Category Archives: Crime

David Metzler, Heidi Childs Murder Three Years Later

by Queen of Pith Posted on August 27, 2012

It’s been three years and still no answer as to who killed David Metzler and Heidi Childs. Someone knows something and it not coming forward. Here is a recent report from NewsChannel 8 out of Washington, DC by Tom Roussey. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Caldwell Fields, David Lee Metzler, David Metzler, Heidi Childs, Heidi Lynn Childs, Montgomery County, Virginia | Leave a comment

Morgan Harrington Case, Metallica and the FBI

by Queen of Pith Posted on June 13, 2012

Thanks to Metallica, the Morgan Harrington Case is getting more publicity.

Posted in Crime | Tagged FBI, Metallica, Morgan Harrington | Leave a comment

Beverly Christensen Murder and Virginia Beach Serial Killer

by Queen of Pith Posted on February 7, 2012

June 23, 1974, about 30 minutes from my home, a two-year-old boy was running around the house. I was about 20 months old at the time, and probably was running around like crazy toddlers do. The difference between this boy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold Case, Crime | Tagged Alice Eskew, Barbara Jean Monaco, Beverly Christensen, Brenda Joi Bancroft, Christine Pilczak, Homicide, Janice Pietropola, Joan Zwingman, Judy Ann Sylvester, Lynn Seethaler, Marcia Estelle Remick, Missing Persons, Murder, Rafaella Bryant, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Cold Case Homicide Unit, Virginia Beach Serial Killer, Virginia Beach Serial Killer Project, WTKR | Leave a comment

Missing Child: Aliayah Lunsford

by Queen of Pith Posted on October 31, 2011

Case Type: Endangered Missing DOB: Jul 29, 2008 Sex: Female Missing Date: Sep 24, 2011 Race: White Age Now: 3 Height: 3’0″ (91 cm) Missing City: WESTON Weight: 35 lbs (16 kg) Missing State : WV Hair Color: Brown Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown Case Number: NCMC1180362 Aliayah … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Crime | Tagged Aliayah Lunsford, Arrest, Lena Lunsford, Lewis County, Missing Child, Welfare Fraud, West Virginia, Weston | Leave a comment

The Ignorance of Violence

by Queen of Pith Posted on August 8, 2011

I don’t even know where to begin. Part of me wants to get in the poor v rich debate. The haves and have nots. The moochers v the earners. All I can say is that this post will basically be … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Government, Politics | Tagged Blame, Chris Gardner, Dani Johnson, Ella Coney, Gang Culture, Gangsta, Harry Potter, Hip Hop, Howard Schultz, Iyanla Vanzant, JK Rowling, John Paul Dejoria, Liz Murray, London, Looting, Oprah Winfrey, Police, Poverty, Racism, Rioting, The Guardian, Thugs, Ursula Burns, Wisconsin State Fair | 4 Comments

Proverbs 21:15

by Queen of Pith Posted on May 2, 2011

“When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers” – Proverbs 21:15 I was asleep when the announcement came that Bin Laden was killed. I had an awful night tossing and turning, fighting allergies and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Crime, Politics | Tagged Bin Laden, Commander in Chief, Obama | Leave a comment

Forensic Friday – Eric Carballo Murder

by Queen of Pith Posted on February 11, 2011

On Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 2:40 am, 32-year-old Eric Carballo was returning home after a night out with friends. As he got out of the limo at the 500 block of Southgate Avenue in the Aragona section of Virginia … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold Case, Crime, Forensic Friday | Tagged 2008, Aragona, Bayside Marlins, Crime Line, Eric Carballo, June 8, Murder, Southgate Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Police, WAVY | Leave a comment

Forensic Friday – Dicky Palmer Murder

by Queen of Pith Posted on February 4, 2011

On April 22, 2003, Dicky Palmer was shot in his front yard in Floyd, Virginia. The killer(s) also killed his Australian Red Heeler named Rufus, then drove Dicky’s truck 40 miles to dump Dicky’s body beside Perry Park in Roanoke, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold Case, Crime, Forensic Friday | Tagged Australian Red Heeler, Dicky Palmer, Floyd, Homicide, Murder, Perry Park, Roanoke, Rufus, Virginia, Virginia State Police, WDBJ | Leave a comment

Forensic Friday – Joseph and Evelyn Bland Murders

by Queen of Pith Posted on January 28, 2011

UPDATE: There has been an arrest. Residents react to arrest of suspect in Bland homicide On January 21, 2011, Joseph Bland, 84, and Evelyn Bland, 80, were found dead in their home in the 100 block of Conduit Road in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Forensic Friday | Tagged Blunt Force Trauma, Central State Hospital, Chesterfield, Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers, Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights Police, Conduit Road, Evelyn Bland, Joseph Bland, Mercury Grand Marquis, Murder, Namozine Volunteer Fire Department, Okrun Methodist Church, Oldsmobile, Petersburg Sheriff's Office, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia, WTVR | Leave a comment

Forensic Friday – Updates and Tammy Thorpe Murder

by Queen of Pith Posted on January 21, 2011

First of all Hope Lashae Calhoun has been found safe. She was in Los Angeles with her boyfriend, Alexander Clay Qualls. She was considered endangered because of her last text message to her parents had an ominous “goodbye” sound to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cold Case, Crime, Forensic Friday | Tagged Alexander Clay Qualls, America's Most Wanted, Bassett, Fauquier County, Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, Fauquier High School, FBI, Found, Grogan Road, Homicide, Hope Lashae Calhoun, Jennifer Short, Los Angeles, Mary Short, Michael Short, North Carolina, Pontiac Grand Am, Rockingham County, Short Family Murders, Stoneville, Tammy L. Thorpe, Virginia, Warrenton | Leave a comment

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