Tag: unsolved murder
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Murder in Lake Merced
Peter Pan and his wife, Barbara, lived on Eucalyptus Drive in the Lake Merced area of San Francisco. Around 10 a.m. on August 18, 1985, their son stopped by their home and found Peter Pan had been shot and killed, and Barbara had been brutally attacked and sexually assaulted. The house had been ransacked. Initial…
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The Bald Untruth
By Venning After Ramirez was identified as the prime suspect in the Night Stalker crimes, several police agencies were keen to ‘clear the books’ by looking through open cases and attempting to find links. Because Ramirez conveniently had no modus operandi, they could blame anything on him: stabbing, throat slashing, bludgeoning, shooting, and kidnapping; it…
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Night Stalker: The Mysteries Surrounding Bell and Lang
By Venning In this article, we examine the tragic attack on Mabel “Ma” Bell and Florence Nettie Lang – two elderly sisters brutally assaulted in their Monrovia home in late May 1985. Although Richard Ramirez was later sentenced to death for the crime, a closer look reveals serious evidentiary gaps, weak forensics, and questionable timelines…
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The Murder of Joyce Nelson
By Venning If you have seen the Netflix documentary, it is difficult to think about Joyce Nelson without recalling her family’s devastation when they discuss her personality, the way she dressed and her fears. The family display a justified hatred and disgust towards her killer. They believe wholeheartedly that Richard Ramirez was convicted with conclusive evidence. However,…
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The Light-Haired Man Who Attacked the Abowaths
This article will argue that the evidence in the Abowath case was deeply flawed in three areas: forensic science (bodily fluids), physical (shoeprints/firearms) and eyewitness identification. These raise serious doubts about Ramirez’s guilt for this crime. Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County 8th August 1985 Some time after 2:30am, Sakina Abowath was woken by a loud “pop”…
Expendable For A Cause. 