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Defrosting Cold Cases is a website with information about unsolved homicides, the missing and the unidentified, wrongful convictions, and book reviews. On here, you'll find articles about old, unsolved cases from the pre-DNA era. They need renewed media attention. The active investigations of these cases is left to professionals.
Defrosting Cold Cases
2d ago
A third search will take place after ‘new information’ came in, said Independent MP Frank Pangallo. The Beaumont children disappeared on Australia Day 1966. “A former factory site previously examined by investigators, looking for clues about the disappearance of the Beaumont children, will be re-excavated.” The children disappeared from Adelaide’s Glenelg Beach in 1966. Mr. […]
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2w ago
The State of Connecticut has settled with the Lapointe Family for nearly $5.9 million. Richard Lapointe was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for the rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. In 1992, Richard A. Lapointe was sentenced to life plus 60 years for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin. Lapointe had Dandy walker Syndrome and was physically […]
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3w ago
The latest DNA testing of all the evidence in the case of William Thomas Zeigler confirms what he said all along, he did not kill his wife, his parents-in-law, and he did not kill Charles Mays on Christmas Eve, 1975. The article in the Tampa Bay does an excellent job summarizing what happened. Plus, it […]
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3w ago
On Wikipedia it says Rankin’s inspiration for this book partially came from the murder of Daniel Morgan who “was a private detective in South London in the late 1980s. He died of axe wounds to his head in a pub car park in Sydenham, South London in 1987. He was investigating alleged police corruption at […]
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Defrosting Cold Cases
2M ago
In the book Wish You Were Here by John Allore and Patricia Pearson, the authors share the investigation into the murder of John’s sister Theresa Marie Allore and what they have done to find the person responsible. The book The book highlights the complete overview of the investigation spanning several decades. We meet the people […]
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Defrosting Cold Cases
2M ago
As we near the end of this calendar year, I want to take a moment to wish you all a very happy Holiday Season. I hope that the New Year will bring you all that is good. DCC turned fifteen this Thanksgiving. Thank you to all the readers who have been with me since 2009. […]
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3M ago
The Longview News-Journal of Feb 22, 2014 reported the Upshur County Sheriff received a call about a house fire on Woodchuck Road, Gilmer, Texas. After the fire was under control they found the remains of a woman. An autopsy ruled her death a homicide. The cause of death was not immediately made public. I assume she […]
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Defrosting Cold Cases
3M ago
Bishop brings Cesare Aldo back to Florence and the Otto di Guardia e Balia, the most feared criminal court. They are feared for their authority to detain and torture. All the main characters from the previous three books struggle with their conscience, life goals, dedication, beliefs, and faith. Cesare Aldo, demoted to constable and on […]
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Defrosting Cold Cases
4M ago
Postmortem by Courtney Lund O’Neil presents an interesting question: how does pain, trauma, and grief pass from one person to their children? The author’s mother, Kim Byers, was instrumental in putting John Wayne Gacy on trial. Her actions gave the authorities the physical evidence to place Rob Priest in Gacy’s house. There is a lot […]
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4M ago
Larry Franklin Basnight (DOB 5/23/1940 – Missing since 7/15/1984) was 44 years old when he vanished. Larry, who was known as Frank or Frankie, was born on May 23, 1940. He disappeared on July 15, 1984 after he was released from the Chesapeake City Jail, Virginia. However, NamUs notes that “Larry was last seen in […]
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