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Whodunnit, and why? All about criminal investigations and the forensic methods used to search for clues and collect evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.

Backlash - Punk Lurking 79
James Shall looked in the mirror. He said to himself, "well, Jimmy, completed another day in the corporate world." Covid had become a friend to his business, though he sometimes wondered how he could keep up the pace. Since the pandemic, his business had bought, stripped, and looted at least a business a week for the last seventeen months. Jackson Markets were now crushed in receivership, and soon his lorries would stop and loot each location for anything worth taking.
By Bruce Curle `4 years ago in Criminal
Seattle Unknowns
I want to try something different. For the past several years now, I have been engaged in web sleuthing. If you’re reading this, you most likely already know what this is. I have enjoyed scouring through databases like the NamUs database and the Doe Network, searching for any John or Jane Doe case that might have some small sliver of information that might lead to a positive identification.
By Seattle Unknowns4 years ago in Criminal
Person In “SWAT” Gear Beats Woman To Death In Church
Terri Leann “Missy” Strickland was born on August 9, 1970, and grew up in Jacksboro, Texas. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephensville, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995. Upon graduating, she worked in retail.
By Cat Leigh4 years ago in Criminal
Shopping Cart Killer Detectives Look at Links With Missing Persons
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A Maryland mother’s anguish has intensified every day since she last spoke with her daughter just after midnight Monday, Mar. 2, 2020, six days before she would turn 32-years-old. The missing woman’s last known call was to her mom from a McDonald’s parking lot, telling her she felt harassed by an acquaintance.
By Terrie Mead4 years ago in Criminal
Gone in the Evergreen
"Of all the unexplained disappearances I have read about, I think Trenny Gibson’s may be the fastest vanishing I can recall. In just the time it took for someone to turn their head, Trenny was gone."
By Emily Kitazawa4 years ago in Criminal
Missing Woman’s Bone Fragments Found In Her Backyard
Monika Louise Rizzo was a 44-year-old woman originally from Bremen, Germany. For 26 years she had been married to Leonard Rizzo. She worked at a San Antonio, Texas, Department of Human Resources.
By Cat Leigh4 years ago in Criminal
The Bizarre Events of Skidmore, Missouri
People have been talking about the town bully of Skidmore, Missouri for years. Skidmore is a very small town located in Nodaway County. I live in the midwest and I'm still learning about this town that's been rumored to be cursed and as such, has received a lot of national attention. Some people may believe that Skidmore is cursed.
By Cathy Coombs4 years ago in Criminal
Teen Goes Missing While Hitchhiking
Amy Billig was born on January 9, 1957, to Susan and Nathaniel Billig. Susan was an interior designer and art dealer while Nathaniel worked at their art gallery. Amy was very spiritual and a dedicated vegetarian. She spent her free time reading, writing poetry, and playing the flute and guitar. Her dream was to become an actress.
By Cat Leigh4 years ago in Criminal
The Cold Cases of the I-70 Killer
I remember when a young woman was killed in a shopping center that wasn't far from where I used to live almost 30 years ago. It was the Woodson Village Shopping Center in Raytown, Missouri which also wasn't too far from access to Interstate 70 (I-70).
By Cathy Coombs4 years ago in Criminal
Woman Left On Mountain By Boyfriend
On Saturday, October 2, 2010, Patricia “Patti” Ann Krieger went hiking on Sauk Mountain, near Rockport, Washington. She was accompanied by her Rottweiler, Bear, her boyfriend Larry Lee Pressley, and a few of his relatives; Troy Robinson and his girlfriend Nichole Gardner, Matt Robinson and his girlfriend Chrissie Jones-Bumgardner, and James Pressley.
By Cat Leigh4 years ago in Criminal
Child Returns From School To Find Mother Dead
Helen Ruth Bohn was born on May 9, 1927, in Tiskilwa, Illinois. She married Otto Dyck Klassen in 1948 and the couple eventually settled in a ranch home in Elkhart, Indiana.
By Cat Leigh4 years ago in Criminal
Man Vanishes After Unknowingly Buying Stolen Car
Oliver Wendell Munson was a 39-year-old African-American living in Catonsville, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and was an industrial arts teacher at Ellicott City Middle School.
By Cat Leigh4 years ago in Criminal