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Est. 2009

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Zeigler: Motion for Rehearing

March 26, 2026 By Alice

William Thomas Zeigler/Prison Photo

Today, the defense team for William Thomas Zeigler has filed a Motion for Rehearing. It is sixteen pages long and concisely shows you why it is crucial to get a rehearing. Charles Mays From the beginning, the State made Charles Mays a victim. In part, they were right. In part, they are wrong. This motion […]

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Filed Under: Forensics, Zeigler Tagged With: Capital Punishment, DNA, Florida, William Thomas Zeigler

Zeigler: Appeal to set aside conviction denied

March 9, 2026 By Alice

Blood and truth: the lingering case of Tommy Zeigler and how Florida fights DNA testing articles 1 2 and 3

On March 6, 2026, Orlando Circuit Judge Leticia Marques said that “she would not be ordering a new trial for Zeigler. She said he had not proved that new evidence would result in an acquittal, and that’s the standard required by Florida law.” The state’s strategy to focus on Charles Mays as a victim rather […]

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Filed Under: Forensics, Zeigler Tagged With: death penalty, DNA, Florida, William Thomas Zeigler

Gregory McRoberts DNA Update

December 19, 2025 By Alice

Gregory McRoberts

The Midland Daily News brings an exciting update in the 1991 hit-and-run case of Gregory McRoberts. In 2010, I posted about the case and the letter that his parents received. It appeared to be from the driver who struck their son on his bike and left him to die. The comment I mentioned came from […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: DNA, Gregory McRoberts, hit-and-run, Michigan

Zeigler Evidentiary Hearings Update

December 14, 2025 By Alice

Tommy & Eunice Zeigler, 1973 (Beulah Zeigler Collection)

For those who are following the case of William Thomas Zeigler, I have an update. Journalist friends and lawyers spent five days in evidentiary hearings with Circuit Judge Leticia Marques at the Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, Florida. The Case On Christmas Eve 1975, a quadruple murder took place in the Zeigler Furniture Store (Winter Garden, […]

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Filed Under: Forensics, Miscarriages of Justice Tagged With: death penalty, DNA, Florida, William Thomas Zeigler

Christine Prince case solved

December 12, 2025 By Alice

Christine Prince

In the CBC newspaper from December 11, 2025 we finally get the answer to the question: who killed Christine Prince in 1982? Kenneth Smith’s DNA was the link between the murders of Christine Prince, Gracelyn Greenidge, and Claire Samson. The Toronto Police and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) held a joint press conference last Thursday. […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: Canada, Christine Prince, DNA

Frog Boys: finally an update

November 28, 2025 By Alice

The Frog Boys

An update in the case of the Frog Boys found in the Korean JoongAng Daily of November 26. 2025: Woo Jong-woo, the father of Woo Cheol-won — one of the victims in the so-called “Frog Boys” case — has told the press that he heard from police. A suspect has been identified in the murder […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News, Forensics Tagged With: South Korea, the Frog Boys

Antonella Mattina on News12

November 15, 2025 By Alice

Gary Stymiloski, Beverly Capone, and Antonella Mattina/Grid AdS

On November 15, News12 reporter Tara Rosenblum aired a new Crime Files episode about murderer Alex Mengel. The episode starts and ends with Antonella Mattina. Interviews Rosenblum interviewed family members of Alex Mengel’s victims and law enforcement. We see Pamela Capone, the daughter of Beverly Capone, Carmine Famiglietti, David Paul, Leo Mattina, and several others. […]

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Filed Under: Cold Case News Tagged With: Alex Mengel, Antonella Mattina, Beverly Capone, Gary Stymiloski

Dig Me A Grave by Dick Harpootlian with Shaun Assael

November 12, 2025 By Alice

Dig Me A Grave by Harpootlian and Assael

The book by Richard A. Harpootlian with Shaun Assael is about the crimes of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins with the main focus on the investigation to bring him to justice. The book will come out Dec 16, 2025. Gaskins, a serial killer who operated in South Carolina, was executed on September 6, 1991. The book is a fast-paced […]

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Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Book Reviews, Dick Harpootlian, Shaun Assael

The Cold Case Handbook by Joseph Giacalone

September 23, 2025 By Alice

The Cold Case Handbook by Josepg Giacalone

The second edition of this book brings welcome improvements from the first. The language is tightened up, all resources have been updated, and new legislation has been added to the text. Set up The set up of the book is well done. There is a table of contents, references, an index, and in the preface […]

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The Blockchain Syndicate by Robbie Bach

September 18, 2025 By Alice

The Blockchain Syndicate by Robbie Bach

In the book following The Wilkes Insurrection, Bach shows the reader what goes on behind your back online, what the media does not tell you, and what gets distorted on social media. Difference In The Wilkes Insurrection I struggled. The topic was too close for comfort. This one is too. Bach weaved into his story […]

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Since 2009, I write about unsolved cases that need renewed media attention. I only do research and leave active investigations to the authorities.

My posts cover homicides, missing and unidentified people, wrongful convictions, and forensics as related to unsolved cases.

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