Ontario’s Attorney General: no independent review for Karen Caughlin. Her case has been cold for 38 years. From the PetroliaTopic.com: ” Caughlin’s sister Kathy recently wrote to Ontario’s Attorney General, on the advice of the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime. Officials at the centre said the attorney general could investigate if there was evidence […]
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WANTED: a PI, a media consultant, and a profiler!
WANTED: a PI, a media consultant, and a profiler! I have two cases where the key players have asked for help. Both cases are cold. One case involves a child, the other case involves a married couple. In neither case is there a budget! You will be doing this because you believe in the pursuit of […]
Sum it up #39
It has been a while since I did the last Sum it Up, I know. A lot has happened. The main thing that changed is the time that I am now spending offline and I could not be happier to see that despite less postings my blog’s position in search engine rankings has not changed! […]
Recap #cclivechat September 28, 2012
Our #cclivechat guest today was the lovely Natasha Phillips from Researching Reform who gave us insight in the UK Family Law Courts. Natasha Phillips is a non-practicing barrister working for pressure groups like Justice For Families, which combine political and legal policy proposals with a view to reforming the Family Justice System. She is the founder of ‘Divorce […]
Recap #cclivechat September 21, 2012
Here is the recap of #cclivechat from September 21, 2012. This #cclivechat was not planned since I expected to be tied up until later in the afternoon. I was pleasantly surprised to be dismissed early so I told you about some favourite true crime books. Books are an important part of my life. They have shaped […]
A case colder than cold: Gary Vincent Murphy
One of the tragic things in life is that we are not equal. We may wish that we are equal but we really are not. Discrimination is part of life and unfortunately, it plays a role in crime solving, in how much media attention is paid to certain cases, and in people’s reactions when they […]
Recap #cclivechat Sept 7, 2012
Today John Leake discussed the case of Duncan MacPherson with us. His book explains what happened to Duncan after he disappeared in August 1989. Duncan Alvin MacPherson (Feb 3, 1966 – Aug 9, 1989), a Canadian professional ice hockey player, went missing during a short stay in Austria. Duncan had accepted a job as a player-coach for a semi-pro hockey […]
Robert Henderson: trial starts
The trial against Jason Lee McCormick for the 1996 murder of Robert Henderson has started. Unfortunately, I must log in or buy a subscription to read the full article. Since I refuse to do that, I can only give you a bit of information. If you find full and free articles, please give me the links! From […]
Zeigler defense asks Judge Whitehead for evidentiary hearing
Zeigler defense asks Judge Whitehead for evidentiary hearing. Last Thursday, the Zeigler defense team was back in court to ask Judge Whitehead for an evidentiary hearing to explore the latest developments in the case of William Thomas Zeigler, who remains on death row in Florida. Of course, at issue were the false arrest report and the […]
Recap #cclivechat August 24, 2012
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 […]