Post by Helen Dagner on Jan 1, 2012 23:57:48 GMT -5
Kristine Mihelich, 10 years old Dates in Captivity: Jan. 2-21, 1977-Killed by The Occk- 2012-Remains ~ Unsolved-35 years ago today~KRISTINE MIHELICH
Description: Age 10, of Berkley, 4 feet, 8 inches, 80 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Last seen: Jan. 2, 1977, at a store near 12 Mile and Oakshire, 3 blocks from her home. She walked to the store to buy a magazine.
Found: At noon Jan. 21, 1977, on a rural road near Telegraph and 12 Mile in Franklin Village.
Cause of death: She died of suffocation. There were no signs of sexual assault.
Investigation after Investigation and still the case of Kris and 3 other children remains unsolved-WILL A REWARD WORK?Sometimes the police get tips, but they don't pan out. Sometimes there may not be a witness to the actual crime, or it may take time before someone realizes someone he knows may have been involved in a crime.
More often than not, though, it's fear. The promise of cash isn't enough to overcome a would-be tipster's fear that helping the police may jeopardize his or his family's lives and safety. The criminal he helps capture may have family and friends who won't react kindly to the criminal's capture.
But it's anonymous, right? Generally, yes. But to claim a reward, you usually have to give your name to the police. The police do a good job of protecting your identity, though. The problem usually is the word-of-mouth system. A friend or family member knows, for instance, and then she tells a friend, and he tells a store clerk, and so on.
The Flip Side
Nonetheless, many are still fans of the cash reward system and point to the positive results over the years. For instance, the Austin, Texas crime stoppers program boasts that it has paid out close to $1 million in rewards since 1979. And the federal Rewards for Justice program (funded by federal tax dollars and private donations ) has paid over $80 million to tipsters who've help capture terrorist suspects.
And remember the Unibomber? His brother and sister-in-law collected the $1 million reward for his capture and conviction. It shows how the will to do what's right can overcome even family ties.
It's hard to say that either side is wrong.... The Reward solved this case-$500,000 Reward Offered To Nab L.A. Serial Killer
LOS ANGELES The City offered a $500,000 pool of reward money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a serial killer who is believed responsible for a string of Southland murders between 1985 and 2007.
Dubbed by LA Weekly as "The Grim Sleeper", the killer has preyed on young women, many of whom were known prostitutes. Many of the victims were sexually assaulted. Most were also black.
The suspect has killed nine people in the city of Los Angeles, one in Inglewood and one in an unincorporated area of the county in the last 23 years.
LAPD Capt. Denis Cremins said fifteen suspects have been eliminated as the "Grim Sleeper"~SOLVED~
Description: Age 10, of Berkley, 4 feet, 8 inches, 80 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Last seen: Jan. 2, 1977, at a store near 12 Mile and Oakshire, 3 blocks from her home. She walked to the store to buy a magazine.
Found: At noon Jan. 21, 1977, on a rural road near Telegraph and 12 Mile in Franklin Village.
Cause of death: She died of suffocation. There were no signs of sexual assault.
Investigation after Investigation and still the case of Kris and 3 other children remains unsolved-WILL A REWARD WORK?Sometimes the police get tips, but they don't pan out. Sometimes there may not be a witness to the actual crime, or it may take time before someone realizes someone he knows may have been involved in a crime.
More often than not, though, it's fear. The promise of cash isn't enough to overcome a would-be tipster's fear that helping the police may jeopardize his or his family's lives and safety. The criminal he helps capture may have family and friends who won't react kindly to the criminal's capture.
But it's anonymous, right? Generally, yes. But to claim a reward, you usually have to give your name to the police. The police do a good job of protecting your identity, though. The problem usually is the word-of-mouth system. A friend or family member knows, for instance, and then she tells a friend, and he tells a store clerk, and so on.
The Flip Side
Nonetheless, many are still fans of the cash reward system and point to the positive results over the years. For instance, the Austin, Texas crime stoppers program boasts that it has paid out close to $1 million in rewards since 1979. And the federal Rewards for Justice program (funded by federal tax dollars and private donations ) has paid over $80 million to tipsters who've help capture terrorist suspects.
And remember the Unibomber? His brother and sister-in-law collected the $1 million reward for his capture and conviction. It shows how the will to do what's right can overcome even family ties.
It's hard to say that either side is wrong.... The Reward solved this case-$500,000 Reward Offered To Nab L.A. Serial Killer
LOS ANGELES The City offered a $500,000 pool of reward money for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a serial killer who is believed responsible for a string of Southland murders between 1985 and 2007.
Dubbed by LA Weekly as "The Grim Sleeper", the killer has preyed on young women, many of whom were known prostitutes. Many of the victims were sexually assaulted. Most were also black.
The suspect has killed nine people in the city of Los Angeles, one in Inglewood and one in an unincorporated area of the county in the last 23 years.
LAPD Capt. Denis Cremins said fifteen suspects have been eliminated as the "Grim Sleeper"~SOLVED~