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“No One Stepped Into Their Path”- the Prophecy of Monica Caison and the CUE Center for Missing Persons

March 25, 2014, 6:02 am
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“The silence of ignorance can be deafening  and therefore we must break it whenever the opportunity is presented.” Donna R. Gore The book “The Road Less Traveled” has made publishing history, with more than 10 years on The New York Times bestseller list, sales of more than 7 million copies translation into more than 23 […]
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In the Shadow of Sandy Hook What Should be the Yardstick for Victim’s Privacy?

April 2, 2014, 7:42 am
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  Even 15 months after the most horrendous mass killing of children and adults in recent history, the wounds are still fresh… A year anniversary passed in December…. A Governor appointed Advisory Council is still grappling with the “why of it” in hopes of gaining insight into the prevention of another mass tragedy of its […]
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The Most Important “Head’s Up EVER! The Victim Information Notification System (VINE)

May 7, 2014, 4:33 pm
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  A counterpart to Connecticut’s Office of the Victim Advocate is the Judicial Branch Services in the Office of Victim Services. They oversee the Victim Information Notification System (VINE), otherwise known locally as CT SAVIN – Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (System). CT SAVIN is a free, confidential service that provides crime victims […]
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WHAT IS MURDER BY OMISSION?

May 29, 2014, 1:50 am
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Leave it to me to find a “quirky” murder charge called murder by omission.  I read about it somewhere and wanted to know more. That’s usually how my writings begin.  Whether there is a plethora of material or not, I can usually make “somethin’ outta nothin’ “ if the answer is not-Naught!  In this case, […]
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Arlis Perry Part II Skeptics, Satanists and Serials Murderers

June 25, 2014, 2:48 pm
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  I am far, far from a religious scholar and would never even consider delving into such waters of my own accord.   However, the “waters of fascination,” with the many permutations, rumors, myths, half-truths and factoids of the murder of Arlis Perry came calling recently. Just as my initial bare bones of a blog […]
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The Rights of Crime Victims: A “Back of the Bus” Mentality 

June 30, 2014, 7:57 am
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As citizens born and bred in the United States, we often cannot appreciate our freedoms…unless they have been trampled upon in the most egregious of ways. Some rights are considered  fundamental and “Universal,” recognized by the United Nations which  structurally has six arms –governing bodies  (See reference #57 for a pictorial summary)  These include:  […]
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WHERE’S THE HEART IN JOURNALISM FOR THE PLIGHT OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME?

July 21, 2014, 6:15 pm
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In bygone years, journalists were supposed to stick to the “W’s” – Who, What, Where, When, Why …and How  to present a factual account of a journalistic piece.  However, as a survivor of crime, I now clearly see that reams of paper and ink are devoted to the “who” meaning the perpetrator and the “what” […]
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How A Town Heals From Mass Tragedy

August 14, 2014, 7:58 am
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  In the aftermath of the mass homicides of Newtown, CT, I wondered how a town collectively heals after such events.  We have innumerable examples from which to draw for purposes of discussion. What follows is not an exhaustive account, but a sampling of how each tragedy blossomed into positive remembrances. The primary element,  the motivation […]
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The Legacy of Leah Toby Roberts and the  “On the Road to Remember Tour“ with the CUE Center for Missing Persons 2014 

August 17, 2014, 2:24 pm
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  “There are no good-byes, wherever we are, you’ll always be in my heart”. Anonymous GONE MISSING at age 23! Leah was an adventurous young woman from Durham, North Carolina who was inspired and grieving. If this combination was flirting with disaster only Leah, her perpetrator(s), and perhaps the well honed experience of Monica Caison, […]
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“The Murky World” of Jury Consultants

September 2, 2014, 3:54 am
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“Reading  people is neither a science nor an innate gift. It is a matter of knowing what to look and listen for, having the curiosity and patience to gather the necessary information, and understanding how to recognize the patterns in a person’s appearance, body language, voice, and conduct”         …….Jo-Ellan Dimitrius   Jury […]
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On the Road to Remember Tour Connecticut Event

September 29, 2014, 4:17 am
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  To date, NamUs, The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, lists approximately 164 registered missing from Connecticut.  Other sources are claiming 300+.  The true number may be somewhere in between. ALL families in Connecticut that have a missing person or unsolved homicide are invited to attend. The event is FREE and open to the public. […]
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Karl Karlsen Establishes a Pattern of Conduct

October 7, 2014, 1:10 pm
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  “I took advantage of the opportunity (of a death.)” A confession to an ex-wife about murdering his son, it appears he is talking in code of some sort. “I didn’t push the truck, I said,” Karl Karlsen continued. His second wife, Cindy was wearing a wire and capturing his words during “Operation Abigail” in cooperation […]
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On the Road to Remember 2014 in Connecticut

October 13, 2014, 5:21 pm
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I am a fine person in my own right with talents, and skills and hope for the future! I am a person of every, race, creed, color, age, gender and ethnicity or circumstance. I may have veered off the most direct or safest path…or someone else may have taken control such that my future is […]
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Confessions: Cleansing the Heart

November 6, 2014, 3:55 pm
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There are so many circumstances under which so many people confess…. This blog is not an attempt to chronicle all serial killers, or even one killer’s confessions, or a discussion of false accusations or wrongful convictions. To try to compile such information in one shot, this writer would just faint away in exhaustion. However, my […]
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Who is a Missing Person? 

January 14, 2015, 6:25 am
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This question came across social media to me recently and the question had me thinking about all the permutations of “the missing.” Is there a true definition? Is there an official “Journal of the Missing”, published monthly and doled out to all library shelves at University libraries? A quick internet search revealed nothing.  This is […]
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Protection Under the Dome: Is Your State Capitol a Safe Place? 

February 27, 2015, 4:15 pm
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It’s a “sign of the times” so they say…being cautious and proactive against future violence.  After 9-11 in our neighboring state of New York and the horrible massacre in Newtown, CT in 2012, you would think that we would have caught up with other states. However, it appears that public buildings for the public’s use […]
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Perseverance with a Purpose: The Cue Center for Missing Persons 2015 Conference

March 30, 2015, 10:19 am
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No matter how it is traditionally measured, perseverance took center stage at this year’s 11th Annual Community United Effort for the Missing Conference. It is “the glue of one’s existence” once a missing person and/or potential homicide occurs. Weeks, months, years can pass while the mind, the heart and “every molecule” searches for the reason […]
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The Best Kept Secret: The Crime of Abandoned Babies

April 29, 2015, 1:59 pm
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“Babies don’t deserve to be thrown in the garbage like the scrapings off the plates of the Thanksgiving dinner.”  Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robert Delvin, Jr. “Cost neutral communication options” is the term used since April 2010 from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families and legislators when it comes to the “throw away behavior” […]
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No Body Homicide Cases: How to Prove the Victim is Dead 

June 3, 2015, 5:33 am
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  According to Tad DiBiase, prosecutor and author of No Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim is Missing, there are only two ways to prove that a “no body victim” is truly dead. (Page 19) One way is via physical evidence. Tad offers the example of […]
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The Back Stories of Victim Impact

June 11, 2015, 12:40 pm
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  Every crime victim has at least one “back story.” They are the stories that the media doesn’t report, doesn’t know, doesn’t care about, particularly in the manner of humanizing the victim and not focusing solely on the perpetrator.  Back stories contain the victimology, the inspirational moments, the turning points in life. For assistance in […]
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