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Sharron Prior

Interesting find re Sharron Prior

March 25, 2012 By Alice

Sharron Prior

Interesting find re Sharron Prior. While surfing the web I found this in the Canadian cold case of Sharron Prior: “The newspaper reports from that time all reported Sharron was found in a field. There may have been a field in the back of where she was found, but she was actually found in a small alcove […]

Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Autopsy, Canada, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Point-St-Charles, Police, Sharron Prior, stabbing death, Unsolved Homicide, Victim

UPDATED: Interesting web find re Sharron Prior

August 21, 2011 By Alice

Sharron Prior

UPDATED: Interesting web find re Sharron Prior. An interesting web find and I could use your help to figure out what it really means: “What ever happened to mike french. he was cut up into little pieces for raping sharron prior.She was the daughter of one of his decieced brothers.Mike and his buddy ,we all know who […]

Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Canada, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Point-St-Charles, Rape kits, Sharron Prior

Sum it up! #5

February 5, 2011 By Alice

sum it up #cclivechat

In this Sum it up I’d like to draw your attention to four websites or blogs that have kept me busy reading all week. The first one is “the Civil Rights Cold Case Project.”  On this site you can find information about cases related to the Civil Rights Era and some you will recognize since […]

Filed Under: Sum it up! Tagged With: death investigations, Frontline, Henry Dee & Charles Moore, Iowa, Moira "Holly" Branagan, NPR, Path Wonk, Sharron Prior, Sum it Up!, Villisca Axe Murders

Sum it up! #3

January 22, 2011 By Alice

sum it up #cclivechat

Week 3: Sum it up! We saw a mixed bag of information this week about cold cases, DNA, forensic labs, testing and of course, funding. DNA was instrumental in cracking the 1994 throat slashing murder of Theresa Whetstone (Buffalo, NY) and the 1985 murder of Candace Derksen (Elmwood, Canada). At the same time, we see DNA backlogs […]

Filed Under: Sum it up! Tagged With: Cameron Todd Willingham, Candace Derksen, Forensic arson detection, Jerry Hobbs, Kevin Fox, Laura Henderson-Ibach, Paul Kennedy, Sharron Prior, Sum it Up!, Texas Forensic Science Commission, Theresa Whetstone, Waldo Rapist

Update Sharron Prior

January 21, 2011 By Alice

Sharron Prior

Update Sharron Prior. This case has been in the top five “best read posts” on DCC ever since it got posted in December 2010. It created discussions per email. Readers told me many interesting facts. I asked whether I could use parts of their information online. This information is not found in any of the newspaper […]

Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics, Help the Cops!, Unsolved Tagged With: Autopsy, Canada, DNA, Evidence, Finger Printing, Forensics, Identification, Rape kits, Sharron Prior, Unsolved Homicide

Sum it up! #51

December 20, 2010 By Alice

sum it up #cclivechat

In this Sum it up! we follow the progress in some cold case investigations. Progress in UK cold case investigation resulted in justice when  Judge John Devaux sentenced Peter Hull to six years incarceration for the 1994 rape of an unidentified woman. “A review of the case was undertaken in 2008 and DNA put on to the national database. A […]

Filed Under: Sum it up! Tagged With: Amanda Knox, Grim Sleeper, Hazel Ivy, Jennifer Claybrook, Judge Nazarro, Keith Cuningham, Ken Rex McElroy, Knife Attack, Lester Ray Guy, Maurice Caldwell, Meredith Kercher, Norma Richards, Peter Hull, Richard Lapointe, Robert Wone, Sharron Prior, Sum it Up!, Wilbert Dyce

The 1975 murder of Sharron Prior

December 16, 2010 By Alice

Sharron Prior

The 1975 murder of Sharron Prior. Joe Giacalone and I teamed up to explore the nightmare that has haunted Point-St.-Charles ever since. We read the website that was made for Sharron and all the newspaper articles. Below are our observations and first reactions. What happened? Sharron (16) disappeared on March 29, 1975 after leaving from her home […]

Filed Under: Unsolved Tagged With: Autopsy, Canada, DNA, Forensics, Rape kits, Sharron Prior, Unsolved Homicide

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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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