Detective Jeff Rhoades with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office said in this article that Tracy West (17) went missing on October 20, 1988. At approx. 4pm, she left her home in Shelton, Washington, on her motorcycle to go to work at a restaurant in Taylor Towne. Work was about ten minutes away from home. She always […] The post What happened to Tracy West? appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

The trial against Michael Scott Glazebrook started on  January 30, 2023 and ended February 7 with a guilty verdict for the 1981 murder of Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone. The jury deliberated for just two hours. The jury found him guilty of first degree murder. He was also found guilty of a special circumstance allegation that the […] The post Sonia Carmen Herok-Stone: update appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

RosaLee Halbrook Byrd (June 25, 1933 – March 9, 2015) of Turtle, Dent County, Missouri, was found dead inside her home. The coroner noted that she died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head causing underlying depressed skull fractures. What type of object was used to cause that trauma, is unknown. According […] The post Remembering RosaLee Halbrook Byrd appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On April 25, 2018 the world learned that Joseph James DeAngelo, Jr. was arrested. Having read several books about his crimes, one more disturbing then the other, I sincerely hoped that after sentencing I’d never have to hear that name again. Not only were the crimes haunting to read, I became friends with some victims’ family […] The post Twelve Twenty-Six Seventy-Five by Tony Reid appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

For 2023, I wish you all Happiness and health downtime without prejudice peace and inclusion. The post Happy Holidays appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the Philadelphia Police Department announced the name of the child know as the Boy in the Box: Joseph Augustus Zarelli. He was four years old. On February 25, 1957 Joseph Augustus Zarelli was found dead inside a cardboard box that was left on an empty lot near then Susquehanna Road […] The post Identified: Joseph Augustus Zarelli appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On November 28, 1981 Joan Lucinda Webster, a Harvard graduate student, went missing. Joan (25) was last seen at Boston Logan International Airport, Massachusetts as she returned to Harvard from her Thanksgiving break. Her skull was found on April 18, 1990. The rest of her remains were found on April 25of the same year. Joan was […] The post Simple, Safe & Secret by Eve Carson appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

The Court of Cassation will review Willy Bardon‘s appeal on Nov 30, 2022. Bardon is appealing his 2019 guilty verdict in the 2002 rape-murder of Elodie Kulik. On July 1, 2021 the North Assize Court of Appeal in Douai, France, confirmed the 2019 verdict of the lower court that sentenced Willy Bardon to 30 years […] The post Elodie Kulik: appeals continue appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On December 20, 1992 children who were taking a shortcut  in Monroe, Louisiana found a dead body. They had ducked through a chain link fence and found the remains of Linda Ann Wilson. She was less than one hundred yards from her home. Linda was covered by a pile of clothes. In the St. Mary […] The post Remembering Linda Ann Wilson appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more

On Thursday Oct 27, Florida Circuit Judge Patricia L. Strowbridge brought William Thomas Zeigler a step closer to proving that he is innocent. The 77-year-old has said so from the start. The preserved evidence pieces of guns, victim fingernail clippings and clothes will prove that he did not kill four people in 1975. Modern DNA […] The post Zeigler closer to modern DNA testing appeared first on Defrosting Cold Cases ..read more