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Recap #CrimeChat Oct 25, 2013

October 25, 2013 By Alice

Shaun Kaufman & Colleen Collins

Recap #CrimeChat Oct 25, 2013 with Shaun Kaufman & Colleen Collins a.k.a. the Writing PIs. It is always a pleasure to talk to these two. There are always new stories, new books they are working on, and they have a great sense of humour. While Shaun was driving home from court, Colleen and I started […]

Filed Under: #crimechat Tagged With: #crimechat, Ballistics, Child Abuse, Colleen Collins, Evidence, Oscar Pistorius, Reeva Steenkamp, Shaun Kaufman

Secrets of a Real-Life Female Private Eye

August 13, 2013 By Alice

book cover: secrets of a real life female private eye

Secrets of a Real-Life Female Private Eye. This new book by Colleen Collins is a superb blend of serious writing, equipment description, a listing of what not to do including wardrobe suggestions, and of course … personal stories. The book starts with the history of the female private investigators. I was pleased to see my […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Colleen Collins, Emma Peel, private investigators, Shaun Kaufman

Recap #cclivechat August 24, 2012

August 24, 2012 By Alice

Recap #cclivechat August 24, 2012. Today, the Writing PIs joined me for a chat about their work, their books, and of course, famous cases. Colleen Collins and Shaun Kaufman are co-owners of Highlands Investigations in Denver, Colorado. Their ebook How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths […]

Filed Under: #CCLiveChat Tagged With: cclivechat, Colleen Collins, John Leake, JonBenet Ramsey, Shaun Kaufman, Writing Pis

Surfing the Net, Part 2

October 25, 2011 By Alice

Shaun Kaufman and Colleen Collins August 2011

Surfing the Net, Part 2 is a guest post by Colleen Collins & Shaun Kaufman. Part 1 was posted on October 17, 2011. Today we’ll look at some online U.S.government records, business searches, social media databases, and Deep Web searches. Bios We’re Colleen Collins and Shaun Kaufman, who co-own Highlands Investigations & Legal Services, Inc. in […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Colleen Collins, Identification, Shaun Kaufman, Writing Pis

Surfing the Net, part 1

October 17, 2011 By Alice

Shaun Kaufman and Colleen Collins August 2011

Surfing the Net, part 1 is a guest post by Colleen Collins & Shaun Kaufman Knowing my PI-partner and myself sometimes teach classes about private investigations to writers, Alice invited us to share a course on researching the Internet here at Defrosting Cold Cases. Keep in mind that this class was geared to fiction writers, […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Colleen Collins, Identification, Shaun Kaufman, Writing Pis

“My Son Is Missing” by Colleen Collins & Shaun Kaufman

August 11, 2011 By Alice

“My Son Is Missing” by Colleen Collins & Shaun Kaufman. How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths, available on Kindle Thank you for hosting us today at Defrosting Cold Cases. We are a husband and wife investigative team who own Highlands Investigations & Legal Services, Inc. […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Book Reviews, Colleen Collins, Colorado, Shaun Kaufman, Writing Pis

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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.

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

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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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