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Welcome back!

January 28, 2020 By Alice

Dina Fort/DCC

The start of the next decennial, the start of a new year, the start of the first day back writing about true crime on my website. Welcome back to all my readers who stuck with me. Many of you encouraged me to indeed take a break and I cannot tell you how welcome your messages […]

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Defrosting Cold Cases 2009-2019

November 22, 2019 By Alice

Dina Fort/DCC

On November 24th, 2009 Defrosting Cold Cases (DCC) finally went live. It had been living in my head for quite some time. Then it migrated to notebooks before I dipped my toes into the waters of WordPress. It started when I was law faculty in the US and worked with a police department. When I […]

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DCC wins in the ABA Top 100 Blawgs for 2014

January 7, 2015 By Alice

2014BLAWG100_CJ WINNER

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 […]

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Season’s Greetings

December 24, 2014 By Alice

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This season of festivities and joy is bitter-sweet knowing that some loved ones are missing from our table. Some families lost their loved ones and had hoped to get some answers this year. Some did, yes. But progress is slow and there is no telling which cases will get answers in the New Year. I wish […]

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DCC wins in ABA’s Top 100 law blogs of 2013

January 2, 2014 By Alice

DCC wins in ABA’s Top 100 law blogs of 2013 in the category “Criminal Justice.” The introduction they gave my blog is awesome: “If there’s a dog-eared manuscript to a legal thriller gathering dust in your back drawer, wipe that sucker off and turn to cold-case consultant Alice de Sturler’s blog. A mixture of interviews […]

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On Memories, Family, and Thanksgiving

November 28, 2013 By Alice

Statute of a grieving angel

On Memories, Family, and Thanksgiving is a post I did not intend to write. I did not intend to blog today at all however, last night this blog popped up in my head. I have not been able to shake it so I guess it needs to be written. The Holiday Season is here and […]

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ABA Top 100 Blawgs

November 25, 2013 By Alice

ABA 2013 Blawg 100 Honoree

ABA Top 100 Blawgs for 2013 and … I have been nominated!!! Thank you to the reader(s) who nominated my blog! Here I am on the nominee’s list: “Defrosting Cold Cases NEW If there’s a dog-eared manuscript to a legal thriller gathering dust in your back drawer, wipe that sucker off and turn to cold-case […]

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I’m almost four, now what?

October 26, 2013 By Alice

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I’m almost four, now what? My blogoversary is coming up and I have zero inspiration for an anniversary post. Maybe I do but it does not feel that way. I have followed some blog chats on Twitter lately to get ideas. Of course, I could do a guest post but around Thanksgiving it isn’t easy […]

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On this website, I write about old, unsolved cases. Most are from the pre-DNA era and are in need of renewed media attention. I only do research and leave the active investigation of these cases to the professionals.

My posts are about homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to these cases.

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William Thomas Zeigler

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.

Richard Lapointe

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In March 2015, the Connecticut State Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard lapointe. On Oct 2, 2015, International Wrongful Conviction Day, Richard was set free. The judge ruled that he cannot be retried for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Richard Lapointe died on Aug 4, 2020 of Covid19 complications.

In 1987, someone killed Bernice Martin. I hope that she will not become a forgotten file.
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