Hawkley (Mar 19, 1954 – Oct 31, 1993) was murdered on Halloween night in 1993. Two days later, she was found just off Elmhurst Drive less than a mile from Eureka Elementary School where she taught fifth grade, in Granite Bay, California. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: California, Cherilyn Ann Gartin Hawkley, DNA, Strangulation, touch DNA

Cold cases and the M-Vac

February 26, 2018 By Alice

JB and M-Vac in BYU Mag

Please welcome back guest blogger Jared Bradley. Jared will give us an overview of exciting developments in the field of cold cases and the M-Vac. _________________________________ Guest blogging is always full of pressure, but writing for Alice’s Defrosting Cold Cases takes it to a whole new level. Like all of you, I thoroughly enjoy reading […]

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Filed Under: Forensics Tagged With: DNA, Jared Bradley, M-Vac Systems, touch DNA

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Since 2009, I write about unsolved cases that need renewed media attention. I only do research and leave active investigations to the authorities.

My posts cover homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to unsolved cases.

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