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Paula Ream: cops need your help

December 4, 2010 By Alice

The cops need help to find out who was or were responsible for the theft of Paula Ream’s remains last August. They have no leads, no eye witnesses, no tips,…

Remembering Paula Ream

September 13, 2010 By Alice

Paula Ream There is still no further information about the person(s) responsible for stealing Paula Ream’s remains and coffin. I did find this article though. It gives you some more…

Paula Ream’s remains stolen

August 17, 2010 By Alice

…in Lancaster late Thursday night or early Friday morning and dug up Paula Ream’s grave. Paula Ream was only nine years old when she died in August 1962. She was…

Death and the Dream by J.J. Brown

November 9, 2011 By Alice

Death and the Dream by J.J. Brown is a collection of 14 short stories. In each dread seeps through the lines and the tension is being build up for the…

If I scream, will you help me?

January 17, 2011 By Alice

…If you read the comments it is clear that some people heard her scream and admitted that they didn’t do anything. Maybe they didn’t think she needed help or maybe…

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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.