The family of Harry “Buddy” Browe, Jr. contacted me. To be precise, Tina, the daughter of Louise who is Harry’s youngest sister, emailed me. She told me that the family has tried for years to get attention for this case. They contacted radio and TV shows but everyone told them that they already have enough […]
Michigan
Where is Harry Browe, Jr?
The Harry Browe, Jr case is a mystery. It is an old Michigan missing person case from the 30s. What do we know? On September 5, 1936, around 430pm, brothers Charles (9) and Edward (7) Browe left from home to visit Clark Park (Detroit) with their baby brother Harry in his stroller. At that time […]
Case of the Month: Ruby Grace Byron
Case of the Month: Ruby Grace Byron (May 26, 1902 – Jan 25, 1976) was found murdered in her house that was set on fire. The fire department found her on the floor near the front door. There were blood smears on the door frame. Mrs. Byron(73) had distinctive blows to her head just above the right […]
Case of the Month: Victoria Collins
Case of the Month: Victoria Collins (May 17, 1970 – Aug 6, 1996). This case needs more media attention as Jasmine Collins still wonders what happened to her mom and why. There isn’t much online about Victoria’s murder but that doesn’t mean that we cannot do anything at all. We can make sure that Victoria’s case […]
Case of the Month: Brenda Lee Harvey Martinez
Case of the Month: Brenda Lee Harvey Martinez, was only 23 years old when she disappeared on Dec. 22, 1988, in Flint, Michigan. She had just lost her own mother and the family was grieving. According to the papers, Brenda said that she was going to use a pay phone at Fenton and West Atherton roads in […]
Still unsolved: Tamara Greene
Still unsolved: Tamara Greene was shot to death in a drive-by shooting back in 2003. She was an exotic dancer that was believed to be at a rumored – but never proven – party at the Manoogian Mansion when Kwame Kilpatrick was Mayor of Detroit. In April 2013 a federal appeals court ruled to uphold a […]
The Caughlin family: enough!
Enough energy has been put into asking, begging the OPP to re-evaluate the cold case of Karen Caughlin. Their hearts broken since Karen’s murder in 1974, the family has decided to stop talking to the media. From the PetroliaTopic.com and sent to me by Kathy Caughlin: “Two years after calling for the external review, Caughlin says […]
Ontario’s AG: no independent Caughlin review
Ontario’s Attorney General: no independent review for Karen Caughlin. Her case has been cold for 38 years. From the PetroliaTopic.com: ” Caughlin’s sister Kathy recently wrote to Ontario’s Attorney General, on the advice of the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime. Officials at the centre said the attorney general could investigate if there was evidence […]
The 1985 cold case of Lisa Cay Kroeyr
Lisa Cay Kroeyr (22) from Saginaw, Michigan, was found drowned, partially clothed, and her hands were bound before she died. Two divers from the Saginaw Area Water Rescue and Recovery Team pulled Lisa’s body from the river. She was floating face-down about 100 feet south of the bridge. Lisa was dressed from the waist up in […]
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 […]
Follow-up #VI Karen Caughlin
Continuing the posts in the cold case of Karen Caughlin: Guest post by Miriam Said and Stephanie Saunders with Alice de Sturler ________________________________________ We have some new details in the 1974 Canadian cold case of Karen Caughlin. Karen was NOT wearing saucer earrings but hoops. I think that we described them in an earlier post […]
Follow-up #V Karen Caughlin
We still need to find out in what condition Karen Caughlin’s clothes were found and whether the paint chips were on the back or the front of her bomber jacket. We did find that there was blood and a tire impression on Karen’s coat. We do not know as of yet whether the collected DNA […]
A message from the Caughlin Family
The Caughlin family has been very cooperative and courageously opened up the lines of communication with me. I have alerted them to every post and and every comment and they have read everything. This message was sent to me and is for all who work on the case, for all DCC readers, and especially for […]
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 […]
Gregory McRoberts: hit-and-run victim
On Dec 12, 1991, Gregory McRoberts (24) was struck while riding his bicycle around 7 pm. He was near his home at 1862 S. Meridian in Lee Township (Michigan) according to Sheriff Jerry Nielsen. There is an article about this heartbreaking case on mlive.com and I highly recommend reading it. Greg was reported missing on December 16, […]
Sentencing in Julius Schnoll case
Darrell Kastel has accepted a plea bargain in the 1979 murder of Mr. Julius Schnoll as I wrote in my previous post. I did not have further details then. I know learned that on August 30, 2010, Kastel was sentenced to 10-15 years for 2nd degree murder as part of a plea deal. He was credited […]
Update 1979 Julius Schnoll case
Darrell Kastel, facing a first-degree murder charge, entered a plea this morning, bringing relief to the people who were present during the 1979 shooting of a supermarket supervisor in Farmington, MI. Kastel, 56, pleaded no contest to an added charge of second-degree murder as part of a plea agreement. The first-degree felony murder charge against him […]
Tamara Greene, some background information
Tamara Greene’s stage name was Strawberry and the rumour goes that she danced for the wrong people at a party at the mayor’s mansion and was executed because she knew too much. The case went cold but when the Mayor got into trouble, Greene’s case came resurfaced. A former homicide investigator claims that he is convinced that the disgraced […]
Secrecy: Tamara Greene
Sworn testimony from Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox in the Tamara Greene murder investigation will remain under court seal for the time being. Federal Judge Gerald Rosen ruled against the media’s request to unseal documents in the case, saying he wants to protect the ongoing investigation and the privacy of third parties. Rosen had previously […]
Update Tamara Greene
Attorney Norman Yatooma is dropping most of the defendants in the Tamara Greene lawsuit. Yatooma is dropping Christine Beatty, Ella Bully-Cummings, Cara Best, Harold Cureton and Craig Schwartz from the suit. He says the lawsuit now only includes former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the City of Detroit. According to Yatooma, he dropped the defendants to get […]