The NYPD’s Cold Case Squad finally has a commanding officer, Capt. Sean Crawley (I’m not sure if I’m spelling his name correctly). I don’t know a lot about him, except that he worked in the Manhattan DA’s office, and is an accountant. But it’s great that the squad has a commanding officer at long last, […]

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Tom McCarthy, who maintains the website for the NY Correction History Society (NYCHS) asked for help with a presentation he is preparing. From his email: “It would mark the 50th anniversary of the Feb. 1, 1957 airplane crash on Rikers Island. Thanks to the bravery and team work of staffers and inmates, more than 60 […]

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It’s not a cold case, but there was an extremely well done article about a 1927 murder in the Times yesterday. (Photograph by Uli Seit courtesy of the New York Times.) Also, there is news of a faster DNA test (the article I once linked to is gone now).

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This remains one of my favorite holiday shots. It’s still sad to see the Trade Center in the background, and I still want to know who that daring Santa was! Happy holidays, everyone. For those who have sad memories, I’m very sorry. And for those who are doing what they can about those sad memories, […]

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