Child Abuse in State Care may not seem a logical topic to discuss on this blog where unsolved homicides and wrongful convictions dominate. However, criminal justice and human rights defense are my background. As such, it is a perfect fit. New Zealand is facing international scrutiny for widespread child abuse of children who were placed […]
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Sum it Up #53
Sum it Up #53 comes after a long break in this series. The last one was from March 2014… so maybe it is time for a new one. In general news, I am swamped with book reviews but I cannot complain because I love reading. I just posted the one from Peter Moore and I […]
Remembering Dottie & Bob Tidwell
Dottie & Bob Tidwell were murdered on November 23, 1983. The couple was found in their home in Roanoke, Texas. Their house was set on fire to cover up the crimes that had been committed there and to destroy any remaining pieces of evidence. To this day, the case remains unsolved. Dottie Rowden Tidwell and […]
The Cold Case of Tamara Greene
The Cold Case of Tamara Greene remains a mystery. In the early morning hours of April 30, 2003, Tamara Greene was shot to death in a drive-by shooting. She was in a car with her boyfriend Eric Mitchell. Mitchell survived the shooting. The Detroit News described that Greene was in the driver’s seat and that they […]
Exploring the case of Paula Oberbroeckling
Exploring the case of Paula Oberbroeckling becomes a lot easier if you have the free PDF version of Susan Taylor Chehak’s book. Susan has a website dedicated to Paula. It is filled with information, case details, and you can even see the original autopsy report there. If you use this link, you can download the […]
Lapointe’s wrongful conviction
Lapointe’s wrongful conviction brings back Martin’s cold case because if we take Lapointe out of the equation we are left with no answers. Who killed Bernice Martin? The decision The decision to grant a new trial is here (RICHARD LAPOINTE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION). A few quotes: “On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly rejected his […]
The unsolved murder of Delia Adriano
Delia Adriano was 25 years old when she disappeared on September 26, 1982. She was last seen walking towards her home’s side entrance in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The discrepancies in reporting start immediately. According to some articles she was dropped off around 930pm by a friend. According to other articles the one dropping her off […]
Last chance: Robert Boulin
Last chance: Robert Boulin was either murdered in 1979 or he committed suicide. We might be able to find out a little more soon. Thanks to one of my readers I got the link to this article from Les Inrocks. It is in French but you can use Google translate. One quote: “2015 will be a […]
DCC wins in the ABA Top 100 Blawgs for 2014
DCC wins in the ABA Top 100 Blawgs for 2014 in the category criminal justice for the second year in a row. Thank you for placing victims first! It is wonderful to see the support you give to victim family members by placing their loved ones in the spotlights. And that is exactly what this award […]
The 2014 Review
The 2014 Review just got in! Some details from the report: This blog was viewed about 190,000 times in 2014 (that is double from 2013!) The busiest day of the year was December 15th with 7,722 views. The most popular post that day was In search of Jane, Grant and Arnna In 2014, there were […]