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Four Shots in Oskie by Justin Wingerter

May 21, 2021 By Alice

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From the moment I held the book ‘Four Shots in Oskie’ by Justin Wingerter in my hands, the word unassuming started to flutter around in my brain. Like the sound of rustling leaves on a windy fall day, the sound popped up in various degrees of loudness, often just a whisper, to never really leave. […]

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Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Floyd Bledsoe, Justin Wingerter, Kansas, touch DNA, Wrongful Convictions, Zetta Camille Arfmann

Gun Violence

February 21, 2021 By Alice

Every year, too many people die of gun violence. Too many of those cases do not get solved. I want to highlight two cases here. Searching in newspaper archives, I have found little that can solve either. So, this is a post with two cases as works-in-progress. I could have kept them as drafts however, that […]

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Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: gun violence, Jesus Daniel Corona-Paredes, Kansas, Kansas City, Kentucky, Louisville, Thomas Dwayne Everett

The Oberst Family Murders, Kansas 1928

April 9, 2018 By Alice

Owen Oberst and siblings, courtesy Constitution Tribune

The Oberst Family Murders, Kansas 1928 – A Case Study Update. Please welcome back guest blogger Sue Baillie. Sue is researching her family and wrote about it for us here. Her ancestry journey took her to Tremont Township, Illinois, 1860, That is where her Greta-Great-Great uncle Jesse Chainey settled with his family after travelling from Kent, UK. Sue stumbled […]

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Filed Under: Miscarriages of Justice, Unsolved Tagged With: guest bloggers, Kansas, Miscarriage of Justice, Oberst Family Murders, Sue Baillie

Missing: Stephen Scott Hammerle

August 27, 2016 By Alice

Missing: Stephen Scott Hammerle

Stephen Scott Hammerle a.k.a. “Stevie” or “Steve” or “Stephen Faircloth” was born on August 18, 1955. He went missing on August 22, 1981. He was just 26 years old. Stephen is a tall white male, approx. 5’8″ and weighs between 160-170lbs. He is paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries from an accident. I have not […]

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Filed Under: Missing Persons Tagged With: Kansas, Missing Person, Stephen Scott Hammerle

The Oberst Family Murders

July 6, 2015 By Alice

Owen Oberst and siblings, courtesy Constitution Tribune

The Oberst Family Murders happened in 1928, Kansas. Introducing us to the case is guest blogger Sue Baillie. ** Researching my family history took me to Tremont Township, Illinois, 1860 where my Greta-Great-Great uncle Jesse Chainey settled with his family after travelling from Kent, UK. As this branch of my family was now overseas I hadn’t […]

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Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Kansas, Oberst Family Murders, Owen Oberst, Sue Baillie

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On my website, I write about old, unsolved cases. Most are from the pre-DNA era and need renewed media attention. I only do research and leave active investigation of these cases to the professionals.

My posts are about homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to these cases.

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In March 2015, the Connecticut State Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard lapointe. On Oct 2, 2015, International Wrongful Conviction Day, Richard was set free. The judge ruled that he cannot be retried for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Richard Lapointe died on Aug 4, 2020 of Covid19 complications.

In 1987, someone killed Bernice Martin. I hope that she will not become a forgotten file.
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