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By David Lohr

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Last Entry: August 14, 2012 at 16:53:10

New Leads Sought in D.B. Cooper Skyjacker Case

Posted on May 19, 2008
The advent of new technologies and DNA testing has resulted in renewed efforts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to solve the 36-year-old mystery of the D.B. Cooper skyjacker case. "Who was Cooper? Did he survive the jump? And what...

The Missing -- A Weekly exposé of Lost Souls -- Issue #14

Posted on May 16, 2008
In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the mysterious disappearance of Ahren Benjamin Barnard, a 35-year-old resident of Boise, Idaho, who went missing in December 2004. "I live with this every single day," Ahren's mother, Vicki Barnard, said...

Washington State Police Allege Sandra Dee Martinez Faked Cancer to Avoid Work

Posted on May 15, 2008
Have you ever called in sick to work or school because you didn't feel like going? If you haven't, you probably know someone who has, and I'm sure you are familiar with all the standard excuses. However, I doubt you...

Couple Indicted for Training a 12-Year-Old Girl to be a Dominatrix

Posted on May 14, 2008
On Monday, the office of John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a federal grand jury had indicted a man and woman on charges that the couple allegedly trained the woman's young daughter...

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The Truth You Don't Know About Sex Offenders

Posted on May 13, 2008
Despite reform efforts by victim's rights organizations and the enactment of new laws and procedures by the House and the Senate, sex crimes continue to rise in the U.S. In recent years, the introduction of the sex offender registry has...

Two Adults and Three Children Found Dead in Houston Home

Posted on May 12, 2008
Police in Houston, Texas are investigating the mysterious deaths of a family of five in the 10100 block of Stonewood Street today. Investigators say the victims are two adults and three young children. On Saturday afternoon, Winston Brisko noticed that...

The Missing - A Weekly exposé of Lost Souls - Issue #12

Posted on May 09, 2008
In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Trevor Paul Morse, a 30-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, who vanished in May 2007. "I am the father of a missing adult male," Trevor's...

Walter Ferri Guns Down Family in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Posted on May 08, 2008
Police say Ferri killed himself, along with Stacy and Sherry Lee and James Glass On Monday, nineteen-year-old James Glass of Long Beach, Mississippi, was engaged to the love of his life, 19-year-old Stacy Lee, of Gulfport. Not only were the...

Stay Tuned for Posts Resuming Thursday

Posted on May 06, 2008
I will be posting to The Criminal Report Daily again beginning on Thursday. In the meantime, check out Investigation Discovery's other blogs including Bizarre Crimes of the Week and Hollywood on Trial.

Nineteen-year-old Jessica Vasquez Arrested in Beating of Eighty-One-Year-Old Woman

Posted on May 05, 2008
"I guess I was born, naturally born, born bad. Born bad, it's such as sin . . . I'll never be the same again. I'm naturally born to be, bad as a girl can be. . . ." When I...

Outrage Over DUI Arrest of Expectant Mother Nicole Marie Vanneil

Posted on May 02, 2008
In this day and age it is common knowledge that drugs and alcohol don't mix well with pregnancy. Unfortunately, common sense is not a virtue, and in this case it appears that intelligence was also a sparse commodity. The combination...

The Missing - A Weekly exposé of Lost Souls - Issue #11

Posted on May 01, 2008
In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the mysterious disappearance of Robert Stephen Brown, a 49-year-old resident of Fort Worth, Texas, who went missing in March 2007. "It has been a long year since his disappearance," Robert's sister,...

John Tassinari's Love of Guns Had Nothing to Do with Wife's Murder

Posted on April 30, 2008
"My wife has been cheating on me, and I just shot her dead. Please come arrest me. . . I'm sorry." Twenty-nine-year-old John Tassinari spoke those chilling words to an Abington, Massachusetts police dispatcher last Tuesday evening, just moments after...

Police Say Josef Fritzl Had Seven Children With Daughter He Held Captive For 24 Years

Posted on April 29, 2008
Police in Amstetten, Austria are investigating a 73-old-man who they say held his 42-year-old daughter prisoner in a cellar for the last 24 years. Police also allege the man, identified only as Josef Fritzl, fathered seven children with his daughter,...

Police and Media Should Review Missing Person Guidelines

Posted on April 28, 2008
The evolution of crime journalism is both disturbing and disheartening. Too often missing persons go unreported by major media outlets because they do not fall into a specific category. If you're not white, blonde and good-looking, then you had better...

New Charges Filed Against Abbiejane Swogger, Former Teacher Accused of Hosting Teen Sex Party

Posted on April 25, 2008
Police now say Swogger posed nude with minors and had sex with at least one teen In February, police in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, arrested 34-year-old Abbiejane Swogger, a former stripper and special education teacher's aide, after they found her in...

Hip-hop Artist J-Dott Com Gunned Down in Eastern Pennsylvania

Posted on April 24, 2008
On the morning of April 21, an Allentown, Pennsylvania police dispatcher received a 9-1-1 call reporting shots fired near Martin Luther King Boulevard. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the body of 26-year-old Jean Armand Nerette, aka J-Dott...

The Missing - A Weekly expos� of Lost Souls - Issue #10

Posted on April 23, 2008
In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the sudden and mysterious disappearance of John James Morris, a 38-year-old resident of Dickerson, Maryland, who vanished in July 2007. "I have been searching for my son since he disappeared after...

Ryan Schallenberger Arrested for Plotting "Columbine-Like" Massacre

Posted on April 21, 2008
A high school student from Chesterfield, South Carolina, was arrested this past weekend after his parents called police and alerted them to bomb-making materials that had been delivered to their home. The teen's parents also told police about a journal...

Police in Indiana Investigate Murder of Purdue University Student Liette Martinez

Posted on April 21, 2008
"I've spent the past two years just trying to be me, when really I don't know me anymore. So much has changed that [it] makes my head spin. I've let life pass me by and I don't know how to...

Stay Tuned for Posts Resuming Monday

Posted on April 17, 2008
I will be posting to The Criminal Report Daily again beginning on Monday. In the meantime, check out Investigation Discovery's other blogs including Hollywood on Trial and Bizarre Crimes of the Week.

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Patrick Kennedy Child Rape Case

Posted on April 16, 2008
Patrick O. Kennedy, 43, is one of two people facing execution in the United States for a crime other than murder. According to his lawyers, Kennedy's sentence is unconstitutional and should be deemed cruel and unusual punishment. The U.S. Supreme...

The Missing - A Weekly expos� of Lost Souls - Issue #9

Posted on April 15, 2008
In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the mysterious disappearance of William "Billy" Smolinski, a 31-year-old resident of Waterbury, Connecticut, who went missing on August 24, 2004. "We first learned of Billy's disappearance when his neighbor notified us...

Vermont Police Investigate Possible Murder-Suicide; Search for Missing Child

Posted on April 14, 2008
Police say Nicole Waring jumped into river holding 6-year-old daughter Police in Wardsboro, Vermont are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that occurred over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of 40-year-old Nicole Waring and her daughter, 6-year-old Dakota Waring...

Ten-Year-Old Girl Brutally Beaten by Bullies at a Playground in Erie, Pennsylvania

Posted on April 11, 2008
Your little girl is having fun at a playground when she spies a group of kids picking on her little sister. Doing what any big sister would do, she intervenes, only to discover she has walked into the middle of...

Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Beating Toddler to Death with Videogame Controller

Posted on April 10, 2008
I find it a challenge to be shocked by the atrocities committed by the human race. I have covered everything from serial murder to baby rape. The topic never changes - death, death, death - all day, every day. Each...

Father-Daughter Incest Couple Sentenced for Sexual Intercourse Resulting in Childbirth

Posted on April 09, 2008
There have been several cases of incest making headlines lately. Last month, I covered a case in Germany in which a constitutional court rejected an appeal by a man - who fathered four children with his sister - who wished...

The Missing - A Weekly Expos� of Lost Souls - Issue #8

Posted on April 08, 2008
In this week's edition of "The Missing," we revisit the mysterious disappearance of Jessica Edith Louise Foster, a 21-year-old woman from Canada, who vanished from the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2006. "Jessie was born in Calgary, AB,...

Body Floating in Michigan Creek Identified as Courtney Cook

Posted on April 07, 2008
In January I wrote an article about 28-year-old Courtney Cook, a woman who disappeared from her home in Marshall, Michigan. Unfortunately, the case took a tragic twist last week when a body found in a local creek was positively identified...

Stay Tuned for Posts Resuming Monday

Posted on April 03, 2008
I will be posting to The Criminal Report Daily again beginning on Monday. In the meantime, check out Investigation Discovery's other blogs including Hollywood on Trial and Bizarre Crimes of the Week.

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