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E-Pana and cold case re-investigations

March 17, 2010 By Alice

In my post “Cold Case Re-Investigations for All” I might have given you the idea that there is discrimination going on in the E-Pana a.k.a. “Highway of Tears” investigations. While…

Tamara Chipman: Highway of Tears disappearance

September 22, 2010 By Alice

…E-PANA project investigating murders and disappearances along the 500-kilometre stretch of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. RCMP Staff-Sgt. Bruce Hulan is the officer in charge of B.C.’s Unsolved…

Highway of Tears Revisited

June 11, 2010 By Alice

…of Manitoba, which has formed an inter-agency task force to investigate cases of missing and murdered women in that province. In the post “E-pana and cold case re-investigations” Neal Hall…

Cold Case Reviews for all

March 16, 2010 By Alice

…similar unsolved cases. Phillip’s requests for a reward in B.C. have been rejected by provincial government, he said. The current RCMP E-Pana investigation is examining only cases of murdered or…

On this website, I write about old, unsolved cases. Most are from the pre-DNA era and are in need of renewed media attention. I only do research and leave the active investigation of these cases to the professionals.

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.