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let's get into it amber duncan wilson on july 9 2012 amber duncan wilson was
out with her friends in linden new jersey amber had just graduated high school with
honors the cheerleader had also hoped to pursue a career in criminal justice
she had full scholarship in september at saint peter's university she wanted to make a difference
in this world and become a state trooper a classmate said of amber she was always so nice
she never treated anyone differently because of her status as a cheerleading captain
she was always the most helpful person on the team she always made sure if you didn't understand
something you could come to her amber was heading home with a friend and the two had decided to
stop in at dunkin donuts to grab a snack while they were walking there they were approached
by a person the two were robbed and words were exchanged the girls only had their cell phones
and a couple of dollars in cash suddenly amber was shot point blank killing her almost instantly
her family has been devastated by this tragedy and is asking for help from the public to get
justice for amber's murder in a statement to the media union county prosecutor daniel wilson said
miss wilson duncan was a young ambitious woman who had a meaningful life ahead of her sadly
that life was senselessly lost at such a young age and we remain as firmly committed today as we did
10 years ago in finding this cold-blooded killer and bringing justice for her and her loved ones
there's a ten thousand dollar reward for any information that leads to an arrest if you have
any information you are asked to call the union county crime stoppers she went out with a friend
um they were going to um dunkin donuts because she loved brownies they were at the dunkin donuts
and um she said oh well dad i'll see you tomorrow and um pretty much that was the last time i spoke
to her police say just before midnight on july 9 2012 amber and a friend were on husa street
when they were approached and robbed words were exchanged and amber was shot in the head the girls
had a few dollars on them they had cell phones her father still can't believe it happened she was a
sweet girl and she never gave me any trouble she was good in school the toughest loss in my life
amber was a cheerleader loved butterflies and had a scholarship to study criminal justice at st
peters university in jersey city she wanted to be a state trooper
she had participated in the trooper youth program for a week and she said dad that was one of the
toughest things i've ever been through that dream gone in an instant it's been 10 long years with
no suspect in sight the wheels of justice grind ever so slow somebody knows something
you know her friend obviously knows who it was but for like for fear retribution i guess she hasn't
said anything that's what you believe yes newark marsh jane doe on october 24 1985 two hunters
stumbled upon a significantly decomposed body in a marshland area in newark california according
to the new york police department her body was barely recognizable by the time she was found
at the time police were able to establish that the victim had been shot they were unable to establish
exactly when she died due to the conditions of the marsh but it could have been anywhere from
two months to one year prior to her discovery police were limited in what they could determine
so they turned to forensic anthropologists for a more precise profile of the jane doe
with careful analysis of her skeletal remains they determined that she had been between 5 6
and 5 8 and had brown and auburn shoulder-length hair she was estimated to have been between the
ages of 25 and 36 when she died and her bottom two front teeth were missing from her remains and had
likely been missing for some time as the two teeth next to them had been growing at an inward angle
to close the gap this is a distinguishing feature that police believe people who knew her
would have recognized and that anyone who had been looking for her would be able to identify her by
the only items found on her were a hair barrette a watch earrings and a ring on her pinky finger
but no identifying items like a wallet or purse were recovered from the scene
for nearly 40 years no one has come forward to identify her her identity and her murder have
remained a mystery all these years then just a few years ago her case was reopened and when new
technology allowed forensic scientists to extract dna from hair strands taken from the victim
advanced dna analysis might be able to potentially match her to relatives
to find matches for the victim the new york police partnered with the dna doe project
a non-profit that builds and uses genetic information to identify john and jane does
volunteers from organizations like this have solved dozens of unidentified persons cases around
the country the dna doe project ended up finding a potential mother match for the unidentified jane
doe a woman named marianne mary richardson from a small town in missouri unfortunately she is
no longer alive which has led to a dead end for the lead they went on to pursue another
lead a relative in texas who was determined to be a potential half-sister of the victim that
half-sister ruth ellis however had been adopted as a one-month-old and does not know her biological
family investigators believe that their jane doe had been adopted as well in the late 1940s causing
her to end up in california so far adoption records have not turned up any additional clues
despite these promising leads the adoption has complicated the investigator's dna angle and the
newark jane doe remains nameless and unclaimed by relatives or loved ones a reconstructed image
of what she likely would have looked like is newly available and investigators hope someone
will see it who recognizes her and comes forward to solve this mystery once and for all diana alt
it was just after midnight on january 31st 1994 when 26 year old diana alt was found dead on the
floor in her home in independence missouri she and her children had been in a super bowl watch
party and arrived home later than usual the killer who had broken into their home in their absence
shot diana at close range in the side of the neck as she walked down the hallway towards the kitchen
her two children ages four and seven months were in the house with her at the time she was killed
but were too young to call for help that night diana's red pontiac was discovered in a nearby
church parking lot by police when neighbors called to report suspicious activity inside the vehicle
authorities discovered a revolver ammunition and shell casings the car had been left with a key
in the ignition still running given this alarming discovery they immediately rushed to diana's home
where they found her body although no one has ever been officially identified as a suspect
investigators did uncover what they believed to be a connection between diana's murder and
the 1989 stabbing of 18 year old sarah delon in kansas city a woman named carolyn heckert
who had an affair with diana's husband had also dated delon's boyfriend
heckert was charged with both crimes but a judge ended up dismissing her charges due
to lack of evidence diana alt's case has gone unsolved for almost 30 years
but this march police announced that they would be reopening her case diana's family is hoping they
will finally receive answers they've been hoping for all these years according to lauren freeman
a detective with the independence police and a member of the fbi's violent crimes task force
her team is cautiously optimistic about the case she confirmed that they are following
several new leads but are not able to confirm what those leads are at this time diana's family and
friends are hopeful that these new leads will bring justice to diana's murder ivan darling
this june investigators announced they will take a fresh look at the 1986 murder of ivan darling
in gettysburg pennsylvania it was christmas day when a relative visiting from maryland arrived at
ivan's house to take him for a family dinner when she arrived she made a shocking and sad discovery
79 year old ivan darling had died and clearly not died of any natural causes
ivan had sustained numerous puncture wounds and had likely died of blood loss from those wounds
according to gettysburg police the murder weapon remains unknown but the puncture wounds it created
were likely left by a small knife according to investigators he appeared to have died two to
three days prior to his discovery the motive in his murder is believed to have been a robbery as
several items were missing from his home despite police following numerous leads after the murder
none turned up anything substantial and a suspect has still never been identified the case has gone
cold but in late june district attorney brian cenet announced that the adams county da's office
will be taking a fresh look at the 1986 murder of darling cenet and his team are optimistic
that new technology and advances in dna profiling may allow them to explore new leads that could not
previously be obtained deborah and simcala it was september 26 1981 on father's day nearly 40
years ago when 22 year old deborah ann simcallo was found dead in her home in brisbane australia
her roommate discovered her body in disturbing circumstances before contacting the police
depper had been found in her kitchen the upper portion of her body had been placed inside a gas
oven the gas knob on that oven had been turned on and two small fires had been set in other
parts of the house but debra had not died of smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning she'd been
strangled with a dog leash which remained hanging around her neck when police arrived at the scene
police soon speculated that deborah's killer had attempted to set fire to the house and destroy the
evidence perhaps even making it look as if the victim had died in a fire this was indicated by
the small fire set in other rooms and by deborah being positioned partially inside the oven
presumably so she would catch on fire quickly this may police launched a fresh public appeal
for new information leading to deborah's killer offering 500 000 reward for information leading
to the identification and conviction of the person or persons who murdered debra on the day of her
death deborah was seen in her yard with a young man around 4 pm he appeared to be in his early
20s with dark hair and a slim build then later that evening around 7 30 pm someone noticed two
people sitting on the front porch of their home a description of them was not provided detectives
are hoping to speak to any of these three individuals or anyone who has information about
them the queensland police are confident that there are individuals out there who know something
and can provide crucial information regarding the case they are hopeful that the new significant
reward will encourage those to reconsider reservations they may have previously had after
40 years it's time for deborah's loved ones to know what happened to her on that terrible night
hollando julio adams in october of 2000 just a few months jive his 24th birthday alondo julio
adams was shot and killed in his home in norfolk virginia for 22 years alondo's family has been
left grappling with uncertainty wondering who killed their lovable son brother and young father
his case has gone cold but just this year it's been reopened
according to detective jonathan smith who is now leading the homicide investigation
reopening the case all these years later makes sense even after hollando's old apartment complex
has been knocked down destroying any forensic evidence that might have remained inside
the hope is that people may have information that they were too afraid to share in the past
but would be willing to share now alondo was in his apartment on virginia beach boulevard
when two unknown men knocked on his door alondo apparently did not open the door but one of the
men fired a shot at him through the door he was shot and killed in his own home lana's family says
that they do not know of anyone who disliked him and can't think of a reason someone might want to
hurt him the case remains unsolved 22 years later and police continued to pursue new leads i would
be remiss if i did not remark on just how little information there is about this case especially in
comparison to other cold cases that i've covered media interest in this case seems to be nearly
non-existent and is limited to only local news stations considering the case was just reopened
in may of this year there should be a flurry of coverage but as a black man hollando's case
has clearly been overlooked and deprioritized all these years media outlets law enforcement agencies
and internet slus alike need to treat cold cases involving all victims with the same importance
as any other case it's sad that this even needs to be said but the bias is clear and this pattern
needs to change well that is it for this video as always thank you so much for watching if you like
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