Understanding the 1986 Laura Henderson-Ibach disappearance is not easy. This case is as mind-boggling as it gets. I call it a disappearance because Laura’s body has never been found. No forensic evidence points to a crime scene. Yet, two men are serving 99 years in prison. They have been convicted of kidnapping and first degree […]
Unsolved
Update Burchfield
I received comments regarding the Burchfield case that I have not posted before but have decided to do so now with additional information I found: Q1: “In the picture, the officer wore his weapon at high-rise, cross-draw, on his left, making it available to either hand and away from his passengers. Do we know if […]
Update: Keith Blakelock
Fantastic news in the case of Keith Blakelock: “Police have launched a fresh investigation into the murder of a police constable who was killed in riots in north London more than 18 years ago, Scotland Yard said. Pc Keith Blakelock was hacked to death during the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham in October 1985. A fresh […]
Sum it up! #1
The biggest issue for me for this Sum it Up! are the Cameron Todd Willingham hearings. The 3rd Court of Appeals, an Austin based appellate court, ruled last Tuesday that state District Judge Charlie Baird abused his discretion in handling an inquiry into the case of Cameron Todd Willingham. The 3rd Court of Appeals found that […]
Vidocq presents…Elizabeth Miles!
Elizabeth Miles is co-founder and Chief Executive of Iken Business Ltd, which delivers Iken case management software and services to lawyers and other professionals. As a successful business leader, she turned Iken Business Ltd from an entrepreneurial start-up into a mature company. Iken Business Ltd is now the market leading supplier of software to UK in […]
Sum it up! #51
In this Sum it up! we follow the progress in some cold case investigations. Progress in UK cold case investigation resulted in justice when Judge John Devaux sentenced Peter Hull to six years incarceration for the 1994 rape of an unidentified woman. “A review of the case was undertaken in 2008 and DNA put on to the national database. A […]
The 1975 murder of Sharron Prior
Joe Giacalone and I teamed up to explore the 1975 murder of Sharron Prior. It has haunted Point-St.-Charles ever since. We read the website that was made for Sharron and all the newspaper articles. Below are our observations and first reactions. What happened? Sharron (16) disappeared on March 29, 1975 after leaving from her home […]
Sum it up! #50
I am in the sun room, blogging, checking that the links on the “cases” page work (hat tip to Evie from the Whimsical Quill), and reading around the blogs. I need a break hence this “sum it up!” post. Joe and I are teaming up to work on a 1975 old unsolved murder case from Canada so […]
Gregory McRoberts: hit-and-run victim
On Dec 12, 1991, Gregory McRoberts (24) was struck while riding his bicycle around 7 pm. He was near his home at 1862 S. Meridian in Lee Township (Michigan) according to Sheriff Jerry Nielsen. There is an article about this heartbreaking case on mlive.com and I highly recommend reading it. Greg was reported missing on December 16, […]
Who killed Connie Sue Madvig?
The Harris County authorities in Texas need your help i the cold case of Connie Sue Madvig. On June 27, 1977, 18-year-old Connie was found in a wooded area near Aldine Westfield and East Cypresswood in Spring, Texas. She had been stabbed to death. Connie was last seen alive on June 23, 1977, walking to a store after […]