norest4thewicked
True Crime Writer
Hello to all here at Websleuths! This is my first post as I just found this site.
I am hoping that there is someone, somewhere who will be able to help with this cold case. I lived in the small Alaskan town of Sitka and everyone pretty much knew everyone else. The Baggen family and our family had 5 daughters. My daughters were around the same ages as theirs were. Sitka was a fabulous place to raise children and that is what kept us there. The night of May 4th, 1996 changed that forever. As far as I know, there never was before or since a murder such as this.
Jessica was killed on her 17th birthday, walking home from her party. I am attaching the links below to let you know the limited amount of information that was given to the public to help solve this.
There was a man, Richard Bingham, who came forward a few days after the murder and confessed, but it was found that he was not the murderer. For a town as small and innocent as Sitka, Alaska, the Police Department would have had literally zero experience in investigating this type of a crime. Even the state investigators would have minimal experience.
I just have a hard time accepting that this murder has gone unsolved and, having a daughter the same age as Jessica, and seeing her grow up to be a woman just breaks my heart for the Baggen family.
If anyone can help in ANY way with advice or anything at all, please help me. I know it's going to be so difficult to solve, but I feel it is my place to try. Thank you so much in advance for any help you can give.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/050609/loc_436915202.shtml
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...5Xe9ge&sig=AHIEtbSxk4l6uU_BKYs9mSPLy7izmMs6-A
I am hoping that there is someone, somewhere who will be able to help with this cold case. I lived in the small Alaskan town of Sitka and everyone pretty much knew everyone else. The Baggen family and our family had 5 daughters. My daughters were around the same ages as theirs were. Sitka was a fabulous place to raise children and that is what kept us there. The night of May 4th, 1996 changed that forever. As far as I know, there never was before or since a murder such as this.
Jessica was killed on her 17th birthday, walking home from her party. I am attaching the links below to let you know the limited amount of information that was given to the public to help solve this.
There was a man, Richard Bingham, who came forward a few days after the murder and confessed, but it was found that he was not the murderer. For a town as small and innocent as Sitka, Alaska, the Police Department would have had literally zero experience in investigating this type of a crime. Even the state investigators would have minimal experience.
I just have a hard time accepting that this murder has gone unsolved and, having a daughter the same age as Jessica, and seeing her grow up to be a woman just breaks my heart for the Baggen family.
If anyone can help in ANY way with advice or anything at all, please help me. I know it's going to be so difficult to solve, but I feel it is my place to try. Thank you so much in advance for any help you can give.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/050609/loc_436915202.shtml
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...5Xe9ge&sig=AHIEtbSxk4l6uU_BKYs9mSPLy7izmMs6-A