The Observer reports that “The Ontario Provincial Police won’t be handing over its investigation of the Karen Caughlin murder to another police agency for external review. Commissioner Chris Lewis is confident OPP detectives have conducted a “thorough and professional” investigation and will not ask for an independent review of the cold case file, Insp. Dave […]
Archives for May 2011
Recap #cclivechat May 27, 2011
A very fast cclivechat but it produced a plan and a strategy. The general plan is to examine some famous cold cases together in a themed chat. Then, we discuss the case together where each participant reports according to their area of expertise. And then we jointly blog about it! We practise with famous cold cases first for the simple […]
Independent review in Karen Caughlin case
The Caughlin family is calling for an independent external review of the 1974 case of their daughter and little sister Karen Caughlin. “It’s been 37 years, and it’s time,” said Caughlin, who will hold a press conference in Sarnia next week to discuss and seek public support for the review. “This is not going to be […]
Update Manchester Building Female Skeleton
New details emerged and people have been ruled out by DNA in the case of the “Manchester Building Female Skeleton.” We now have a facial reconstruction of the victim. She was most likely European but could have come from the Middle East or Indian sub-continents. She also had a number of fillings in her teeth […]
Sum it up! #20
Welcome to another Sum it up! The UK Police is breaking the law by keeping DNA of the innocent in national database. The Chief who refuse to drop those profiles act unlawfully and violate privacy rights of those involved. “The ruling by the most senior judges in England and Wales says that the current police policy […]
Recap #cclivechat May 20, 2011
We did some much needed organizing during this cclivechat to be as effective as we can and to make the most of summer. I had sent out an email earlier to the core of the “chatters” about making cclivechat more effective. Do we need to change the time or day we have the chat? Do […]
National Police Week 2011: Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan is a retired 21-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department on Long Island, NY. She studied Memoir Writing with Frank McCourt, Creative Nonfiction with Matt Klam, and Screenwriting Adaptation with Stephen Molton. Kathleen tweets as @katcop13. She is an active participant in #cclivechat and never hesitates to brainstorm on a case. She also blogs on Women […]
National Police Week 2011: Mike Parker
Captain Mike Parker, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was recently promoted to the rank of Captain by Sheriff Lee Baca and assigned to the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau (SHB). SHB leads the Media and Marketing efforts of the Department and coordinates the 24-hour dissemination of news and information to the general public, […]
National Police Week 2011: Tribute to Burchfield
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Patrolman Burchfield of the Colorado Springs Police Department was shot to death on November 26, 1953, with a .22 caliber handgun by an unknown subject during an armed robbery investigation in the area of 1600 N. Wood Ave. That robbery was part of a pattern that had plagued the area. Burchfield was […]
National Police Week 2011: Joe Giacalone
This NYPD Detective Sergeant, Joe Giacalone, needs no introduction on DCC but in case you missed it, here is a previous interview with Joe. Joe is very active behind the scenes for DCC as he generously allows me to pick his brain at any given time. He participates in #cclivechat and helps with complex cases […]
National Police Week 2011: Tom Le Veque
Detective Sergeant Tom Le Veque has served with the Arcadia Police Department since 1987, promoting to Sergeant in 1991. Prior to that, Tom was a Police Officer for the City of San Marino Police Department from 1984-1987. He has embraced the media and tweets through these accounts: @ArcadiaPD and @TRLeVeque 1: How do you prefer for your […]
National Police Week 2011: Suzie Ivy
Detective Suzie Ivy is a sex crimes detective in a small Arizona Town. She became a police officer during a midlife crisis and now wouldn’t trade this career for anything! She blesses all the men and women in blue. 1: How do you prefer for your day? Do you have a special routine? Yes, very special. Two cups of coffee […]
National Police Week 2011: Tribute to Tatman
Champaign, Illinois: On November 25, 1967, police found patrol officer Tatman lying on his back in front of his own squad car, the motor still running, it’s revolving lights still on, and the front door at the driver’s side open. His flashlight was lying on his left side. His hat was on the ground near the […]
Follow-up #VII Karen Caughlin
Continuing our posts about the cold case of Karen Caughlin: 1: Karen had a tire mark on her back The tire mark was observed by Karen’s father in the morgue when he came to identify Karen. According to the family, the parents did go in first. Karen’s mother positively identified Karen but then broke down. […]
Sum it up! #18+#19
Welcome to another Sum it Up! We are gearing up for National Police Week in the USA to pay tribute to those fallen in the line of duty but also to the wonderful men and women serving every day. Cleared by DNA: Johnny Pinchback was released from prison after 27 years. He’s the 22nd person cleared […]
Follow-up #VI Karen Caughlin
Continuing the posts in the cold case of Karen Caughlin: Guest post by Miriam Said and Stephanie Saunders with Alice de Sturler ________________________________________ 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 […]
Vidocq presents Sundip Meghani!
Meet Sundip Meghani, an energetic and dedicated man who values family, friends, and life. He lives with his Blackberry firmly attached to his belt but never looses sight of what really counts in life. On 5 May 2011, Sundip was elected Labour Co-op Councillor for Beaumont Leys ward in Leicester. He looks forward to representing his home ward […]
Update 1989 Hina Murders
The hearing into the Hina Murders today brought forward some more details about the fire. Key is of course whether the fire was accidental or arson. Also, exactly where was the point of origin and what was the material that ignited first. From the New Hampshire Sentinel Source Online: “On Wednesday, a federal fire investigator […]
DNA techniques
Please welcome back guest blogger Sue Carney. Sue is my DNA expert. In my previous posts and in Cold Case Live Chats, a few other DNA techniques have been mentioned. It seems appropriate to provide a little detail on these techniques: How they work and when best to use them. Mitochondrial DNA Cells contain a […]
Follow-up #V Karen Caughlin
We still need to find out in what condition Karen Caughlin’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 […]