ReInvent Law London 2013 … I had never heard of this series of crowd-sourcing conferences until Brian Inkster told me about it. And he dropped the hint that I might want to go. I read up online what the conference was about. “we believe lawyers can change the world but to change the world we [...]
Tags: ReInvent Law London 2013, Teresa Sue HiltBeyond the Man in the Iron Mask: by request, I post all three parts that I wrote as guest posts for other bloggers here for readability. ___________________________________ I like to read about old unsolved cases. We usually refer to them as historical mysteries. One of them is the story of the unknown prisoner or the man [...]
Tags: Cruelty, Evidence, France, Historical Mystery, Identification, Prisons, the Man in the Iron MaskR.I.P. Elizabeth Miles … my heart is breaking. A lovely old friend has passed away. Elizabeth Miles, founding director and chairman of Iken, passed away last weekend. My friend, Brain Inkster, just told me. He wrote a beautiful post about Elizabeth. I quote: “Elizabeth was one of my very early connections on Twitter – way [...]
Tags: Elizabeth MilesPart 3: King Richard III: Ruthless Ruler? Yes. Regicide? No. It is time to conclude this mini-series on the cold case of the Princes in the Tower and whether their uncle, King Richard III, is justly accused of being their murderer. While I was pondering whether to discuss some more books that I read or, [...]
Tags: Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Woodville, Evidence, Henry Tudor, King Richard III, Princes in the Tower, regicide, Richard of York, succession to the throne, the War of the Roses, UKPart 2: King Richard III: Ruthless Ruler? Yes. Regicide? No. In part 1, I have tried to explain in very general terms why I do not think that King Richard III is guilty of regicide. There are many open questions left. I cannot answer all of them and will not even try. Again, I am not [...]
Tags: Anne Mowbray, Crime Scene, Edward V, Eleanor Butler, Elizabeth Mowbray, Evidence, King Richard III, Minoresses Convent Aldgate, precontract, regicide, Richard of York, Sir James Tyrell, Sir Thomas More, the Princes in the Tower, the Tower of London, UKKing Richard III: Ruthless Ruler? Yes. Regicide? No. After I posted my take on the historical mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask, Suzie suggested that I look into the case of the Princes in the Tower. King Richard III is in general regarded as their murderer and the play by Shakespeare has done [...]
Tags: A. Weir, Autopsy, Book Reviews, Crime Labs, Crime Scene, Croyland Chronicles, Cruelty, DNA, Dr. Lawrence E. Tanner, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Woodville, Evidence, Faulty Evidence, fibre-optic camera, Forensics, Henry Tudor, Historical Mystery, Identification, J. Tey, Mary of York, Miscarriage of Justice, Missing Person, Plantagenet family, prejudice, Princes in the Tower, Professor William Wright, Queen Elizabeth, regicide, Richard III, Richard III Society, Richard of York, scoliosis, Shakespeare, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Sir Thomas More, the Battle of Bosworth, the Tower of London, the War of the Roses, UK, WitnessesA word of thanks to my readers Without you this would just be another blog with ramblings of …. well, me. But because you read it regularly, comment and brainstorm with me, you did more. You helped to give these old unsolved homicides renewed media attention. In doing so, you gave comfort to the victims’ [...]
Tags: Vidocq UnscriptedWANTED: a PI, a media consultant, and a profiler! I have two cases where the key players have asked for help. Both cases are cold. One case involves a child, the other case involves a married couple. In neither case is there a budget! You will be doing this because you believe in the pursuit of [...]
Tags: Unsolved HomicideChristian Bruyère takes an interest in Zeigler. Mr. Bruyère and his company “Mystique Films” are based in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver is the third largest motion picture production center in North America. I could not be happier that Zeigler is getting more media attention. Yesterday was Zeigler’s birthday and a press conference was held outside the Orange County Courthouse. [...]
Tags: Actual Innocence, Autopsy, Ballistics, Capital Punishment, Christian Bruyère, Crime Scene, Cruelty, Death Row, DNA, Evidence, Expert Testimony, Faulty Evidence, FBI, Finger Printing, Florida, Forensics, Gun Fire, Identification, Investigations Division, Miscarriage of Justice, Partial Finger Printing, Police, Prisons, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, William Thomas Zeigler, Witnesses, Wrongful Convictions
