Defrosting Cold Cases

I was reading the Judiciary of Scotland’s website and came across this page with five stories about a day in the life of an Inner House Judge, an Outer House Judge, a Sheriff Principal, a Sheriff and a Justice of the Peace. DCC attracts readers from across the world so I thought it would be fun to alert you to these [...]

A statue has been unveiled to honour the man dubbed the “British Schindler” for his work saving Jewish children from Nazi invasion. Sir Nicholas Winton was only 29 when he smuggled 669 boys and girls, destined for concentration camps, out of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Sir Nicholas kept quiet about his work for 50 years until [...]

…don’t put it on ice! Another TV myth that is often heard and seen. The victim gets hacked or butchered and good meaning folks wrap the lost body part in ice and speed off to the emergency room. WRONG! If you do not wish to compromise re-attachment, that is. Direct contact with ice could give [...]

A massive manhunt is under way in northern Mexico as authorities search for 85 inmates who escaped from a prison in the border city of Reynosa, state media reported. Antonio Garza Garcia, head of the Tamaulipas’ detention facilities, said the break happened shortly after 4 p.m. Friday when the men used a ladder to clear [...]

I am adding a new page at the top of the website labelled “cases.” On this page you will find all victims’ cases on DCC in alphabetical order (sorted by last name). Links to the posts will be added soon. Kindly note that the list is not complete yet but…I’m working on it! Thank you for your [...]

There is an interesting report out on law enforcement and their use of Twitter by CAPSM (the Canadian Association of Police on Social Media). The report, a survey of 1,089 police and police-related Twitter accounts, used 25 different criteria to show how agencies and officers are using Twitter, where they can improve, and implications for their [...]

We just discovered that ”some” emails from the past weeks did not make it to my computer. We have solved that issue. My inbox is now several hundreds of emails richer and I will get through all of them…just give me some time! I sincerely apologize for the delay in replying, Vidocq

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office (Lake Charles, Louisiana) arrested a man last Tuesday after he supposedly confirmed allegations involving a complaint made about sexually inappropriate actions with a juvenile that happened back in 1982. On July 19, 2010, officials received a complaint regarding 68-year-old John Weatherall of Lake Charles, LA. An investigation revealed that Weatherall allegedly [...]

I have made separate categories for the cases of William Thomas Zeigler and Richard Lapointe. The case of William Thomas Zeigler has over 12 posts now and a lot more are to come. The case of Richard Lapointe just reached its 16th post and there too, we are not even near the end. The added [...]