Tag Archive 'Drugs'

Brad Ballantyne, accused in the death of Kimberly Dunkin on New Year’s Day in 1993, will face a judge for the first time. Ballantyne was arrested in Vancouver, Wash. in mid-June in connection to the death of Kimberly Dunkin.  Dunkin was found shot to death in her car in the 4900 block NE Skidmore St. in Portland on Jan. [...]

Read Full Post »

One of the strangest cases that I worked on is the unsolved homicide of Mr. McHenry Biggers. Nothing in the file makes sense. The people we spoke to did not make sense. What we found out did not make sense either. That is, what we were able to find. This is, alas, one of those [...]

Read Full Post »

There is a thought that make you wonder…if DNA plays such a huge role in criminal court, why is it that there is no federal oversight? “Take the series of questionable drug and alcohol tests that cropped up in North County criminal cases in recent months. Hundreds of toxicology tests done by a private lab, [...]

Read Full Post »

On December 9, 1986, Kimberly Ann Thompson (Kim) was reported missing by her parents, Barbara and Clyde Thompson. The last time they had heard from their daughter was on December 1, 1986, when her father dropped her off at her house. Her boyfriend later told police that he had not seen her since the beginning of [...]

Read Full Post »

Vidocq read a disturbing article in the New York Times a few days ago. It described how in Jennings, Louisiana, USA, young women have disappeared and were later found murdered. According to the article, there have been eight cases. The women have in common that they were raised by extended family, lost their stability in [...]

Read Full Post »

On Sunday December 21, 1986 at 00:14 a.m., Eric Beasley was pronounced dead at Burham Hospital. He died of multiple gun shot wounds. His body was found on Saturday December 20, 1986 around 23:45 p.m. on North Randolph Street, Champaign, IL.

Read Full Post »

wordpress counter