A mixed week in this Sum it Up. Mixed because I did a lot and also, nothing at all. Caught some typos on the blog posts, rewrote the FAQ homepage, but did not add much blogging. Why? Good questions! I had no clue until I opened the file with bookmarks. Then it was clear what […]
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Vidocq presents Huma Rashid!
Huma Rashid was THE busiest law student in the Chicago area. She graduated last May. She devours books and is responsible for getting me addicted to Better World Books. She loves to hug trees, can type faster than anyone I know, and knows everything about root beer! You can follow this outspoken lady on Twitter. For DCC, she answered […]
Sum it Up #28
In this Sum it Up we focus on help to identify the unidentified that is coming from a new direction. “The computed tomography scanning machines at Inova Alexandria Hospital are typically used to diagnose strokes, blood clots and other internal injuries. But recently the hospital utilized its CT scanners for an unconventional purpose: to examine […]
Recap #cclivechat August 5, 2011
Today’s cclivechat focused on two cold cases. One from the UK, Suzie Lamplugh, and one from the USA, Trisha Meredith. Suzie is still missing but considered dead. Trisha was savagely murdered. Some information was found online but both cases are still in need of more media attention especially Trisha’s case. Trisha was only 19 years […]
Sum it Up #27
A few quick updates in this Sum it Up: the Huffington Post reports that “James Ford Seale, a long-time member of the Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan who very nearly got away with murder, has died. After serving less than four years of three life sentences for the 1964 murders of Henry […]
Sum it up #26
Welcome to another Sum it Up! Exciting times with a lot happening during the summer. It deserves a Sum it Up post. Of course, I am thrilled to tell you that my post about the Penn State CSI Students’ opinion in the William Thomas Zeigler case has soared to DCC’s most popular and best read […]
Penn State CSI Students on the Zeigler Case
Penn State CSI Students on the Zeigler Case: a review of Zeigler Project. During their final spring semester twenty five (25) undergraduate and five (5) graduate students from Penn State University (PSU) reviewed documents pertaining to the trial and conviction of William Thomas Zeigler. Mr. Zeigler was convicted in 1976 of murdering his wife Eunice Zeigler, […]
Sum it Up #25
It has been a while since I did a “Sum it Up” post. They will still be numbered but will not appear weekly anymore. I have received many questions from DCC readers and others about Elizabeth Short’s case (the Black Dahlia). Because of the slow down during the summer months, I have decided to keep collecting […]
Vidocq presents Ralph Ristenbatt!
Please welcome my friend Ralph Ristenbatt. Ralph wanted his forensic science students to dig into a real case. Could I help? Students in the Penn State Forensic Science Program, in collaboration with the Zeigler defense team, have been the first in the USA to have had an exclusive look into the Zeigler case. Ralph holds a […]
Recap #cclivechat July 15, 2011
Recap #cclivechat July 15, 2011. This themed chat was about the case of Elizabeth Short a.k.a. the Black Dahlia. A lot has been written about her case and obviously we cannot cover everything. We zoomed in on preserved evidence and possibilities for DNA and partial fingerprinting but of course, everything hinges on the availability of the […]