True Crime Stories

Oftentimes there are cases that will never be solved until the perpetrator confesses to it. That can happen because the case went cold and has not been looked into again or even simply because there were no leads or evidence left behind, or at least any that was found. Of course in the same respect not every confession that is told to anyone, let alone law enforcement is necessarily true but the good investigators know this and can determine if it is. On Friday, February 22, 1991, Yeda “Dede” Rosenthal left work and before heading home to her Cherry Hill New Jersey apartment stopped at an ATM to withdraw some money. Later that night she had a few telephone calls. During the night Dede's downstairs neighbor heard a “thump” that woke her up. She also heard the sliding glass door upstairs. It was not clear how long the two had been neighbors but it was reported to be unusual that any sounds were heard. On that Monday Dede, who worked with autistic children, did ...

This is one of those cases that I am unsure exactly how I feel about, especially as I start this. Upon starting my research the first article I have come across spoke of Dennis DeChaine's defenders in believing in his innocence. At this point DeChaine has spent more than twenty-five years in prison for a horrendous crime that he and his supporters claim he did not commit. But, apparently DeChaine has not always proclaimed his innocence And, then there is the issue of if you believe that coincidences can be just that in a murder case, and if so, just how many can there be before you decide they are not just coincidences? On July 6, 1988 twelve year old Sarah Cherry was babysitting for the first time near her home in Bowdoin Maine. When Jennifer Henkel returned to her home, where Sarah was watching her children, she would not find Sarah there. Strangely in her driveway she would find the receipt for a car repair and a notebook with the name Dennis DeChaine on them. ...