“The lady in the Barrel” has been identified by DNA. Forensic scientists used DNA that was collected during the autopsy. The woman was killed in 1990. DNA from her sister was used to identify her as Stacie Lee Ann Lutz Anderson. “There were no dental records or X-ray files that anthropologists could consult to identify […]
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The 1974 cold case of Karen Caughlin
The 1974 murder of Karen Caughlin By Miriam Said with Alice de Sturler Introduction Sarnia, Canada: a quiet border city on the Canadian side of the Blue Water Bridge linking Sarnia’s neighbouring village of Point Edward to the city of Port Huron, Michigan in the United States of America. Here, thirty-seven year ago, Karen Caughlin […]
Tristan van der Vlis kills without motive
Please welcome guest blogger Erik Eggens. Erik is a Dutch reporter. He studied journalism, studied Spanish in Ecuador, and now follows national and international news. For DCC, he wrote a post about Tristan van der Vlis who went on a killing spree in Alphen aan de Rijn. _____________________________________________________________________________ Dutch Tristan van der Vlis, a 24 year old part time worker, […]
Update Zeigler
There is a string of news paper articles about the DNA hearing for William Thomas Zeigler that took place at 8am this morning in Orange County, Florida. Some are correct and others are not. According to ABC Action News, Private Investigator Lynn-Marie Carty of Reunite People says the evidence she has uncovered will point the […]
R.I.P Vivien Harrison
Vivien Harrison, the ex-wife of Arthur Allen Thomas and staunch supporter of his innocence, died of cancer. “Harrison filed for divorce after Thomas’ guilty verdict remained in place after the second trial. She changed her name from Vivienne Thomas to Vivien Harrison. She remained a staunch supporter of his innocence, maintaining he was home with her at […]
The Murder of Christine Prince
Please welcome guest blogger M.L. Poncelet. After hearing about the 1982 Christine Prince case, she agreed to guest blog about it. Asked how she would describe herself: “I’m a cosy mystery writer living on the west coast of Canada in an area that is full of characters and inspiration for my stories. I also enjoy being an […]
Recap cclivechat March 25, 2011
A roller coaster CCLiveChat that went on for 90 minutes if we had not been called back to our daily duties! We started of with my request for help. There are cases were I could use help researching a cold case, post an introduction to the case, and then keep the case up to date. […]
More on the Laura Henderson-Ibach case
Laura Henderson-Ibach disappeared on March 28, 1986. She and her husband Jack Ibach were getting a divorce. The authorities suspect that she was kidnapped, murdered, and that her remains discarded somewhere in the Alaskan wilderness. Her remains have never been found but some of her personal belongings were. Charged and sentenced to life for this […]
Update Stephen Miera
Stephen Miera may have been forgotten by the media and the authorities but he is not forgotten by his family. His youngest sister, Antonia Light, emailed me some memories. Antonia remembered that her mother had hired a private detective to see what he could find out. She thinks that his last name was Stone. This private detective […]
Recap #cclivechat March 18, 2011
A fast-paced #cclivechat that still has my mind spinning… here goes: Joined by TRLeVeque, KatCop13, TanyaGoodwinDoc, SarahEGlenn, BlueDog89, IowaColdCases, WyndhamForensic, OceanBluePress, WorldCrime, and of course, ColdCaseSquad, our discussions focussed on digital forensics in the cases of Novak and Wei, we touched on the Linda Sohus case, we discussed extradition, Crime Stoppers, rewards, and facial mapping. The […]