Defrosting Cold Cases

    By now you should have heard or read about SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). On Wednesday January 18th, there will be a hearing about this web-crippling law in Congress. And although you might have heard that some politicians halted their support, the bill is NOT cancelled. Neither is it Senate’s equivalent, called PIPA. [...]

Infographic courtesy AmericanCensorship.org

All the very best wishes from Clouseau & Vidster!   See you in 2012!

Another case of senseless violence that costs a police officer his life. Yesterday, Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse was shot in the head and killed during a routine traffic stop. He had not even exited his car yet. The driver of the car stopped was a third party. The shooter could be seen on [...]

I am opening this post for those of you who’d like to send a short message for the upcoming Holiday Season and the New Year to William Thomas Zeigler. Below this post in the comment section, you can place your messages, encouragements, and best wishes. I will print the entire post and mail it to [...]

November 24, 2011 is Thanksgiving in the USA and there is a lot to be thankful for. It seems fitting that today of all days, my blog “Defrosting Cold Cases” is two years old. A lot has changed since the beginning. The publishing of posts has slowed down considerably because I have become more selective. [...]

Last night, I was watching the news too and following on CNN and Twitter whether Troy Davis would get executed or not. The case has been discussed online on various places and blogs. So why this post? Because something irritated me. Folks forgot that we have a separation of powers here. People asked some to do [...]

As we approach the ten year anniversary of September 11, we are flooded with news. There are new threats. We see articles contemplating the threats from within and there are plenty of books out there about the ancient old divide “us versus them.” Amidst all those articles, I wanted to shed light on something that means [...]

Vidster has designed a logo that fits both this blog as well as my personality. I read a lot and, of course, cold cases require lots of reading. I will be using this logo on the about page and where possible, as avatar. Enjoy, Vidster    

Help to identify the unidentified is coming from a new direction. “The computed tomography scanning machines at Inova Alexandria Hospital are typically used to diagnose strokes, blood clots and other internal injuries. But recently the hospital utilized its CT scanners for an unconventional purpose: to examine the skulls of deceased children who have gone unidentified [...]