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Bryan Kohberger’s Probable Cause Affidavit

This may be all we get before the trial starts, based on a gag order the Judge has placed on Bryan Kohberger’s case, but here is the Probable Cause Affidavit released today after he was formerly charged. Essentially this document contains the reasons why they zeroed in on Kohberger as a suspect and the evidence they gathered to secure the arrest warrant.

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Suffolk County DA office admits possible link between John Bittrolff and LISK

I’ve been pretty quiet the past few months. I haven’t been writing or blogging at all. But I’ve been paying close attention to the news. In July, a Suffolk county jury found John Bittrolff guilty of the decades-old murders of … Continue reading →

Arrest made in Karina Vetrano’s murder

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on how the Queens DA had sent a request to the New York State Commissioner of Criminal Justice Services asking for permission to use familial searching of DNA to help solve the … Continue reading →

Dismembered remains found in the Bronx this week

Is the Manorville Butcher back at work this week? Yesterday, police reported two workers at the Metropolitan trash Transfer Station in the Bronx discovered a woman’s torso and leg in a pile of trash that had been dropped off the … Continue reading →

A Closer Look at the Long Island Serial Killer and John Bittrolff

Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at the timelines and potential victims of the serial killer(s) that have been plaguing the Long Island and Manorville areas over the past few decades and I wanted to get it all … Continue reading →

A Closer Look at the Long Island Murder Victims

Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at the timelines and potential victims of LISK and I wanted to get it all down in writing and plot the locations on a map. In one of my recent posts, … Continue reading →

Is former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke connected to LISK?

Could it be true? That’s what John Ray, attorney for Shannan Gilbert’s family, is suggesting. In an explosive news conference on Thursday, Ray brought forth a Long Island escort named “Leanne” who claims about a year after Gilbert went missing, … Continue reading →

Previously unidentified victim now positively linked to the Gilgo Beach murders

I’ve been following the Long Island Serial Killer case for years, and I think this might be the biggest reveal we’ve seen yet. In 1997, nineteen years ago, a woman’s torso was discovered in Hempstead Lake State Park. Her identity … Continue reading →

Should familial DNA searching be legal in all 50 states?

You know the drill: a murder is committed and investigators gather evidence from the crime scene–fingerprints, strands of hair, and, if they’re lucky, DNA. Once a DNA profile is obtained, police enter it into the national CODIS database, searching for … Continue reading →

Cal Harris acquitted in wife’s 2001 murder

It has been 15 years and a total of four murder trials for New York millionaire and businessman Calvin Harris. This week, the wild ride finally came to an end as a judge acquitted him of killing his wife, Michele. … Continue reading →