Our guest today was the lovely Natasha Phillips from Researching Reform who gave us insight in the UK Family Law Courts. Natasha explained a lot of the rules and why so very often a child’s voice gets lost in the proceedings. The child may be represented by solicitors or guardians but courts have no duty [...]
Tags: Family Law, Natasha Phillips, UKSupplementary statement by Chris Birt regarding the alleged viewing by Bruce Roddick on 1 June 1972: This 1 June 1972 statement was produced, for the first time, at the crucial February 1973 First Referral to the Court of Appeal which granted, against all odds, Arthur Thomas his re-trial. The retrial was held in April 1973. [...]
Tags: arthur allen thomas, Autopsy, Ballistics, Bruce Roddick, Chris Birt, Crime Scene, Evidence, Forensics, Gun Fire, Jeanette and Harvey Crewe, Len Demler, New Zealand, Police, Rochelle Crewe, the woman who fed Rochelle, Unsolved Homicide, VictimThis post is Chris Birt’s rebuttal to the statement that investigative reporter Bryan Bruce released to the media. Bruce claimed Roddick made it clear that Mrs Norma Demler was not the woman that he saw at the Crewe Farm. Chris Birt explains in detail why he disagrees. __________________________ Media statement by Chris Birt, long-time Crewe [...]
Tags: arthur allen thomas, Autopsy, Ballistics, Book Reviews, Bruce Roddick, Crime Scene, Evidence, Forensics, Gun Fire, Jeanette and Harvey Crewe, Len Demler, Miscarriage of Justice, New Zealand, Norma Demler, Police, Rochelle Crewe, the woman who fed Rochelle, Unsolved HomicideThis #cclivechat was not planned since I expected to be tied up until later in the afternoon. I was pleasantly surprised to be dismissed early so I told you about some favourite true crime books. Books are an important part of my life. They have shaped some of my thoughts, they question my beliefs, they [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Book Reviews, Capital Punishment, cclivechat, Chris Birt, Crewe Murders, Crime Scene, Death Row, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Gun Fire, Marilyn Sheppard, Marion and Elsie Miley, Miscarriage of Justice, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sam Sheppard, the Ford Heights Four, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, William J. Buchanan, Witnesses, Wrongful ConvictionsFor decades, rumours circulated that it had to be Norma Demler who fed Rochelle Crewe in the time period between her parents’ murders and her being officially found in 1970. The fact that Norma was Len Demler’s second wife and a very closed, reserved woman, who refused to talk about the Crewe Murders, only added [...]
Tags: arthur allen thomas, Jeanette and Harvey Crewe, Len Demler, New Zealand, Norma Demler, Rochelle Crewe, William Thomas ZeiglerOne of the tragic things in life is that we are not equal. We may wish that we are equal but we really are not. Discrimination is part of life and unfortunately, it plays a role in crime solving, in how much media attention is paid to certain cases, and in people’s reactions when they [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Ballistics, California, Crime Scene, custody battle, Evidence, Forensics, Gary Vincent Murphy, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, WitnessesToday John Leake discussed the case of Duncan MacPherson with us. His book explains what happened to Duncan after he disappeared in August 1989. Duncan Alvin MacPherson (Feb 3, 1966 – Aug 9, 1989), a Canadian professional ice hockey player, went missing during a short stay in Austria. Duncan had accepted a job as a player-coach for a semi-pro hockey [...]
Tags: Austria, Autopsy, Canada, Crime Labs, Crime Scene, Duncan MacPherson, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Forensics, grooming tiller, Identification, Miscarriage of Justice, Missing Person, Police, Victim, WitnessesThe trial against Jason Lee McCormick for the 1996 murder of Robert Henderson has started. Unfortunately, I must log in or buy a subscription to read the full article. Since I refuse to do that, I can only give you a little bit of information. If you find full and free articles, please give me the links! [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Hawaii, Jason Lee McCormick, Police, Robert Henderson, Unsolved Homicide, VictimI just found this on the clerk’s website: OTHER EVENTS AND HEARINGS 09/04/2012 Deposition Hearing 08/30/2012 Case Management Conference (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Whitehead, Reginald K) Case Management Conference 08/17/2012 Correspondence / Rec’d from Judge I will post details as soon as I have spoken to the defense team! UPDATE: I contacted the defense team. They [...]
Tags: Actual Innocence, Autopsy, Ballistics, Capital Punishment, Crime Labs, Crime Scene, Death Row, DNA, DNA Database, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Faulty Evidence, FBI, Finger Printing, Florida, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Prisons, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, William Thomas Zeigler, Witnesses, Wrongful ConvictionsLast Thursday, the Zeigler defense team was back in court to ask Judge Whitehead for an evidentiary hearing to explore the latest developments in the case of William Thomas Zeigler, who remains on death row in Florida. Of course, at issue were the false arrest report and the legal consequences for the case. From the Orlando [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Ballistics, Capital Punishment, Crime Scene, Cruelty, Death Row, DNA, DNA Database, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Faulty Evidence, FBI, Finger Printing, Florida, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Miscarriage of Justice, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Prisons, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, William Thomas Zeigler, Witnesses, Wrongful Convictions
