Defrosting Cold Cases

Sundeep Bhatia’s observation is one I agree with: “But the request to test the DNA evidence is not really about the conviction or sentence. It’s about the evidence and the possibility that it may shed some light on who the real killer is. Skinner hopes it is exculpatory. But it may be inculpatory. Skinner doesn’t [...]

During a two-day hearing earlier this month, the grand jury found there was enough evidence to hold Melanson in connection with the crime. The Anita Andrews hearing, which was held in secret, without Melanson or his defense attorney Deputy Public Defender Allison Wilensky present, included testimony from 13 witnesses, according to court documents. Among them [...]

The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force is asking for help in locating a man wanted for Obstruction of an Investigation by Tampering with Evidence of a Human Corpse and who is a suspect in a woman’s murder in Texas. Police and the U.S. Marshals in Houston, TX are searching for convicted killer Dennis [...]

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Keys has received Rochelle Crewe‘s request and as a credit to him, he did not immediately dismiss it! He stated that “it’s a complex issue. The police are taking some steps, not to the satisfaction of Rochelle Crewe and I accept and acknowledge that, but I need to take advice [...]

The tables were turned today, and Natasha sat down with me for some serious questions…see here, or scroll down! 1: Where did your passion for unsolved/ wrongfully solved crimes stem from? The curiosity started in law school where we focused a lot on police interrogations. During classes my mind would wonder around the question “but [...]

BabyBarista and the Art of War (renamed Law and DisOrder) is one of the books I grab when the spirits need to be lifted by being transported to a different time. The book is about a pupil barrister who will have to work hard to outshine his fellow pupil barristers in the race for tenancy in [...]

The cops are still looking for Dennis Anderson(64). The Houston Chronicle had some more details this morning about the grisly find. The lady in the barrel has not been identified yet but according to the search warrant the woman was not wearing any pants or underwear but had a T-shirt on marked with a blue-flowered pattern [...]

Did Dennis Anderson confess to having killed the woman police found in a rusty, old barrel? According to court documents, the barrel appeared to be old and rusted and had some black paint on it. The bolts at the top of the barrel also appeared to be rusty. Dirt was placed inside the barrel on [...]

Anneke Mioch, the mother of one of Willeke’s best girlfriends, spent last Saturday in the woods with a group of volunteers. They searched for Willeke Dost who disappeared from Koekange in 1992. The reason for this search? Anneke received three anonymous tips that all point to this spot in the neighbourhood of Koekangerveld, the Netherlands. She hopes to first find Willeke’s bike [...]

Following in his father’s footsteps, Lee Blakelock is now also a police officer, serving with Durham Constabulary, UK. He was eight years old when his father was killed. Pc Blakelock and his colleague Pc Richard Coombes were attacked during the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham in 1985. Coombes  was seriously injured but survived. They were trying [...]