New Project: Crime Wire
Good news!! My associates and I began filming the pilot episode for our proposed TV series Crime Wire on January 26th. The show will profile a variety of cases including cold cases, suspicious deaths and current solved and unsolved murders.
One of the Crime Wire team members is a nationally known domestic violence victim’s advocate. Several episodes will address the Domestic Violence issue by re-enacting actual incidents and providing guidance for women in abusive situations that might actually save their lives.
We’ll also have a Website that will contain information on other cases that don’t make it on the TV show, and provide crime and legal tips, plus a victim’s resources directory.
Once we complete the pilot, I will be at liberty to say more as well as posting a complete list of the Crime Wire team members and their bios here. I think you will enjoy what we will be doing and want to join in.
This promises to be a very exciting and rewarding project.
Seeking Justice: Shawn Allison
Don’t Miss my next BlogTalk Show: Seeking Justice: Shawn Allison
On January 26 On November 20, 2000, Shawn Allison, age 29, was found dead in his residence in LaPine, Oregon. The apparent cause of death was the result of a gunshot wound; a rifle was nearby. The authorities concluded almost immediately that Shawn’s death was a case of suicide.
However, as additional information came to light the suicide ruling seemed less and less credible. Tonight Kim Kolton will discuss this disturbing case with Shawn’s sister, Rita, and his mother, Veronica.
Some Interesting Background:
There are also several viable motives for Shawn’s death to be murder, not suicide: (1) The belief in a big insurance policy with benefits to go to Shawn’s dog, who was confiscated by his ex-girlfriends current boyfriend: (2) the fact that Shawn was going to have a paternity test that might have relieved him of all responsibility to a son he believed may be his and was paying child support for; (3) Shawn’s outspoken threats to expose local drug activities.
The lack of investigation by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Department — no autopsy, no tests to determine who fired the gun, no interest in how a man could blow half his head off and then walk across the room to die on a sofa with his feet on top of the gun – raise questions. Under Oregon Statute, if an unnatural death is not witnessed or attended by a physician, it is to be considered a homicide until such time as the evidence warrants other findings. That was not done in Shawn’s case.
(source http://www.realcrimes.com/Allison/ShawnAllison.htm)
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This Thursday: An Evening with Goodfellas: Las Vegas and the Mob
A reminder if you are in Las Vegas..
Thursday, January 28, 7 p.m.
Clark County Library
Room: Main Theater
An Evening with Goodfellas: Las Vegas and the Mob
Author: Henry Hill & Dennis Griffin
Mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill was immortalized in the movie Goodfellas, a story about his life in organized crime with the Lucchese mafia. Join Henry as he discusses his experiences along with authors Dennis Griffin (The Battle For Las Vegas: The Law vs. The Mob), Vito Colucci (Inside The Private Eyes Of A PI), and mob movie technician Tim Redsull.
A special screening of the movie Goodfellas will be shown at 2 p.m. in the Main Theater prior to the 7 p.m. author presentation. Free admission and open to the public. Books and merchandise will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation. For more information, please call (702) 507-3459.
