Defrosting Cold Cases

By Miriam Said and Stephanie Saunders with Vidster ________________________________________ We have some new details in the 1974 Canadian cold case of Karen Caughlin. Karen was NOT wearing saucer earrings but hoops! I think that we described them in an earlier post as “saucer like” but they were hoops. She left the house with those earrings [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Canada, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Finger Printing, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Karen Caughlin, Michigan, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Sarnia, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

We still need to find out in what condition Karen’s clothes were found and whether the paint chips were on the back or the front of her bomber jacket. We did find that there was blood and a tire impression on Karen’s coat. We do not know as of yet whether the collected DNA that [...]

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The Caughlin family has been very cooperative and courageously opened up the lines of communication with DCC. I have alerted them to every post and and every comment and they have read everything. This message was sent to me and is for all who work on the case, for all DCC readers, and especially for [...]

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A compilation:  A lot of information has come in either by email or comments that have not been posted for good reasons. However, all those bits and pieces of information fill in some of the blanks we have in the posts and clarify other issues. I have made a compilation below: Re the 1970/71 Chrysler, [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Canada, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Finger Printing, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Karen Caughlin, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Sarnia, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

Just to have a better image of what type and colour of vehicle we are talking about, I post a few pictures here. Please note that the pictures of these specific cars were randomly taken from the Internet! As far as I know they are NOT involved in Karen’s death. The only purpose those pictures serve here [...]

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B: Autopsy results and Previous Injuries From the OPP’s website we learn that “the autopsy revealed that Karen Caughlin’s injuries were consistent with having been struck with a vehicle, but may also have been assaulted. Due to the circumstances of the manner in which the body was found and the evidence collected this case is [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Canada, Crime Scene, Cruelty, DNA, Evidence, Finger Printing, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Karen Caughlin, Police, Sarnia, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

Yesterday, we posted the first in a series of articles about Karen Caughlin who was murdered in 1974, Sarnia, Canada.  In one day, that post soared to the top of popular posts but what is far more important … people are talking! Comments and emails are coming in and I am sorting through the information [...]

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Please welcome guest blogger Miriam Said!  Miriam plans to study law as a mature student. Her aim is to become a UK Magistrate. She just started a blog and you can follow her on Twitter. ___________________________________________________________ The 1974 murder of Karen Caughlin By Miriam Said with Vidster Introduction Sarnia, Canada: a quiet border city on the Canadian side [...]

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Our chat felt short today, mostly because technology deserted us around 1228pm EST. Note the time, folks, this could be monumental! Where were you when Twitter web, Tweetdeck and Twitter Chat stopped updating their mentions and hash-tagged searches? The biggest chunk of the chat was taken up by two Canadian cold cases: Christine Prince and Karen [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Canada, Christine Prince, Crime Scene, DNA Database, Forensics, Identification, Investigations Division, Karen Caughlin, Police, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Witnesses

Please welcome guest blogger M.L. Poncelet (oceanbluepress on Twitter)! After hearing about the 1982 Christine Prince case, she agreed to write about it on DCC. Asked how she would describe herself: “I’m a cosy mystery writer living on the west coast of Canada in an area that is full of characters and inspiration for my stories.  I [...]

Tags: Autopsy, Canada, Christine Prince, Crime Scene, Evidence, Forensics, Police, Toronto, Unsolved Homicide, Victim