Recent content by Jbetty567

Gotta wonder whether the boys were dumped in the same place, and the baby just washed farther down/out to sea. It seems like a lot of effort to ditch them in separate locations, and unlikely, IMO.

The judge's assistant tells me there is NO remote broadcast of the hearing. Anyone who wants to attend, must do so in person.

The answer is... a lot. I've come across them time and again, finally being exposed by investigative genetic genealogy. I'd say in the 150 or so such cases I've covered, about 70% are one-and-dones in terms of murders. They've almost all done SOMETHING, though - just as Gligor had (the...

There seems to be a lot of speculation about motive. These kinds of crimes are almost always sexually motivated - even if the offender fails to perpetrate a sexual assault. This teen boy no doubt had fantasies none of us can grasp - they likely involved violence toward women. (And/or, he’s an...

Hi - I've got to vent about something. Lt. Jason Johanssen said at the press conference, talking about the Gypsum Wash where Melonie was found, "she had been dragged there from what we believe was a car." This does NOT mean that she was dragged behind a car - and the police report (which I...

I would agree - all NH authorities recently refused to speak with me about Laura's case, and it was intimated that they are awaiting something specific - I would wager test results linking the same offender to Tammy.

Great find! I absolutely agree that the "appendicitis" was likely something else! Now what happened to that baby????

I totally agree - and for all we know, Marie could have been raped or taken advantage of, resulting in the early pregnancy.

Aw thanks! :)

Can I get your thoughts on the brother's name? I don't want to get it wrong! The old articles call him Raymond, but the recent one cited above (which interviews him) says he is Ramon. Maybe he was Raymond and now prefers Ramon? Anyone know?

Thank you for doing that. The info was all laid out in my podcast episode on the case, which Newark PD assisted with.

I just answered my own question: it was this incident that Fletcher was charged for. I wonder why he was acquitted.

Skully, I'm covering this case for an upcoming podcast episode - I'm planning on calling the detective but wondered whether this could be the 1972 case Fletcher was apparently tried and acquitted for: Tampa Times 2/19/72:

Also, can someone point me to the source for Ruth Ellis reconnecting with her birth mom in 2003? I'd like to include that in my podcast but I need to verify it. TY!

What do we think of this? Could Marian have been going by Mary? Her age (15) would fit for being born in 1932. It comports with what we think about Marian having a baby quite young... although this would rule out giving birth in July '47...