This August, it is 49 years ago that Teresa “Tess” Sue Hilt (Jan 6, 1951 – Aug 4, 1973) was found murdered in her off-campus apartment in Maryville, Missouri. She was twenty-two years old. As I am taking a break, this is the summer case for 2022. ** Tess attended Northwest Missouri State College. She […]
Teresa Sue Hilt
Teresa Sue Hilt’s 45th anniversary
August 4th, 2018, marks the 45th anniversary of Teresa Sue Hilt’s murder. Working on her case has been a roller coaster. Mildred, Teresa’s mom, was very grateful for what we did to keep her only child’s case in the media. She passed away in March 2016. I spoke with her about Tess. She told me about […]
R.I.P. Mildred Elizabeth Hilt
This morning Mildred, the mother of Teresa “Tess” Sue Hilt, passed away. She was 88 years old. Tess was the only child of Stanley and Mildred Elizabeth Hilt. Stanley Hilt passed away not knowing who murdered his girl. Tess was found murdered on August 4, 1973. She had been beaten, raped, and was strangled to […]
Case of the Month: Teresa Sue Hilt
Case of the Month: Teresa Sue Hilt for August. This is a new feature on my blog. I will highlight one case in the green menu bar in hopes to get people talking about is again. The first is dedicated to Teresa Sue Hilt. August 4th, 2013, marks the 40th anniversary of Teresa‘s murder. Mrs. […]
Sum it Up! #41
Sum it Up! #41 from my desk in the sun room where the view is … nothing but rain! A big THANK YOU to many Missouri papers for posting this past weekend about the 40th anniversary of Teresa’s murder. Many mentioned the FB memorial page that Michall Holmes made and my blog was mentioned as […]
In loving memory: Teresa Sue Hilt
In loving memory: Teresa Sue Hilt. Today, Sunday August 4th, 2013, marks the 40th anniversary of Teresa‘s murder. A few days ago, I spoke to her mother. Teresa’s mom is 86 years old now and hurts every day for the loss of her only child. She lost her husband Stanley years ago. He was never […]
ReInvent Law London 2013
ReInvent Law London 2013 … I had never heard of this series of crowd-sourcing conferences until Brian Inkster told me about it. And he dropped the hint that I might want to go. I read up online what the conference was about. “we believe lawyers can change the world but to change the world we […]
Open letter from M. Holmes re Tess Hilt
Open letter from M. Holmes re Tess Hilt. Michall has been very active in trying to get justice for Tess. This letter, printed with his permission, is an update about the case. Open letter from M. Holmes: “Hi V, It is almost 11 months ago since we began to defrost Tess’ case. Tess was brutally murdered […]
Thanks for the ridicule
The Kansas City Star has posted an article about the cold case of Teresa Sue Hilt. The article is written by Lisa Gutierrez who describes the case and the work Michall Holmes has put into it. She even placed the link to the FB tribute page he made in the article. So far so good. Sadly, […]
Renewed media attention for Teresa Sue Hilt
Renewed media attention for Teresa Sue Hilt. We did it! There is again a buzz in Tess’ cold case! Before my postings, Tess did not have any Internet presence. Her case was in newspaper articles but they did not feature on any website or blog. All that has changed. Not only did Tess get a […]