Recent content by jgfitzge

“he was perhaps part of the spectrum” funny you would mention this observation. Recently I have thought the same thing concerning Martin. First

Recently, I was biking up in that area and I decided to pull into one of the Minuteman parking lots on route 2A, about a quarter mile from the Old Bedford Road entrance/exit. I decided to take a look at where possibly the old Risch house once stood. No cars can go into the road. You can only...

Well, it looks like maybe you and have been speaking with the same people. Over the years whenever I’ve spoken with anyone who lived or worked in/around Lincoln about the Risch case the general theme I get is the local police have always been of the opinion that the party responsible for the...

Yes, I have heard the story about the neighbor hearing the garage door open and close before. I’m 99% sure we are talking about Mrs. Keane. I believe her first name like her daughter is Virginia, the eyewitness to the blue/gray automobile in the Risch’s driveway. To be clear, the neighbor is...

I recall case went to the Norfolk Grand Jury twice, with no indictments. As mentioned above, Brian Simoni died at Mass General a couple of years ago. I believe there wasn't an Obituary. Supposedly he had been living out in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard

Betty, very good summary. I’ve read just about everything on this case and early on I dismissed “she left on own accord starting a new life” and the abortion theories. The one thing I have evolved on a bit are the eyewitness sightings. The eyewitness sighting of her walking up Route 2A near...

Great point about something very wrong going on in Joan’s life at the time. There were signs and it seemed like they were coming to a crescendo in that last week. It was obvious she was preoccupied with something. I’m not saying these clues were obvious, but in reading all the material I could...

“From the Daily News article: "He [Droney] wanted Harnois and State Police Detective Chief Michael J. Cullinane to question Risch again and to get Mrs. Risch's medical records from Ridgefield, "because certain key persons are not telling all they know." Well, one "key" person who was talking was...

I agree with you about the Japanese restaurant being part of the same motel/hotel. That still goes onto this day where many of the holiday ends have the Japanese restaurant Bamboo attached to it.

An article from the Cape Cod times concerning the investigation. Lots of rumors and speculation concerning what may have happened. A getaway, or foul play?

The more read think about the case it’s clear to me that Simone was in the old man’s car. He admits it in his 1986 interview and clearly gives the same description as the coworkers at the restaurant. I believe the story about the trooper passing off Simone to him is B. S. Now, whether she got to...

Hello, I want to give a little initial input on the latest Boston Globe article concerning Eric Anderson as a possible suspect in Simone Rinkers disappearance on Labor Day, 1977. Maybe over the weekend I’ll look into my archives a little bit more but, here are some initial thoughts that I have...

You’re right, I forgot about the paywall. There’s a very short capsule, it does mention the suspects me, and if you research the suspect was responsible for a few other cases in Massachusetts. Summary: Rick Nagle, a retired State Police detective lieutenant, who after reading the Globe’s recent...

Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe publishes a regular cold case file series. Here’s an article published just the other day concerning a retired Mass state police detective, considering a potential suspect in Simone Ridinger’s disappearance. ‘He was hunting females along the Cape Cod Canal.’...

Upon further reflection, I recall back in the 60s and 70s your phone bill itemized long distance calls, but could not itemize local calls. I believe it was possible for the phone company to trace calls back then, but it was very difficult, rare and it was laborious.