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The Politics of Home Alone
When is it okay to leave a child unattended? This surprisingly simple question has some complex answers that change with the decades.…
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More on Christopher Laverack
I finally turn to a more detailed investigation of the 1984 murder of 9 year-old Christopher Laverack.…
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Claudia Lawrence and Christopher Halliwell
Why do some people (and many tabloid newspapers) continue to link Claudia Lawrence and Christopher Halliwell? The police have repeatedly stated that there is no link whatsoever.…
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Claudia Lawrence Dossier: Timeline
I have finally finished an initial version of the timeline of the final days of Claudia Lawrence, who disappeared near York in March 2009. She has not been seen since.…
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The Presumption of Murder
When is a missing person considered permanently missing? The lack of a body causes havoc with justice systems everywhere in the world.…
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Prime Suspect Arrested in Connection with the Death of Emma Caldwell
The sad case of Emma Caldwell has been the subject of a detailed BBC documentary. After Iain Packer was arrested today, could justice be near?…
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Paradise: Peta Frampton and Chris Farmer
A new line of enquiry for Crime Guy heads to 1970s Guatemala.…
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Book: Injured Parties by Monica Weller
The 1966 murder of Dr Helen Davidson near Amersham, Buckinghamshire, is the subject of Monica Weller’s cold case investigation.…
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Book: One Of Your Own by Carol Ann Lee
I love reviewing books, especially ones as good as this, about one of the cases that has haunted me since I first heard about it in my early teens.…
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Sophie Toscan du Plantier: An Approach
This is my mission statement from August 2021, when I felt like I knew as much as anyone would want to know. I was wrong then, but what do you think of the approach in general?…
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Sophie Toscan du Plantier: Who Do You Believe?
Some personal recollections and how they relate to the terrible mystery of West Cork. My second article on this case from August 2021.…
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Sophie Toscan du Plantier: The Nature of Memory
I no longer think that Eddie Cassidy's witness statements are significant in this case, but it is striking that most people find it next to impossible to recall what time something happened.…
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Sophie Toscan du Plantier: Dodgy Eye Witnesses
Last summer, I decided to test my own accuracy as an eye witness. I was shocked at how bad I was and how little I could recall.…
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Sophie du Plantier was not the Only Victim in 100 Years
This is about the definition of murder, and how short memories can be.…
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Sophie Toscan du Plantier: My Final Theory
In trying to set this case aside, I offer my strongest theory about what happened on the night of 22nd / 23rd December 1996.…
