#Cold cases

[rosalyn51]

DCI Carl Morck [Matthew GoodE] is a brilliant cop but terrible colleague. His razor-sharp sarcasm has made him no friends in Edinburgh police. After a shooting leaves a young pc dead, and his partner paralysed, he finds himself exiled to the basement & sole member of Department Q; a newly formed cold case unit. The department is a PR stunt, there to distract the public from the failures of an under-resourced, failing police force that is glad to see the back of him. But more by accident than design, Carl starts to build a gang of waifs & strays who have everything to prove. So, when the stone-cold trail of a prominent civil servant who disappeared several years ago starts to heat up, Carl is back doing what he does best - rattling cages and refusing to take no for an answer. Dept. Q is a series created and written and directed by American writer / filmmaker Scott Frank, screenwriter of Out of Sight, Minority Report, The Interpreter, The Lookout, Marley & Me, The Wolverine, Logan; and creator of "The Queen's Gambit" & "Monsieur Spade" series. Written by Stephen Greenhorn, Colette Kane, & Chandni Lakhani. Adapted from the novels written by Jussi Adler-Olsen. With episodes directed by Scott Frank. Made by Flitcraft and Left Bank Pictures. Exec produced by Rob Bullock, Scott Frank, & Andy Harries. Netflix debuts Frank's Dept. Q streaming on Netflix starting May 29th, 2025.*

*Just in time to qualify for Emmy nominations : )

Photo: Netflix

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periodically checking in online like "hey friends have you figured out Who Put Bella In The Wych-Elm yet?"

and the Wiki page is all excited like "WELL OKAY SO WE DID THIS PODCAST ASKING MUSEUMS IN THAT PART OF THE UK TO CHECK THEIR HUMAN REMAINS COLLECTIONS CAREFULLY IN CASE-"

"oh so there are new leads?"

"...no"

"that's okay, buddy. keep trying"

[anisha9]

The Black Dahlia- The gruesome murder of the upcoming actress

The brutal 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, remains one of the most infamous cold cases in American history.

Found mutilated and bisected in Los Angeles, her murder sparked decades of speculation, wild theories, and deep fascination.

Background

Elizabeth Short was born on July 29, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts. After her father faked his death in 1930, her mother raised five daughters alone. Troubled by lung issues, Elizabeth spent winters in Florida before dropping out of high school. Elizabeth was about to be an aspiring actress at the young age of 22 when she moved to Los Angeles in hopes of making a name for herself. She was last seen alive on January 9, 1947. Just days later, her body was discovered under horrific circumstances.

The Murder

On the morning of January 15, a woman walking with he child in a vacant sidewalk near Leimert Park found Short’s body. At first she thought that the body was a naked mannequin, after a closer inspection, she was horrified to find out it was a dead body .Short had been sliced at the waist with surgical precision, her face cut into a chilling smile, and she was completely drained of blood. The body had been carefully posed, adding to the eerie nature of the crime.

Despite the gruesome scene, no signs of struggle or defensive wounds were found, suggesting she was killed elsewhere and then transported to the lot.

The Investigation

Short’s murder sparked a media chaos, with newspapers naming her “The Black Dahlia.” The case drew hundreds of leads, but the investigation quickly became chaotic. The Los Angeles Police Department was flooded by false confessions—more than 60 people claimed responsibility, but none were credible.

Possible suspects

There was no single confirmed killer, but over 150 suspects were considered. The most suspecting ? Dr. George Hodel, a wealthy physician with connections to the LA elite. His own son, a former LAPD detective, later claimed to have evidence linking him to the crime.

The Evidence

• Elizabeth Short’s body was sliced at the waist with surgical precision.

• Her face was slashed from ear to ear in a disgustingly creepy smile.

• Her body was completely drained of blood, suggesting she was killed elsewhere.

• Her body was placed and posed in a terrifying manner, hinting at a twisted message from the killer.

Theories Behind the Murder

1. The Surgeon Killer – Many believe the precision of the cuts points towards a doctor, possibly Hodel.

2. A Crime of Passion – Some critics argue she was killed by a jealous lover or rejected proposal.

3. The Mob Connection – The crime’s brutality led some to link it to organized crime figures. Because of the violence of the crime in that period of time, some people have connected it to members of organized crime.

4. A Serial Killer’s First Victim? – Some theorists connect her murder to others homicides in LA at the time.

Why Wasn't the Case Solved?

Despite police efforts, the case went cold. The media coverage caused harm to the investigation. There was also corruption in LAPD which might've played a role in the case. Later, the Files were lost, leads vanished, and evidence was weak. It’s now a haunting mystery of Hollywood’s dark past, forever unsolved.

My thoughts on the case

Elizabeth Short’s murder remains one of the most haunting unsolved cases in history. She was a young woman with dreams of a better future, but her life was taken in a brutal and unimaginable way. The details of her death are horrific, but what’s even more tragic is that justice was never served.

Despite countless theories and suspects, her killer was never caught. The mystery lingers, leaving behind unanswered questions and a sense of injustice that remains to this day.

If you want to learn more about Elizabeth Short’s life, the investigation, and the theories surrounding her murder, check out the FBI’s official case files on their website.(added below) You can also listen to in-depth discussions on the case in true crime podcasts like "Solved murders: true crime story's "podcast, and other podcasts which explores the Hodel family’s dark past and its possible connection to the crime, available on Spotify.

Elizabeth Short mug shots and fingerprint from when she was arrested by the Santa Barbara police for underage drinking. The Bureau also had her “mug shot” in its files and provided it to the press.

So what do you think happened to the 22-year old Hollywood upcoming sensation? Was Elizabeth Short the victim of a jealous lover, a serial killer, or someone with surgical knowledge? Why has no one been caught, and why was her body presented so intentionally?

With so many suspects and lost evidence, will we ever uncover the truth, or will this case remain one of Hollywood’s darkest unsolved mysteries?

That's a wrap for today's case! See you in the next post.

-Anisha :)

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The Weird Death of Elisa Lam

For her trip to California, Lam travelled alone on Amtrak and intercity buses. She visited the San Diego Zoo and posted photos taken there on social media. On January 26, she arrived in Los Angeles. After two days, she checked into the Cecil Hotel, near downtown’s Skid Row. Lam was initially assigned a shared room on the hotel’s fifth floor; however, her roommates complained about what the hotel’s lawyer would later describe as “certain odd behavior” and Lam was moved to a room of her own after two days.

Lam had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression. She had been prescribed four medications – Wellbutrin, Lamictal, Seroquel and Effexor – to treat her disorders. According to her family, who supposedly kept her history of mental illness a secret, Lam had no history of suicidal ideations or attempts, although one report claimed she had previously gone missing for a brief period.

Lam contacted her parents in British Columbia every day while traveling. On February 1, 2013, the day she was scheduled to check out of the Cecil and leave for Santa Cruz, her parents did not hear from her and called the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD); her family flew to Los Angeles to help with the search.

Hotel staff who saw Lam that day said she was alone. Outside the hotel, Katie Orphan, manager of a nearby bookstore, was the only person who recalled seeing her that day. “She was outgoing, very lively, very friendly” while getting gifts to take home to her family.

Police searched the hotel to the extent that they legally could. They searched Lam’s room and had dogs go through the building, including the rooftop, but the dogs were unsuccessful in detecting her scent. “But we didn’t search every room,” Sgt. Rudy Lopez said later, “we could only do that if we had probable cause” to believe a crime had been committed. On February 6, a week after Lam had last been seen, the LAPD decided more help was needed. 

On February 15, after another week with no sign of Lam, the LAPD released a video of the last known sighting of her taken in one of the Cecil’s elevators by a video surveillance camera on February 1. In approximately two and a half minutes of footage, Lam, alone, makes unusual moves and gestures, leaving the elevator at one point while its doors remain open, even after she appears to have pressed every button. When the doors fail to close after she returns, she leaves; the doors close later.

The video drew worldwide interest in the case due to Lam’s strange behavior, and has been extensively analyzed and discussed. It was reposted widely, including on the Chinese video-sharing site Youku, where it got 3 million views and 40,000 comments in its first 10 days. Many of the commentators found it unsettling to watch.

Several theories evolved to explain her actions. One was that Lam was trying to get the elevator car to move in order to escape from someone who was pursuing her. Others suggested that she might be under the influence of ecstasy or some other party drug, but none was detected in her body. When her bipolar disorder became known, the theory that she was having a psychotic episode also emerged.

Other viewers argued that the video had been tampered with before being made public. Besides the obscuring of the timestamp, they claimed, parts had been slowed down and nearly a minute of footage had been removed. This could have been done to protect the identity of someone who otherwise would be in the video, either related or not to the disappearance.

During the search for Lam, guests at the hotel began complaining about low water pressure. Some later claimed their water was colored black and had an unusual taste. On the morning of February 19, Santiago Lopez, a hotel maintenance worker, found Lam’s body in one of four 1,000-gallon (3,785 L) tanks located on the roof providing water to guest rooms, a kitchen, and a coffee shop. Through the open hatch he saw Lam lying face-up in the water. The tank was drained and cut open since its maintenance hatch was too small to accommodate equipment needed to remove Lam’s body.

On February 21, the Los Angeles coroner’s office issued a finding of accidental drowning, with bipolar disorder as a significant factor. The full coroner’s report, released in June, stated that Lam’s body had been found naked;  clothing similar to what she was wearing in the elevator video was floating in the water, coated with a “sand-like particulate”. Her watch and room key were also found with her.

Lam’s body was moderately decomposed and bloated. It was mostly greenish, with some marbling evident on the abdomen and skin separation evident. There was no evidence of physical trauma, sexual assault, or suicide. Toxicology tests showed traces consistent with prescription medication found among her belongings, plus non-prescription drugs such as Sinutab and ibuprofen. A very small quantity of alcohol (about 0.02 g%) was present, but no other recreational drugs. Investigators and experts have however noted that the concentration of her prescription drugs in her system indicated that she was under-medicating or had stopped taking her medications recently.

The investigation had determined how Lam died, but did not initially offer an explanation as to how she got into the tank in the first place. Doors and stairs that access the hotel’s roof are locked, with only staff having the passcodes and keys, and any attempt to force them would supposedly have triggered an alarm. The hotel’s fire escape could have allowed her to bypass those security measures; her scent trail was lost near a window that connected to it. A video posted to the Internet after Lam’s death showed that the hotel’s roof was easily accessible via the fire escape and that two of the lids of the water tanks were open.

Apart from the question of how she got on the roof, others asked if she could have gotten into the tank by herself. All four tanks were 4-by-8-foot (1.2 by 2.4 m) cylinders propped up on concrete blocks;  there was no fixed access to them and hotel workers had to use a ladder to look at the water. They were protected by heavy lids that would be difficult to replace from within. The hotel employee who found the body said that the lid was open at the time, removing the issue of how she could have closed the lid from inside. Police dogs that searched through the hotel for Lam, even on the roof, shortly after her disappearance was noted, did not find any trace of her.

Theories arose pertaining to the elevator video. Some argued that she was attempting to hide from a pursuer, perhaps someone ultimately responsible for her death, while others said she was merely frustrated with the elevator’s apparent malfunction. Some proponents of the theory that she was under the influence of illicit drugs are not dissuaded by their absence from the toxicology screen, suggesting that they might have broken down during the period of time her body decomposed in the tank or that she might have taken rare cocktails of such drugs that a normal screen would not detect. The very low level of her prescription drugs in her system, and the amount of pills left in her prescription bottle, suggested she was under-medicating or had recently stopped taking her medication for bipolar disorder, which might have led to a psychotic episode.

The autopsy report and its conclusions were also questioned based on the incomplete information. For instance, it does not say what the results of the rape kit and fingernail kit were or even if they were processed. It also records subcutaneous pooling of blood in Lam’s anal area, which some observers suggested was a sign of sexual abuse; one pathologist noted it could also have resulted from bloating in the course of the body’s decomposition, and her rectum was also prolapsed. Even the coroner’s pathologists appeared to be ambivalent about their conclusion that Lam’s death was accidental.

Since her death, her Tumblr blog was updated, presumably through Tumblr’s Queue option that allows posts to automatically publish themselves when the user is away. Her phone was not found either with her body or in her hotel room; it has been assumed to have been stolen at some time around her death. Whether the continued updates to her blog were facilitated by the theft of her phone, the work of a hacker, or through the Queue, is not known; nor is it known whether the updates are related to her death.

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The Strange Disappearance of Kenny Veach

Born in 1967, Kenny Veach loved the outdoors and connected with other hikers and outdoorsmen on social media. He was funny, creative, and energetic. He was also obsessed with the Mojave Desert.

Tired of the daily Monday-through-Friday grind, Kenny wanted to be his own boss, be in charge of his own life, and have the free time to immerse himself in his desert explorations. So, he quit his day job and decided to be an inventor. He started a YouTube channel, documenting his creations and his forays into the desert.

It was in June of 2014, using the name Snakebitmcgee, Kenny left a comment in response to a YouTube video that read: That ain’t nothing. I am a long-distance hiker. One time, during one of my hikes out by Nellis Air Force Base, I found a hidden cave. The entrance to the cave was shaped like a perfect capital M. I always enter every cave I find, but as I began to enter this particular cave, my whole body began to vibrate. The closer I got to the cave entrance, the worse the vibrating became. Suddenly, I became very scared and high-tailed it out of there. That was one of the strangest things that ever happened to me. 

Unbeknownst to Kenny and the rest of the world, that comment would have tragic consequences.

Kenny’s comment on that video sparked a flurry of requests for him to prove his claim. Since he hadn’t documented the first trip to what would become known as “the M cave”, he needed to go back to the area to locate it and, this time, document what he found. On his second search for the cave, he went armed with a 9-millimeter handgun and a video camera. 

When he returned from this hike, he uploaded the video of his excursion to his YouTube channel. In what has famously become known as the “M cave video,” Kenny was light-hearted and enthusiastic about his hike.

He documented some wildlife and found a whole horde of pine nuts that he gleefully ate on camera. He stood next to an abandoned mine shaft and rather sheepishly declared that he was unable to find the cave on his second hike.

Much to Kenny’s dismay, that video was met with criticism. Many thought he had made the whole thing up, and the public demanded proof of his claim of a mysterious cave with supernatural properties.

Viewers actively encouraged, and some even dared Kenny to go back out to the mountain range a third time. 

However, one comment on his video, which has since been deleted, read, “No! Do not go back there. If you find that cave entrance, don’t go in, you won’t get out.”

Whether that comment was made by somebody teasing Kenny or whether it was a serious warning by somebody who was personally familiar with the cave is unknown.

Regarding the M cave, Kenny said, “I solo hike across mountain tops that most people wouldn’t dare go. I have been in more caves than I can count. I play with rattlesnakes for fun. But this one particular cave was beyond anything I had ever encountered.”

Hoping to put the naysayers in their place, Kenny hiked out to the territory a third time.

On the 10th of November 2014, Kenny once again made his way to the Sheep Mountain area, which is close to the U.S. Air Force installation called Area 51, known for its speculated connection to UFOs and secret government experiments. It’s located near Groom Lake and is within the Nevada Test and Training Range. As late as 2012, the U.S. government denied the existence of Area 51, and it is still closed to the public.

Kenny had informed his loved ones that he would be gone for a couple of days. When he failed to return home on the third day, his girlfriend, Sheryon Pilgrim, reported him missing.

Both ground and aerial searches were conducted, but no sign of Kenny could be found. Dave Cummings from Red Rock Search & Rescue reported finding Kenny’s cell phone next to an abandoned vertical mine shaft, where he filmed part of the M cave video. Specially trained individuals were called in to conduct a search of the mine. Unfortunately, aside from his vehicle and his cell phone, no trace of Kenny was ever found.

There are three main theories as to the fate of Kenny Veach: death by natural causes, murder, or suicide. Quite simply, the desert could have swallowed Kenny.

As of 2024, Kenny Veach has still not been found, even though more than thirty search and rescue team members scoured the Sheep Mountain area on three occasions.

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Justin Phillip Harris

On February 15, 2004, 13-year-old Justin Phillip Harris was reported missing from the R.L. Mills Home, a group residence for boys located in the 100 block of East H Street in Casper, Wyoming. Staff members discovered his absence at 7:00 a.m. when he failed to appear for breakfast; his bed had been stuffed with clothes to simulate his presence.

Justin is a Caucasian male with blond hair and green eyes. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'0" tall, weighed 110 pounds, and wore eyeglasses. He was possibly wearing a gray jacket and black snow boots. Justin has mental disabilities, functions at the level of a six- to seven-year-old, and requires psychiatric medications, including antidepressants, which he may not have had with him.

Prior to residing at the R.L. Mills Home in the summer of 2003, Justin experienced multiple failed foster care placements after his mother voluntarily relinquished custody of him and his younger sister to the state. His father, Phillip Harris, a truck driver from Swink, Oklahoma, initially believed Justin ran away to be with him, as Justin had a history of running away from foster homes.

However, Phillip later suggested that Justin might have been a victim of foul play and that the group home was concealing information.

Staff at the R.L. Mills Home reported that Justin required constant supervision and could not function without his medications, though he had been doing well at the facility and in school. The home, which served boys with emotional and behavioral challenges, closed in 2011 due to financial issues.

As of now, Justin's whereabouts remain unknown. If you have any information regarding his case, please contact the Casper Police Department at 307-235-8278.

[anisha9]

The Mystery of Jill-Lyn Euto's Apartment Murder

The body of 18-year-old Jill-Lyn Euto, an aspiring paramedic, was discovered a few days before the famous Super bowl championship game her Syracuse, New York, residence.

Despite years of research and public attention, her case is still unresolved.

Background

Jill-Lyn Euto was born on March 20, 1982, in Syracuse, New York. She lived with her mother, Joanne Browning, and sister, Jenna, before moving into her own apartment on James Street in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Syracuse. She worked at Aeropostale while studying to become a paramedic, hoping to work for Rural Metro. Jill was described as trusting and kind, she had no known enemies. Jill was 5 feet tall, weighed 110 pounds, and had blonde hair with hazel eyes.

On January 28, 2001, Jill had plans to watch Super Bowl XXXV with her mother and sister at their home. When she never showed up and didn’t answer calls, her family grew concerned. The next day, after hearing she had also missed work, they went to her apartment—only to discover a horrifying scene.

The Murder

On January 29, after several unanswered phone calls, her mother, Joanne, went to check on her, only to walk into every parent’s worst nightmare. Jill-Lyn was lying in a pool of blood on the floor of her apartment after being brutally and personally attacked with many stab wounds. she was brutally stabbed multiple times, including a fatal wound to her neck. The murder weapon was her own kitchen knife.

There were no signs of forced entry, suggesting she either knew her killer or willingly let them in. Despite the brutality of the crime, nothing appeared stolen, ruling out a robbery gone wrong. Investigators were disturbed by the precision of the attack and the apparent lack of struggle, making it difficult to piece together exactly what happened.

Investigation

The investigation into Jill-Lyn’s murder has spanned decades, yet the culprit has never been caught. Police have looked into multiple people as suspects, but no one has ever been publicly named. Despite years of investigative efforts—including numerous interviews and forensic examinations—the case remains unsolved.

The crime scene offered very few clues, making it difficult to determine exactly what happened. Police continued to closely monitor possible suspects up to 2016. Police planned to use DNA evidence to develop a suspect profile, but no substantial evidence have been reported.

Detectives interviewed friends, family, and neighbors, but no one could provide a lead. One major issue the Syracuse Police Department had was with the resources and forensic limitations at the time. DNA testing was not as advanced as it is today, and despite their efforts, the case went cold.

The Evidence

Multiple stab wounds: The attack was personal and violent, not a random act.

No signs of forced entry: Jill-Lyn likely knew her killer.

No stolen items: The crime did not appear to be motivated by theft.

Locked apartment: How did the killer get in and out unnoticed?

Despite no progress, Lyn's mother Joanne, was out of work on a stress-related disability, and spent her time trying to find Euto's murderer. She put up fliers and two billboards regarding the murder, and set up a reward : $13,000 reward for anyone who gave the police information that leads to the conviction of the killer.

Following the murder, Joanne Browning did multiple media interviews, appeared on national television on shows such as The Sally Jessy Raphael Show and The Montel Williams Show. The case was also profiled on America's Most Wanted. Browning even filed a lawsuit against the property owner of the apartment, but the case was dismissed due to lack of proof of negligence on behalf of the property owner. Sadly, Joanne passed away in 2007 after a fall, never seeing justice for her daughter.

The flyers and billboards put up by police and her mother, to find any possible leads on the murder.

Theories Behind the Murder

1-A Jealous Ex or Acquaintance? – Some believe Jill-Lyn’s killer was someone she had a past relationship with. The nature of the attack suggests deep anger or personal motivation

2-A Stalker? – Though she had no known enemies, could someone have been secretly obsessed with her?

3-A Friend Becomes an Enemy? – Did someone she trusted betray her in her own house without forcing entry?

Despite ongoing efforts from the police and her mother , Jill-Lyn’s case remains unsolved. Advances in DNA technology bring hope that future forensic testing may provide new leads though its almost impossible to find anything now. Investigators still continue to encourage anyone with information to come forward, believing that even the smallest detail could crack the case wide open.

My thoughts on this case

Jill-Lyn Euto’s murder is a tragic reminder of how quickly a life can be taken, and how justice isn’t always immediate. The fact that her killer has never been caught leaves a chilling unease.

If you want to learn more about Jill-Lyn’s case, check out resources like the Syracuse Police Department’s cold case unit and true crime podcasts that dive into her story.

What do you think happened to Jill-Lyn? Was she betrayed by someone close, or did a hidden enemy take her life? Will this case finally be solved, or will her killer remain in the shadows forever?

That's a wrap for today's case! See you in the next post.

-Anisha :)

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Rosemary Morton and Diane Brand

The evening of June 6, 1947 started out like any other for Marian Silleck, a nursing student at Massillon, Ohio’s City Hospital. Stationed on the fourth floor, Marian was one of two night nurses tasked with keeping watch over the hospital’s pediatric ward, including the nursery. At 7:35pm, Marian checked on the nursery’s sole occupants, 9-week-old Rosemary Morton, and 8-week-old Diane Brand, finding them fast asleep.

Ten minutes later, Marian again returned to the nursery. This time, as she approached the cribs that held the two infants, she was met with a startling scene; the two babies lay dying in their cribs, suffering from obvious head wounds. Marian quickly summoned help, but sadly despite the hospital's best attempts to save them, both infants succumbed to their devastating injuries.

Rosemary Morton had been admitted to the hospital on May 19th, after her parents, Evelyn and Harry Morton, grew concerned with her eating habits and lack of weight gain. It was also revealed that Rosemary had a condition that caused her to have a webbed foot and hand, however the condition was not considered a threat to Rosemary’s health.

Diane Brand, the first child of Edna and Leo Brand, had been admitted to the hospital four days prior to undergo surgery to correct an abdominal abnormality. Although the operation had been a success, doctors told the Brand’s to be on standby for a blood transfusion if necessary. When Leo and Edna were summoned to the hospital, Leo went under the pretence that Diane may need blood. However when he arrived, the hospital staff delivered the devastating news to him.

Rosemary was pronounced dead at 9:02pm, and Diane at 10:10pm. Aside from both suffering multiple skull fractures which resulted in catastrophic brain haemorrhages, fingernail marks were found around both infants lower abdomens and sides, and their diapers had been pulled down to their ankles. It was also noted that “dirt smudges” were found on the face and head of Diane. It was immediately theorized that the injuries inflicted upon the infants may have been the result of being held by their lower extremities and swung into the ground or nearby wall with “brute force.” Both of their deaths were determined to be due to blunt force trauma.

No significant evidence was found at the scene, however it was revealed the person responsible may have used any one of four possible routes to gain access to the fourth floor; a self operated elevator, two stairwells, or an outside fire escape. Questioning began immediately, however with a limited night staff, and heavy restrictions on visitors, police were left with few suspects.

While all hospital employees were interviewed, investigators focused the majority of their attention on the fourth floor staff. That evening, there were only two student nurses, and one nurse’s aid working on the floor; Marian, who had made the discovery, Murna Croft, who was also a nursing student, and an unidentified female nurse's aid. All three denied having any knowledge of the crime, however upon a second inspection of the nursery, Marian did notice that the bedding from a third crib had been ripped away as though searched by someone. It was also noted that a strange doll, never before seen by staff nor the parents of the victims, had been discovered sitting on a chair near the cribs.

Although Rosemary and Diane were the sole occupants of the paediatric nursery, they were not the only patients housed on the fourth floor. Just down the hallway was the hospital's maternity nursery. That evening sixteen babies were in the nursery, thankfully they were found undisturbed. However also on the floor, right next door to the nursery, were eight older paediatric patients ranging in age between four and twelve.

Police began questioning the young patients, and while most of the kids denied having any knowledge of the crime, one patient, 6-year-old Roger Gue, claimed to have seen something significant. Roger told police he had witnessed a young man, around 15 years old and dressed in a white coat, enter the nursery just after 7:35pm. According to Roger, he watched as the boy slammed the babies on the floor and then returned them to their cribs, before dashing out of the room and heading towards the elevator.

News of the tragedy had made headlines, and with Rogers' new added “lead,” reporters flocked to the town in the hopes of getting an interview with him. It was during one of these interviews that Roger suddenly presented a shocking solution to the mystery; he had accidentally dropped the infants while attempting to play nurse with them. According to him, after dropping the infants, he heard nurse Marian coming down the hallway. He claimed he quickly returned the injured babies to their beds and ran back to his wheelchair he had left sitting in the hallway, before then returning to his room.

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[follow-up-news]

Nearly three decades after two women were found dead in a national park in Virginia, their killer — a "serial rapist" who died in prison in 2018 — was identified through forensic tests, the FBI said Thursday. DNA tests determined that Walter "Leo" Jackson Sr. killed Laura “Lollie” Winans, 26, and Julianne “Julie” Williams, 24, at Shenandoah National Park on May 24, 1996, the FBI's Richmond Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia said Thursday in a joint statement.  “After 28 years, we are now able to say who committed the brutal murders,” U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh said in the statement. “I want to again extend my condolences to the Winans and Williams families and hope today’s announcement provides some small measure of solace.”

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The Sheena Bora Murder Case: A Tale of Family Betrayal and Legal Drama

The disappearance and subsequent murder of Sheena Bora, a 25-year-old woman from Mumbai, shocked the nation. Read more about it... #sheenabora #forensicinvestigation #crimescene #crimesceneinvestigation #forensicscience #murdercase #coldcase #crimecase

Continue reading The Sheena Bora Murder Case: A Tale of Family Betrayal and Legal Drama

[hillbroski]

i think an underrated time travel use would be solving cold cases/weird historical mysteries. Like the first thing im doing with a time machine is posting up in the dyaltlov pass to see if it really was an avalanche.

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Paige Summer Moore

Paige Summer Moore, born on July 5, 1995, was last seen on July 10, 2012, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. At the time of her disappearance, she was 17 years old, stood 5'4" tall, and weighed 140 pounds. She is a Caucasian female with brown hair and blue eyes; her hair was dyed pink, red, and purple at the time. Paige has multiple piercings, including her ears, nose, and lip, and she may use the nicknames "Peg" or "Penny." She was last seen wearing pink polka-dotted boxer shorts (size 7-9), a gray Goo-Goo Dolls shirt with long black sleeves, red house slippers (size 7.5 or 8), and a nose ring.

In the early morning hours of July 10, Paige left her home in the 1100 block of North Ironwood Avenue, taking some personal belongings, including her cell phone. She was scheduled to attend summer school that day but never arrived. Authorities believe she left voluntarily but may now be in danger. Her parents reported that she had been associating with a questionable crowd prior to her disappearance. Paige may be in the Tulsa County, Oklahoma area. Her case remains unsolved.

If you have any information regarding Paige Summer Moore's whereabouts, please contact the Broken Arrow Police Department at 918-259-8400.

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Henryk Siwiak - The only homicide on 9/11

Henry (Henryk) Siwiak, a Polish immigrant, who was fatally shot on the streets of Brooklyn, New York.

Siwiak has been know as "the last person killed in New York on 9/11", although he was not part of the tragic attack.

Background

Siwiak immigrated from Poland seeking better opportunities. He was married to Ewa Siwiak and had two children, 17-year-old Gabriela and 10-year-old Adam. On the night of September 11, 2001 after the terrorist attack, he was headed to a new job interview but mistakenly went to Albany Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a high-crime neighborhood.

The Murder

Around 11:40 p.m., Siwiak was shot multiple times near 119 Decatur Street. He was shot by a 40-calibur handgun which the crime investigators were able to retrieve .The shooter had fired seven times but hit him only once, he was shot in the lung. His money and belongings were left untouched. Despite being in a populated area, no witnesses identified the shooter.

The NYPD could not bring its full investigative resources to the crime scene because many officers were needed elsewhere due to the ongoing aftermath of the attacks of 9/11. Normally, the Crime Scene Unit would secure the area and collect forensic evidence, but they were unavailable. Instead, a unit typically used for nonviolent property crimes like burglaries handled evidence collection. Additionally, while up to nine detectives would typically canvass the neighborhood, only three and one main were available to search for witnesses and evidence.

Possible Reasons for murder

Mistaken Identity – Siwiak's camouflage clothing and the heavy accent may have led to confusion.

Random Violence – The neighborhood had a high crime rate.

Personal Dispute – Though unlikely, investigators considered this.

My Thoughts on this case

Siwiak’s murder was overshadowed by the 9/11 attacks. His case remains unsolved, leaving his family searching for justice . One retired NYPD officer later reflected, “Had this happened on any other day, we might have had a better shot at solving it. But 9/11 changed everything.”

I feel heartbroken for Henryk Siwiak. He left Poland hoping to build a better life for his family but ended up losing his life on a grieving night. His story reminds me that every person’s life matters. We should keep searching for answers and justice as a part of humanity.

"To be the last man killed on Sept. 11 is to be hopelessly anonymous, quietly mourned by a few while, year after year, the rest of the city looks toward Lower Manhattan. No one reads his name into a microphone at a ceremony. No memorial marks the sidewalk where he fell with a bullet in his lung."

– Michael Wilson, The New York Times

If you want to learn more about Henryk Siwiak’s life, his childhood, and the impact of his tragic death, check out the interview with his sister Lucyna Siwiak on the "Anatomy of Murder" podcast, available on Spotify.

What do you think happened to Henryk Siwiak? Could it have been a tragic mistake, or was there more to it.? Will this case ever reopen and be solved?

That's a wrap for today's case! See you in the next post.

-Anisha :)

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Mystery of Somerton Man SOLVED after 73 years as DNA finally identifies body

For decades, authorities, academics and the public alike have traded theories about the identity of the mysterious Somerton Man, whose body was found on a beach outside of Adelaide, Australia, on December 1, 1948. He was a Russian spy. A jilted lover poisoned by his paramour. A smuggler!?

The truth, however, is seemingly more mundane. A new DNA analysis suggests the Somerton Man is Carl “Charles” Webb, an electrical engineer from Melbourne who vanished from the public record in April 1947.

Colleen Fitzpatrick, a forensic genealogist who specializes in using DNA to solve cold cases, identified the Somerton Man using hairs caught in his death mask.  To narrow down the pool of potential candidates, Fitzpatrick plugged the Somerton man’s DNA into the genealogical research database GEDmatch. After finding a match to a distant cousin, the researchers constructed a family tree of some 4,000 people. They then used archival records to search for individuals whose biographies mirrored what was known about the Somerton Man. Webb, who was born in the Australian state of Victoria in 1905, fit the bill.

On the matter of how he died city coroner said; “There was no indication of violence, and I am compelled to the finding that death resulted from poison, But I cannot say whether it was administered by the deceased himself or by some other person.”

Authorities in Adelaide exhumed the Somerton Man’s body last May and are currently conducting genetic testing on the remains. The last mention of Webb in the historical record dates to April 1947, when he left his wife. In October 1951, three years after the Somerton Man’s death, Dorothy placed a notice in the Age newspaper stating that she had begun divorce proceedings against Webb on the grounds of desertion. By then, Dorothy had moved from Melbourne to Bute, a town 89 miles northeast of Adelaide.

Records showed that Webb enjoyed reading and writing poetry, as well as betting on horse races. He had a sister who lived in Melbourne and was married to a man named Thomas Keane—likely the T. Keane whose name appears on the clothing in the Somerton Man’s suitcase. (As for the American origins of the attire, Abbott speculates that Keane bought the clothing second-hand from a G.I. stationed in Australia.)

Plenty of questions surrounding the case remain: Why did Webb come to Somerton Beach? What was his cause of death? Did he die by suicide? Was he murdered? These answers still remain and being looked into still.

There’s almost a sequel film here, not of ‘who is Somerton man?’, but now it’s ‘the mysterious case of Charles Webb’.”