Defrosting Cold Cases

Forty-six years ago, Jim and Nancy Beaumont were confronted with a nightmare that has been ongoing ever since. Their beloved children, all three of their children, vanished without a trace. It broke their hearts, their hopes, and their marriage. Over the years, South Adelaide Police did investigate more leads. They checked into child serial rapist [...]

Tags: Austria, Beaumont Children, DNA, DNA Database, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Police, South Adelaide, Victim, Witnesses

  Rockford Police (IL) are going to set up a cold case website next year! “Over the years in Rockford, hundreds of murder cases have gone unsolved and many leads have now gone cold. The Rockford Police are in the process of setting up a new website they hope will help them close the book [...]

Tags: Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Illinois, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Police, Rockford, Unidentified, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

From the Netherlands: The prosecution announced today that Willeke Dost‘s foster parents are no longer regarded as suspects. The court in the city of Assen had told the prosecution that if they wanted to prosecute the foster mother and foster brother, it had to do so before Jan 1, 2012. Right now there does not [...]

Tags: Crime Scene, Evidence, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Police, the Netherlands, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Willeke Dost, Witnesses

In October 2007, retired policewoman Kathy Gilleran received a call from Vienna, Austria, informing her that her 34-year-old son, Aeryn, was missing. Kathy immediately flew overseas to aid in the search for Aeryn, but upon arriving in Vienna, she was shocked to learn that the local police had no interest in pursuing the case. Aeryn, a US Citizen, was [...]

Tags: Austria, Crime Scene, Evidence, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Victim, Vienna, Witnesses

Darren Bruce is a married father of three and has been a police officer for seventeen years. “I am a Detective Sergeant who has taken on various roles and am soon to undertake a change to run a Serious Sexual Offences Investigation Team. Over the years I have worked on Child Abuse Investigation Units and Major Investigation [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Peter Tobin, Police, UK, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

Police in Adelaide, South Australia, have announced that the 1983 case of Louise Bell has been re-opened. Police have re-submitted evidence for DNA testing to see whether it can be linked to a man they regarded a suspect a long time ago. This man has been interviewed and is currently incarcerated.  The case of the [...]

Tags: Australia, Crime Scene, DNA, DNA Database, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Police, Victim, Witnesses

On Oct. 2, 1979, the remains of a child were found in a shallow grave on the side of Glendora Mountain Road, San Dimas, California. This child, a boy, was very young. There are several age ranges given. One states he was between 3-8 years old and another places him between 4-6 years old.  According [...]

Tags: Autopsy, California, Crime Scene, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim

Susan Powell has been missing since December 2009. Human remains have been found close to the area where her husband used to hike and where he said that he was camping with the kids the night that Susan disappeared. “WVC Police Lt. Bill Merritt spoke to ABC 4 News and confirmed that several cadaver dogs [...]

Tags: Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, Police, Utah, Victim, Witnesses

Michigan has not forgotten its cold cases and is working diligently towards justice for the victims. “In Oakland County, law enforcement has stepped up efforts to close cases, aggressively pursuing old homicides. Their efforts have paid off. Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper has obtained convictions against seven men in six old murders in the last two [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, DNA Database, Evidence, Finger Printing, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Michigan, Missing Person, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

The case of Ray Gricar has been in the news lately because the state of Utah tried to identify a mystery prisoner and some thought it might be Gricar. Gricar was amongst others handling the case of Dana Bailey. While searching for more information on Gricar, I came across this: “Ray Gricar ‘s disappearance was [...]

Tags: Crime Scene, Dana Bailey, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Missing Person, PennState University, Pennsylvania, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses