Defrosting Cold Cases https://defrostingcoldcases.com/ Est. 2009 Sun, 03 May 2026 17:45:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/defrostingcoldcases.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-Dina-Fort-small-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Defrosting Cold Cases https://defrostingcoldcases.com/ 32 32 47131228 The Girl on the Beach by Carol Snow https://defrostingcoldcases.com/the-girl-on-the-beach-by-carol-snow/ Sun, 03 May 2026 17:45:35 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40618 The Girl on the Beach by Carol Snow is so far the best book I read for 2026. The book will come out June 23, 2026. This is the story. We meet Sonia and Graham Starr. They have an adorable four-year-old daughter Roxie. As both parents have busy careers, Roxie has a baby sitter. One […]

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]]> 40618 Runaway Groom by Ron Peterson Jr https://defrostingcoldcases.com/runaway-groom-by-ron-peterson-jr/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:41:20 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40584 Imagine you are twenty years old and madly in love. So much so that you propose to your girlfriend who is eighteen years old. She says yes. You plan a wedding. A small, intimate ceremony. Just a few guests. You imagine your life together. Money is tight so staying in a multi-generational home is in […]

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]]> 40584 Zeigler: Motion for Rehearing https://defrostingcoldcases.com/zeigler-motion-for-rehearing/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:09:45 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40518 Today, the defense team for William Thomas Zeigler has filed a Motion for Rehearing. It is sixteen pages long and concisely shows you why it is crucial to get a rehearing. Charles Mays From the beginning, the State made Charles Mays a victim. In part, they were right. In part, they are wrong. This motion […]

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]]> 40518 Zeigler: Appeal to set aside conviction denied https://defrostingcoldcases.com/zeigler-appeal-to-set-aside-conviction-denied/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:07:24 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40451 On March 6, 2026, Orlando Circuit Judge Leticia Marques said that “she would not be ordering a new trial for Zeigler. She said he had not proved that new evidence would result in an acquittal, and that’s the standard required by Florida law.” The state’s strategy to focus on Charles Mays as a victim rather […]

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]]> 40451 Gregory McRoberts DNA Update https://defrostingcoldcases.com/gregory-mcroberts-dna-update/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:18 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40251 The Midland Daily News brings an exciting update in the 1991 hit-and-run case of Gregory McRoberts. In 2010, I posted about the case and the letter that his parents received. It appeared to be from the driver who struck their son on his bike and left him to die. The comment I mentioned came from […]

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]]> 40251 Zeigler Evidentiary Hearings Update https://defrostingcoldcases.com/zeigler-evidentiary-hearings-update/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:08:49 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40224 For those who are following the case of William Thomas Zeigler, I have an update. Journalist friends and lawyers spent five days in evidentiary hearings with Circuit Judge Leticia Marques at the Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, Florida. The Case On Christmas Eve 1975, a quadruple murder took place in the Zeigler Furniture Store (Winter Garden, […]

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]]> 40224 Christine Prince case solved https://defrostingcoldcases.com/christine-prince-case-solved/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:58:24 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40217 In the CBC newspaper from December 11, 2025 we finally get the answer to the question: who killed Christine Prince in 1982? Kenneth Smith’s DNA was the link between the murders of Christine Prince, Gracelyn Greenidge, and Claire Samson. The Toronto Police and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) held a joint press conference last Thursday. […]

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]]> 40217 Frog Boys: finally an update https://defrostingcoldcases.com/frog-boys-finally-an-update/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:20:21 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40176 An update in the case of the Frog Boys found in the Korean JoongAng Daily of November 26. 2025: Woo Jong-woo, the father of Woo Cheol-won — one of the victims in the so-called “Frog Boys” case — has told the press that he heard from police. A suspect has been identified in the murder […]

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]]> 40176 Antonella Mattina on News12 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/antonella-mattina-on-news12/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:24:45 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40139 On November 15, News12 reporter Tara Rosenblum aired a new Crime Files episode about murderer Alex Mengel. The episode starts and ends with Antonella Mattina. Interviews Rosenblum interviewed family members of Alex Mengel’s victims and law enforcement. We see Pamela Capone, the daughter of Beverly Capone, Carmine Famiglietti, David Paul, Leo Mattina, and several others. […]

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]]> 40139 Dig Me A Grave by Dick Harpootlian with Shaun Assael https://defrostingcoldcases.com/dig-me-a-grave-by-dick-harpootlian-with-shaun-assael/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:27:15 +0000 https://defrostingcoldcases.com/?p=40123 The book by Richard A. Harpootlian with Shaun Assael is about the crimes of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins with the main focus on the investigation to bring him to justice. The book will come out Dec 16, 2025. Gaskins, a serial killer who operated in South Carolina, was executed on September 6, 1991. The book is a fast-paced […]

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