Tag: crime
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The Murder of Mei Leung
This is a long, double post by VenningB and Jay – split into two sections: the history of the incident (Venning) and the DNA aspect (Jay). This blog is primarily focused on the Los Angeles trial. Because the alleged Night Stalker crimes in San Francisco (the Pan Incident) and Orange County (the Carns/Erickson Incident) never…
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Moonlighting for CSI – The Uncharged Incident
*images may need to be viewed on a desktop due to size* “It should be noted at the outset that no suspect Avia shoes were obtained in this case and no scientific correlation between Avia shoeprints and petitioner Richard Ramirez exists.” Supplementary declaration of Forensic Specialist Lisa DiMeo We had hoped never to have to…
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Rorschach
*some images may need viewing on a desktop for greater clarity* “You see what you want to see” Geoff Johns – Doomsday Clock The Young Report – 1994 In 1994 Richard’s San Francisco defence lawyers, Michael Burt, Daro Inouye and Dorothy Bischoff, referred him for neuropsychological evaluation. The clinical psychologist retained to carry out the…
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Picking at a Scab – The Blumer Report 1986
* Images may need to be viewed on a desktop for greater clarity* “I wonder if I can write this history or if on every page there will be some sneaking show of a bitterness I thought long dead. I think myself cured of all spite, but when I touch pen to paper, the hurt…
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First Touch – The Vicary Report, September 1985
*Some images may be better viewed on a desktop because of the size* “The trial court failed properly to inquire about and conduct a fullhearing as to Petitioner’s mental competency to actively participate in the proceedings. Petitioner was entitled to a full and fair determination of his mental competency in this multiple murder capital case”.…
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Spill-Over
This post will concentrate specifically on Claim 20 of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed in 2008: the trial court’s denial of the motion to sever unrelated incidents. Facts: On September 30th, 1987, Richard’s counsel moved to sever counts compromising of fifteen incidents: forty-three charges and nineteen special circumstances. The grounds given were: They wanted…
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Launie Dempster Strikes Three – The Doi Incident
The attack on William Doi and his wife, Lillie, occurred during the early hours Of May 14th, 1985. Monterey Park police dispatcher Darlene Boese received a 911 call at approximately 5:00 a.m. The system showed the address to be 1586 Trumbower Street (according to official reports, however, it’s “avenue” not “street”) A male voice repeatedly…
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Serial Delusions
“A series of crimes involves distinctive features, offences or signature mark to indicate that particular individual likely committed all of the crimes. Distinctive features of a modus operandi include cause of death, type of weapon used, or victim. By definition, a series of crimes requires similarity among the criminal acts; crimes linked together because of…
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Who Defends The Undefended? Part One.
*Images may require viewing via a desktop for clarity* Unqualified to defend a case of such magnitude. “It is nothing you would understand, but I do have something to say. In fact, I have a lot to say, but now is not the time or the place. I don’t even know why I am wasting…
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The Monster Under The Bed
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” Malcom X In the summer of 1985, Los Angeles was in the grip of fear from a spate of seemingly random and brutal killings, all committed by one man, the infamous “Night Stalker”. America in the 70s…
Expendable For A Cause. 