This is a general discussion thread for cold cases, cold case innovations, or possibly to break out into a thread, if the interest goes that way.
This is a general discussion thread for cold cases, cold case innovations, or possibly to break out into a thread, if the interest goes that way.
I was reading this article on the internet about murder victim Dennis Wustenhoff and thought it was such a sad commentary! A journalism class helped prepare the information. The article is written like a story and really drew me in!
He was murdered by a bomb that was planted in his undercover car and the case remains unsolved.
projectcoldcase.org
He was murdered by a bomb that was planted in his undercover car and the case remains unsolved.
Dennis Wustenhoff - Project: Cold Case
projectcoldcase.org
I’m not sure where to put this so it won’t get lost. It’s an excellent article about Carl Koppelman and his years of dedication to solving unidentified persons cases.
www.aarp.org
An Unassuming Accountant Helps Solve Missing Person Cases
Carl Koppelman found his true passion - helping to identify the dead through his sketches. Read the victim's stories and see if you can help ID them.
www.aarp.org
Car belonging to Auburn student missing since 1976 found submerged in creek with bones inside
Kyle Clinkscales was 22-years-old when he left LaGrange, Georgia to go back to Auburn, where he was a junior.
www.al.com
Mel70
I miss you Oreo.
Seems like such a great guy. Wonderful dad. A perfectionist. Diligent at his job. Liked to make people laugh. His poor kids.I was reading this article on the internet about murder victim Dennis Wustenhoff and thought it was such a sad commentary! A journalism class helped prepare the information. The article is written like a story and really drew me in!
He was murdered by a bomb that was planted in his undercover car and the case remains unsolved.
Dennis Wustenhoff - Project: Cold Case
Sunburst
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Everyone is pretty familiar with the Borden murders of 1892 in Fall River, MA. I am not going to rehash everything about the case here-there are a bazillion sites that do that. At this point the case will never be solved definitively. But I jumped down that rabbit hole anyway and found two very interesting sites if anyone wants to explore the case in great detail. Here's the first one.
On this second site, I found something that is sort of creepy, but intriguing at the same time. Using AI, someone took some very famous pictures of Lizzie, her older sister Emma, Bridget the maid, Uncle John, Lizzie and Emma's bio mom Sarah Morse Borden. and of course the two victims in the case- Abbie Borden and Andrew Borden. As you will recall, Abbie was Lizzie's stepmother and Andrew was her father. (Lizzie's bio mom died when Lizzie was about 2 and Emma was 11-12 years old.)
That person then animated the photos with AI so people could get an idea of what they looked like in life, rather than just looking at static photographs. Here is the link to that page with the AI animation.
lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com
On this second site, I found something that is sort of creepy, but intriguing at the same time. Using AI, someone took some very famous pictures of Lizzie, her older sister Emma, Bridget the maid, Uncle John, Lizzie and Emma's bio mom Sarah Morse Borden. and of course the two victims in the case- Abbie Borden and Andrew Borden. As you will recall, Abbie was Lizzie's stepmother and Andrew was her father. (Lizzie's bio mom died when Lizzie was about 2 and Emma was 11-12 years old.)
That person then animated the photos with AI so people could get an idea of what they looked like in life, rather than just looking at static photographs. Here is the link to that page with the AI animation.
Gallery
Abby around 1865 Lizzie Andrew Borden as she looked at the time of the murders Abby Durfee Gray Borden at age 49 Uncle John Vinnicum Morse Sarah Morse Borden, Lizzie’s mother 1823-1863 Emma L…
lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com
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That’s kewl!Everyone is pretty familiar with the Borden murders of 1892 in Fall River, MA. I am not going to rehash everything about the case here-there are a bazillion sites that do that. At this point the case will never be solved definitively. But I jumped down that rabbit hole anyway and found two very interesting sites if anyone wants to explore the case in great detail. Here's the first one.
On this second site, I found something that is sort of creepy, but intriguing at the same time. Using AI, someone took some very famous pictures of Lizzie, her older sister Emma, Bridget the maid, Uncle John, Lizzie and Emma's bio mom Sarah Morse Borden. and of course the two victims in the case- Abbie Borden and Andrew Borden. As you will recall, Abbie was Lizzie's stepmother and Andrew was her father. (Lizzie's bio mom died when Lizzie was about 2 and Emma was 11-12 years old.)
That person then animated the photos with AI so people could get an idea of what they looked like in life, rather than just looking at static photographs. Here is the link to that page with the AI animation.
Gallery
Abby around 1865 Lizzie Andrew Borden as she looked at the time of the murders Abby Durfee Gray Borden at age 49 Uncle John Vinnicum Morse Sarah Morse Borden, Lizzie’s mother 1823-1863 Emma L…
Little boy snatched 73 years ago found alive and well
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Missing boy snatched from park in California 73 years ago found alive and well
A missing boy has been found alive and well 73 years after being abducted, putting an end to a decades-old cold case.Luis Armando Albino, who was born in Puerto Rico, was aged 6 when he was snatched from a park in West Oakland, California in 1951.
According to multiple reports, Albino was tracked down thanks to DNA testing and newspaper clippings and was found alive on the east coast of the USA.
Albino, a retired firefighter and Marine Corps veteran, was found after 73 years by his niece Alida Alequin, 63, the LA Times reports.
Albino was playing in Jefferson Square Park near his family home with his brother Roger in February 1951 when he was lured away, an article from the Oakland Tribune reported at the time.
His niece told the press Albino was taken to the east coast by a couple who then raised him as their son.
Albino's mother, who died in 2005, kept a newspaper clipping of the article about the kidnapping in her wallet until her death.
"She always had hope that he would come home," Alequin told The Times.
The long-lost boy was found after his niece took a DNA test in 2020 and matched with a man who turned out to be her uncle, Albino.
With the help of the FBI and Justice Department, Alequin worked to track Albino down and reunited him with his family.
Alequin told The Times her uncle said he had some memories of being abducted but was never able to find the truth.
He was not willing to speak to the media after being found.
Guess Who
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So was this a case of illegal adoption or a real kidnap to raise situation. I know it says he was taken to the east coast by the couple that raised him, but that doesn't mean that they did the actual kidnapping and it also doesn't mean that they didn't.Little boy snatched 73 years ago found alive and well
Missing boy snatched from park in California 73 years ago found alive and well
A missing boy has been found alive and well 73 years after being abducted, putting an end to a decades-old cold case.
Luis Armando Albino, who was born in Puerto Rico, was aged 6 when he was snatched from a park in West Oakland, California in 1951.
According to multiple reports, Albino was tracked down thanks to DNA testing and newspaper clippings and was found alive on the east coast of the USA.
Albino, a retired firefighter and Marine Corps veteran, was found after 73 years by his niece Alida Alequin, 63, the LA Times reports.
Albino was playing in Jefferson Square Park near his family home with his brother Roger in February 1951 when he was lured away, an article from the Oakland Tribune reported at the time.
His niece told the press Albino was taken to the east coast by a couple who then raised him as their son.
Albino's mother, who died in 2005, kept a newspaper clipping of the article about the kidnapping in her wallet until her death.
"She always had hope that he would come home," Alequin told The Times.
The long-lost boy was found after his niece took a DNA test in 2020 and matched with a man who turned out to be her uncle, Albino.
With the help of the FBI and Justice Department, Alequin worked to track Albino down and reunited him with his family.
Alequin told The Times her uncle said he had some memories of being abducted but was never able to find the truth.
He was not willing to speak to the media after being found.
True. It could’ve been through a shady adoption agency of some kind. What an incredible story though!So was this a case of illegal adoption or a real kidnap to raise situation. I know it says he was taken to the east coast by the couple that raised him, but that doesn't mean that they did the actual kidnapping and it also doesn't mean that they didn't.