Shelia Barnett lives every parent’s nightmare: she survived her own child. Carissa was killed in a hit-and-run and the driver was never caught or, never came forward. Carissa’s story is a very sad one. You see, all she did was walk to school on that fateful morning of November 16, 2007. She had to walk [...]
Tags: California, Crime Scene, Cruelty, Evidence, hit-and-run, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, WitnessesCNN reports that the “Onion Field Killer“ who has terminal cancer with less than six months to live, will never be released and will die in prison. Yesterday, the California Board of Parole Hearings denied a request for compassionate prison release. “Gregory Powell is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder at [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Ballistics, California, Crime Scene, Cruelty, Evidence, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Victim, WitnessesOn 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“A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday for two men accused in the shooting deaths of two San Diego-based sailors in Otay Mesa 18 years ago. The hearing for Edward Jesus Elias and Leopoldo Castro Chavez II, both 35, was to have started Tuesday morning but was postponed until Wednesday because one of the defense attorneys [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Ballistics, California, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Finger Printing, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, WitnessesIn his book, Black Dahlia Avenger, Steve shows that his father was inspired by the art of Man Ray. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, (August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976), Man Ray was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. I wanted to know more and looked up some of Man Ray’s art in [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Book Reviews, California, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Elizabeth Short, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Steve Hodel, Victim, WitnessesAs you know, our #cclivechat on July 15, 2011, centers on the case of Elizabeth Short. Elizabeth (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947) was found savagely murdered and her body was left in plain view for anyone to see the grotesque mutilations that she was subjected to before she died. Over the years, many authors [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Black Dahlia, Book Reviews, California, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Elizabeth Short, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Faulty Evidence, Finger Printing, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Rape kits, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, WitnessesChristopher David Winter, who was arrested last year for the 1981 murder of Joseph Azevedo, pleaded not guilty last Monday to murder and burglary charges. His DNA links him to the crime. Winter will remain in jail without bail possibilities. He is expected back in court on April 21, 2011. Then it has to be decided whether the evidence is [...]
Tags: Autopsy, Ballistics, California, Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Finger Printing, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Unsolved Homicide, VictimStephen Miera may have been forgotten by the media and the authorities but he is not forgotten by his family. His youngest sister, Antonia Light, emailed me some memories. Antonia remembered that her mother had hired a detective to see what he could find out. She thinks that his last name was Stone. He gave Antonia’s mother a report [...]
Tags: Autopsy, California, Crime Scene, DNA, Evidence, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Unsolved Homicide, VictimOn November 25, 2007, Jason Wei, restaurant owner and father of two young children, was murdered during a robbery at the Osaka Ya Sushi Restaurant at 815 West Naomi Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Despite efforts, there are few leads. I quote from the Arcadia Police Officer’s Association Info Blog: “The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today [...]
Tags: Ballistics, California, Crime Scene, Evidence, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, WitnessesFrom the LASD on Nixle: On March 15, 2011, the LA County District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter for the 1985 murder of John Sohus(26). Gerhartsreiter, of German nationality, is also known as Christopher Chichester or Clark Rockefeller. “In February of 1985, John (26) and Linda Sohus (28) disappeared from their home in the 1900 [...]
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