Defrosting Cold Cases

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A man dubbed the “Granddad Bandit,” suspected in more than a dozen robberies, struck again this week, the FBI said Friday. The latest incident was Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama, the FBI said in a release. It offered no further details. Authorities suspect the Granddad Bandit in 18 other robberies in a dozen states. The FBI [...]

If you open a box of Lemon Chalet Cremes, a foul odor may dampen your cookie-eating experience. Little Brownie Bakers of Louisville, Kentucky, one of two bakeries in the United States that make Girl Scout cookies, posted a statement on its Web site Friday saying it had received several complaints from customers who encountered a foul [...]

Grits for Breakfast has an interesting post on what role victims should play in plea bargains. When I read that I said to myself: none. The prosecution does not represent victims but the Constitutional State.  Make no mistake about what I just said. I do not condone crime and acknowledge that victims’ rights were violated but as Grits [...]

In the two years since the NSW Police set up their Cold Case Justice Project under the experienced watch of forensic scientist Raymond, they have come up with evidence to charge murderers and rapists. Men who thought they had got away with it, some in jail for other crimes, others who who had got married [...]

Today, Feb 24, 2010, DCC is three months old with more than 100 posts and more than 100 followers on Twitter! According to Statcounter, DCC has been viewed more than 4700 times! PARTY! None of this would have been possible without the support of my friends! I wish to thank my friends in the law [...]

The Washington Monthly has an excellent article by Michael Bobelian about issues related to DNA that are unknown to many and kept under wraps by few. However, the few do it very well. This article is about the statistical chance that a DNA match is found when running a sample in a cold case through DNA [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Police say they believe the same man is responsible for a sexual assault Monday morning and four rapes in the Waldo neighborhood. All five rapes have happened in the last five months. Monday’s rape was reported at 2:51 a.m. near 69th Terrace and Rockhill, in the Armour Hills area which is [...]