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Murder of University of Colorado Student Still Unsolved After A Decade The infamous murder in Boulder, Colorado of young Beauty Queen Pagent Winner Jon Benet Ramsey captured the nations attention. The person(s) responsible for the brutal sexual assault and murder of twenty three year old Susannah Chase still eludes Law Enforcement. On December 21st of 1997, Chase left a restaurant at 1:50 am after a verbal fight with her boyfriend. Right near her house she was attacked with a baseball bat at the corner of 18th and Spruce streets. Police then theorize the Connecticut born woman was dragged and forced into a vehicle. She was then found a block away from where she was attacked. She died a day later. At first Susannah's boyfriend was a suspect. But DNA analysis as well as an alibi have ruled him out. It is possible that her murderer could have been a hispanic or native american male. If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call the Boulder Police Department at 303-441-4310. There are rewards form information leading to a conviction of her killer. UPDATE: January 27, 2008. Thirty-eight year old Diego Olmos-Alcalde is being held on a 5 million dollar bond for the murder and kidnapping of Susannah Chase. He had previously been convicted for a kidnapping offense. DNA tests matched Olmos-Alcalde as the likely murderer. In 2009, he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. The family of his victim, chose not to pursue the Death Penalty, because ironically Susannah Chase didn;t believe in it.

A Mother's Letter to The Murderer(s) of Her Son Eva Kiss seeks justice for her son, Zoltan who was brutally gunned down on a city street in Bridgeport on September 28, 2001. Zolten Kiss had been shot 25 times while driving in his car. For more on this story Click Here. Please help her in her quest for justice. December 20th, 2007, Orema Taft, 31, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on murder and conspiracy of murder. Also convicted was Miguel Zapata who is serving 60 years in prison for his role in the murder. Once again the Bridgeport Police have cracked a cold case.

Infamous Murder of Wealthy Greenwich Teen Solved. Perhaps no murder in the state of Connecticut has been the focus of more books, television shows and talk than that the brutal killing of fifteen year old Martha Moxley. The beautiful teenager from Greenwich was found dead on the afternoon of November 1st just two hundred yards from her home near some bushes. A Medical Examiner revealed that she had died from blunt force trauma. She had been last seen the night before with a next door neighbor, seventeen year old Tommy Skakel. Skakel is the biological nephew of Ethel Kennedy (the wife or former Presidential Candidate and Senator, Robert Kennedy). For years, it had been rumored that Tommy Skakel killed Martha Moxley but allegations of wealth and political connections had prevented a case from being successfully pursued. SOLVED: On June 7, 2002, a jury returned a verdict and found Michael Skakel guilty of murdering fifteen year old Marth Moxley. Skakel who was fourteen at the time of the murder did not become a prime suspect until a few years prior to the Grand Jury Indictment. He was convicted based on testimony of others in that he had confessed to killing Moxley. Why did Michael Skakel killed Martha Moxley with a golf club? It is believed that Michael Skakel had a crush on Martha Moxley and killed in her in a jealous rage when he saw her and Tommy Skakel kissing. Michael Skakel is currently serving a prison sentence of 20 years to life. To this day, he and members of the Kennedy family maintain his innocence.

A Cowardly Act of Murder In August of 1989, A jury took 2 hours to convict Adams Zachs for the murder of 29 year old Peter Carone outside the Prospect Cafe in West Hartford. Carone and Zachs had been sitting watching a basketball game when an argument between the two, who had just met turned heated. Zachs challenged the older Carone to take a step outside. According to witnesses, Carone did not want to fight but stepped outside the bar with Zachs. Minutes later, Carone decided to walk back into the bar. He never made it as he was shot in the back in a cold blooded act of murder. After being sentenced to 60 years in prison, Zachs was allowed out on bail pending his appeal He never went to his appeal as he soon disappeared and the FBI and police have been looking for him ever since. It is believed that Zachs may either be in Israel or in Mexico. He is described as being in his early forties, white, 5'4", around 140 lbs. He has dark hair and blue eyes. He may or not have a beard. If you have seen Adam Zachs please call the FBI tip line at 1-800-435-1284. There are rewards totaling 100 thousand dollars if Zachs is captured and brought to rightful justice. CAPTURED: 6-30-2011 Adam Zachs has been captured in Mexico after decades on the run. His father was found guilty of aiding and abetting a fugitive and may face five years in prison. Zachs is now serving his prison sentence in Connecticut.

An Anonymous Phone Call, A Possible Witness to Murder? At 12:19 p.m. November 8th of 2002, a desperate 911 call was made from the Duchess restaurant on Shippan Avenue. A female caller reported that her neighbor had been attacked in an apartment by a man and that there was loud yelling. Less than a mile away from the call site, Stamford Police found 32 year old Anna-Lisa Raymundo dead in her condominium at the Palmer Landing complex on Harbor Drive. There were signs of a violent struggle and the Harvard educated pharmaceutical worker was pronounced dead at the scene. She had been brutally stabbed and beaten to death. To date, the police have made no arrests and are looking for information as to who may have committed this crime. If you have any information about this crime please call the Stamford Detective Bureau at 203-977-4417. Your call can be confidential. UPDATE 11-20-2007: Stamford police say DNA evidence proves that the killer off Raymundo is Sheila Davalloo. Davalloo is serving a 25-year prison sentence in New York for trying to kill her husband. Police say Davalloo stabbed Raymundo nearly 20 times so she could have the 32-year-old's boyfriend for herself. The two had been romantically involved with the same man. She was now awaiting trial in the murder of Raymundo.

Who was Baby X? It was in the town of Clinton, January 31, 1975 when some children playing behind a store made a gruesome discovery. Just along a path among some weeds was a plastic bag containing the body of a newborn blonde haired baby girl. It was determined that baby had been born sometime in Mid-December of 1974. It is believed the baby died of exposure and possibly suffocation. Because of the nature of the crime, it received national attention and a then 25,000 dollar reward for information. There are few leads in this case even though six years after the discovery of Baby X, police did receive an anonymous phone call from a woman who claimed she knew who abandoned the baby. The anonymous caller had said she would call back but never did. To this day no one knows what Baby X's name is or who abandoned her. Almost thirty years after her death flowers still routinely decorate her grave but by who? If you have any information about this case please call the Clinton Police Department at (860) 669-0451. 3-28-2007 After thirty plus years, Law Enforcement has identified both parents of Baby X. Police believe that she was murdered by her mother. The States Attorney however, does not feel that there is enough evidence to bring the pair to trial. Stay tuned for more information about this case. For more information about this case click here.

Dinnertime Bandit Now Getting Meals in Prison Greenwich Police and the FBI are looking for the whereabouts of Alan William Golder. Nicknamed the "Dinnertime Bandit", Golder is accused of robbing at least 16 residences in wealthy Greenwich and over 50 other burglaries in other states. Golder received the name the "Dinnertime Bandit" because of his knack of stealing valuable items in houses while the residents were home eating dinner. Golder is about fifty years old now and is known for keeping himself in great shape. He did serve prison time for murder even though it is believed he was not the triggerman in the homicide of a Long Island real estate developer in 1978. Golder is described as being 5'9, 150 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. At the age of 50, Golder's appearance most likely has changed. If you have seen Alan Golder, please contact former Greenwich Police Detective Cornell Abruzzini 203-869-0124 extension 151. For more information on this case please check out this website . CAPTURED AND CONVICTED: Golder will not get out of prison until about 2022. However, never count the clever cat burglar out.

Fifty year Old Disappearance Resolved In 1956, 26 year old David MacDonald of Hartford seemngly disappeared on his way to Massachusetts on a business trip. He had last been seen withdrawing 255 dollars from a bank near where he worked. The Korean War Veteran had a job at the Wadsworth Anthenium museum and left behind a pregnant wife. In January of 2008, the nephew of Macdonald was contacted by an individual who claimed that Dave Macdonald had recently died and that started a life under a different name in Seattle, Washington. Few details are available but fingerprints from Macdonald's military records matched the man's body. A bittersweet ending that leaves still many unanswered questions.