Recent content by jgfitzge

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.

Interesting, I’m not sure if this was a one time call or whether there were several calls by this woman asking for “Flossie.” They were previous reports of an “excited”woman calling the Risch household in early November asking for Joan. For these phone calls Martin Risch’s father was the one...

I totally agree that Martin had nothing to do with his wife’s disappearance. I don’t believe he hired anyone to make his wife disappear. I believe a few years back I posted the same reasons as you did; no reports of large life insurance, no lover waiting in the wings, he stayed in the same...

Anyway to tell how many ruleouts from Massachusetts or New England?

This podcast just came out about this case. Susan Simoni: “Unanswered Questions” | MURDERISH Ep. 185

One mystery in Stephen Ahern’s book that wasn’t addressed were the strange, unexplained calls from the “excited woman” mentioned in this article from 2014. http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2014/10/joan-risch-runaway-wife-or-murder-victim.html

Not much information about Kenneth but I am pretty sure this is the brother Robert referenced in the description. This is Robert’s obituary from 02/2016. Kenneth is listed as his one and only brother, with the other siblings as sisters...

I agree with you on this point. I know family members deal with tragedy in different ways but I always found the public behavior of Martin Rush a bit odd. In my research there appears to be little on record of the days, months, and years following the event and how the family coped. I also do...

Yes, you are correct.Frank moved out to California to be with us separated wife and daughter. Oh yes, I agree with you a hundred percent on the “humor print.“ very creepy.