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Who killed Alana Kela?

July 1, 2019 By Alice

Photography from Justin Gwin

Alana Kela (? – 1993) was born in Hawaii, USA. I do not have an exact island name or date of birth. She died in 1993 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, from a single gunshot wound to her head. Her murder remains unsolved. This is the Case of the Month for July 2019. […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Unsolved Tagged With: Alana Kela, Case of the Month, gunshot, Hawaii, New York

Who killed Henryk Siwiak?

February 14, 2019 By Alice

Henryk Siwiak Photograph New York daily News

Henryk Siwiak‘s homicide is the only unsolved homicide on record in New York City from September 11, 2001. The City doesn’t include the over 3000 deaths from the terrorist attacks in their official crime statistics. Case overview Henryk Siwiak (46) saw the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. He was in […]

Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Gun Fire, Henryk Siwiak, New York, Poland, September 11

Christine Ann Diefenbach (May 15, 1973 – Feb 7, 1988)

February 1, 2019 By Alice

Christine A. Diefenbach / Photograph NYPD

Christine Ann Diefenbach (May 15, 1973 – Feb 7, 1988) is the Case of the Month for February 2019. Her murder remains unsolved. Introduction It has been 31 years since Christine Ann Diefenbach (14) was murdered in Richmond Hill, Queens County, New York. Christine was a shy, artistic ninth-grader at Intermediate School 217 in Queens County. […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month Tagged With: Blunt force trauma, Christine Ann Diefenbach, DNA, New York, Queens

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. […]

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

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 […]

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

Greece Police Cold Cases

June 30, 2017 By Alice

1976 unknow boy greece NY

The Greece Police of New York needs the public’s help in two cold cases. 1. The 1976 Unknown Boy On March 9, 1976, the skeletal remains of a young child were found inside a blue metal storage trunk. The trunk was in the basement of an apartment complex in Greece, NY. Greece is a neighborhood […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Unidentified, Unsolved Tagged With: 1978 Holiday Inn Fire, Forensic arson detection, Greece, Greece John Doe, John Doe, New York

Case of the Month: Lisa Thomas

October 1, 2014 By Alice

Lisa Thomas' school photograph, courtesy of her family

Case of the Month: Lisa Thomas (August 19, 1959 – October 7, 1974) is one of the many cases that we need to look at again. We have new technology, new cold case investigative teams, and we have the Internet. It is through the Internet that I was made aware of this unsolved case. Mavis […]

Filed Under: Case of the Month, Forensics Tagged With: Case of the Month, Lisa Thomas, M-Vac Systems, New York

Interview on Psycholinguistics with Pete Klismet

January 17, 2014 By Alice

Peter Klismet

Psycholinguistics Pete, a couple of weeks ago when we were chatting, I asked you if profiles could be done on a person’s writing. You surprised me with your answer. Can you tell me and my readers a little more about what you said and why you said it? Well, my quick answer was ‘yes.’ I […]

Filed Under: Forensics, Guest Bloggers, Vidocq presents Tagged With: Dennis Rader, George Metesky, New York, Pete Klismet, psycholinguistics, school shootings, Susan Smith, Unabomber

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

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William Thomas Zeigler

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.

Richard Lapointe

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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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