The McDonald County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri has released a statement that brings the case of Shawna Beth Garber to an end. The case is now cleared by exception as the suspect in her murder passed away. “It is believed that Talfey Reeves (deceased as of November 15, 2021), picked Shauna up from the Tanglewood/Ginger […] The post Shawna Beth Garber: case cleared appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

The photograph on the dustcover and the book blurbs on the back give the reader the impression that this book is completely dedicated to forensic sciences, in particular forensic sculpting. It looks like a book that will take us through several unsolved cases where the skills of the author, Lisa Bailey, helped bring them to […] The post Clay and Bones by Lisa Bailey appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

During the summer of 1979, Christopher Daniel Myles (Sept 30, 1962 – June 4, 1979) was found murdered in a vineyard near Hughes and Nebraska avenues, Caruthers, Fresno County, California. He was sixteen years old and still in high school. I found a few articles in the newspaper archives from the Fresno Bee and the […] The post Remember Christopher Daniel Myles appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

“Women Who Murder: An International Collection of Deadly True Crime Tales” is the latest book by Mitzi Szereto. Women who kill. We all know a few either from true crime or fiction. Myra Hindley, Mary Ann Cotton, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Annie Wilkes. In this book, we have globe-covering stories and authors. We go from the […] The post Women Who Murder by Mitzi Szereto appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

Donald Cedric Faul was stabbed to death near New Orlean’s riverside Moon Walk around 6am on January 25, 1981, New Orleans, Louisiana. Donald had stab wounds to the chest and back, according to then-Coroner Frank Minyard. Stabbed at least nine times, he died at the scene. According to the friend who was with him, the male […] The post Donald Cedric Faul (Nov 24, 1950 – Jan 25, 1981) appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

The next installment in one of my favorite historical fiction series did not disappoint. In fact, it made me love the series more. I always wanted to know more about Lady Anne Winter, a Royalist spy from the Damian Seeker series, and in this book, we see more of her personality. But let us start […] The post The Winter List by S. G. MacLean appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

A book about ‘Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom’ it says on the cover. As you can see from the cover photo, this couple loved each other. They seem to melt in each other’s embrace daring us to keep looking. Some people tried to stop this relationship because to them, it did not […] The post Zenith Man by McCracken Poston Jr. appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On April 17, 1979, Cheryl Ann Scherer started her 6 AM shift at the Rhodes Pump-Ur-Own Station in Scott City, Missouri. She called her mom around 1120 AM and they talked about supper and sewing later that evening. Between 1140-1150 AM, Cheryl disappeared. From the Standard-Democratic of April 14, 2023: “around 11:40 a.m. Scherer’s cousin, a […] The post Cheryl Ann Scherer (Aug 19, 1959 – missing April 17, 1979) appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

I wish you all a Happy Holiday Season. May the New Year bring you all that is good. Alice The post Happy Holiday Season appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On March 14, 1990, around 815 am, John Evers Robinson (24) a.k.a. Rokked, was found dead inside a small room in an office building at 178 Temple Street, New Haven, Connecticut. That room on the second floor was the rehearsal space for the band ‘Sold on Murder.’ It featured John Evers Robinson on bass and vocals, […] The post John Evers Robinson (May 10, 1965 – May 14, 1990) appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more