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“No One Stepped Into Their Path”- the Prophecy of Monica Caison and the CUE...
“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...
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In the Shadow of Sandy Hook What Should be the Yardstick for Victim’s Privacy?
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...
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The Most Important “Head’s Up EVER! The Victim Information Notification...
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),...
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WHAT IS MURDER BY OMISSION?
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...
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Arlis Perry Part II Skeptics, Satanists and Serials Murderers
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,...
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The Rights of Crime Victims: A “Back of the Bus” Mentality
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...
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WHERE’S THE HEART IN JOURNALISM FOR THE PLIGHT OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME?
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...
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How A Town Heals From Mass Tragedy
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...
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The Legacy of Leah Toby Roberts and the “On the Road to Remember Tour“ with...
“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...
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“The Murky World” of Jury Consultants
“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...
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On the Road to Remember Tour Connecticut Event
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...
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Karl Karlsen Establishes a Pattern of Conduct
“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...
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On the Road to Remember 2014 in Connecticut
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...
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Confessions: Cleansing the Heart
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...
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Who is a Missing Person?
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...
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Protection Under the Dome: Is Your State Capitol a Safe Place?
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...
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Perseverance with a Purpose: The Cue Center for Missing Persons 2015 Conference
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...
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The Best Kept Secret: The Crime of Abandoned Babies
“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...
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No Body Homicide Cases: How to Prove the Victim is Dead
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...
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The Back Stories of Victim Impact
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...
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