Kathy & Danny Freeman A fire totally destroyed the Freeman home CASE DETAILS It wasn't the fire that killed the Freemans Vinita, Oklahoma, is a small rural town in Craig County. Nancy told Nanette that it was not right for him to do that. Danny has been charged with rape, statutory rape, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, and unlawful restraint. Various seasons available now on Hulu. If Danny was murdered, who killed him and why? Links: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Nancy answered and told him that he had to go to the police station. At first, the program was a success. He married and became a father, but in 1981, he and his wife divorced. In the bathtub, they found a razor blade. My mother found this man in room 517 in Martinsburg WV. He began to follow her everywhere. The autopsy confirmed that bleeding from the wrist cuts were the cause of his death. They say that Dannys girlfriend described an argument which had also resulted in a shooting incident six months before his death. She told police he had called her at 2am on Saturday, June 29 (shortly before they believe he died). The Unsolved Mysteries episode "What Happened to Josh?" presents considerable evidence that Josh Guimond was a murder victim. Police were called in to investigate. Sheriffs deputies took lie detector tests. However, when Melanie was reinterviewed in 2004, she admitted to being with Eric when he killed him. In 1980, the U.S. Justice Department became a major client. Unsolved Mysteries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He says there is nothing to indicate that Danny got up and walked around after shooting himself. Surprisingly, his family told police that they had known about him committing the murder, as it had been an "open secret" among them. I miss this show. He had recently bought his first house, the one where he died. I believe somewhat in the early 80s maybe.. Sure it was murder but the lack of proper investigation was due to the poor experience and education of the West Virginia law enforcement in charge of handling this case. And like Kathy, he had also been shot at close range with a shotgun. Michaels drug conviction hurt his credibility, but another witness with perfect credentials stepped forward. His last known address was 508 S. Ann Street. Boeses investigation appeared to turn up a piece of evidence which had been previously overlooked and which supported the theory that the blood of two different people was shed in Dannys house. Details: At 12:30pm on August 10, 1991, forty-four-year-old investigative reporter Danny Casolaro was found dead in his hotel room near Martinsburg, West Virginia. Theyve looked, but theres no other bodies there.. Government people have a rule. Larry wondered if Danny had shot someone, or if someone else used Dannys gun and shot him. Some people said that Danny was a small-time drug trafficker and wondered if a drug deal gone bad had led to the double murder. It is believed that this abuse also helped motivate him to kill. Elliot Richardson said he believes the evidence indicates foul play: Theres enough evidence that he was murdered so that there should have been a much more intensive investigation than there had been. She assured them that she was not wrong: Nanette was the victim, and Danny was the perpetrator. Ashley did not get along well with her father and her brother was wrongly murdered. There are dark forces working inside governments that are very dangerous and come with a high price. I have a friend who used to be a manager of the Holliday Inn in Martinsburg (its in the same building that used to be the Sheraton). Within a month, the case was classified by the police as a suicide. For unknown reasons, his family was not notified of his death for two days. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. All Rights Reserved. To those in the local Puerto Rican community, he was a hero. In it were her drivers license and nearly $200 in cash. Further, they say that Boeses samples, taken six weeks after Dannys death, were not fresh enough to type. As he grew up, he became closer to his brother, Victor. It also suggested that he was not alone at the time it. According to friends and some family members, Danny was upset that he did not get a promotion at his work. Finally, the crime scene was arranged to make Dannys death look like a suicide. Dan Casolaro He left a suicide note CASE DETAILS In the summer of 1991, a housekeeper at the Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sheraton hotel opened Room 517 to clean it. INSLAW was a computer company that created PROMIS, a program that was sold to the US government that was a precursor to modern databases, so it databased criminals and criminal . No one at the funeral recognized him. His investigation began in August 1990 when he interviewed Bill and Nancy Hamilton, the owners of a computer software company called Inslaw. He was apparently in contact with several shadowy figures. He was shot six times. Boese says that if Danny had just shot himself sitting on the couch, there would not be a pattern of blood at all behind the TV set. In this most perplexing case, one issue has never been addressed. Suspects: The Vinita police were investigated but cleared of any involvement in this case. As a result, they ruled his death a suicide. I feel that shes still alive, but whether shes alive or dead, I want to know., We love her dearly and wish we could have her back, wish we could have both girls back, because at this point, Id take and raise em both and never let em go.. The parents was shot with a shotgun make me guess the crime was done by someone local who has killed before they should look at all the criminals in that area during that time with records see do they know something. The day before he died, Danny met with William Turner, a former employee of a major defense contractor. Dan Casolaro - Unsolved Mysteries Dan Casolaro Was a journalist found dead in a hotel bath tub murdered because he was investigating a highly sensitive political cover-up? If it had been a robbery, the purse would have been taken. UPDATE: Ronnie Dean Busick, 66, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of arson. According to Lorene Bible, her daughter Lauria and Ashley had been best friends since kindergarten: Lauria and Ashley would call each other at least once a week. Family keep the faith DC did Not commit suicide!!! When she tried to say something to them, he sprayed her again. But, as the romance continued, Nancy noticed that Danny was becoming possessive over Nanette. West Virginia authorities and Department of Justice representatives declined to participate in this story. Hosted by Robert Stack, this series uses re-enactments and interviews to retell the circumstances of, well, mysteries that are unsolved. Results: Solved. But less than two months after she met Danny, Nanette herself began to feel smothered by his obsessive infatuation. What a brave soul. At the time of his death, he was investigating a sprawling criminal conspiracy he labelled 'The Octopus' . That was a little bit bizarre. However, Chief Schlaf believes that it was a suicide, and says that the department has tried to cooperate with Larry and kept the investigation open. The 20-year-old college student mysteriously vanished from a party on Saturday, November 9, 2002. There was another possibility. Mystery: D. B. Cooper . Yet we had all the cars there at the house. Wanted For: Rape $200 seems like a lot of money for a young girl to be carrying around in her purse in 1999 (or even now). According to Turner, he gave Danny papers showing the corruption that Danny believed was tied to the Octopus. He was also ordered to undergo counseling, including a sex offender program, and is not allowed to have any contact with Nanette. My prayers goes out to this family. They had developed revolutionary software to speed up case management for law enforcement agencies. Sad but true. Shortly after the call, Judith met with Danny at the park. Chief Schlaf says that the police department does not agree that there would have to be a large quantity of blood behind Danny. And if murder was the motive, who had reason to kill Danny and Kathy Freeman, Ashleys parents? On July 10, Larry hired another private detective, Mike Turnquist. Location: Galesburg, Illinois Look at the direction of the cuts. Someone / anyone one with knowledge needs to come forword. However, it soon turned into an investigation of government corruption that allegedly implicated U.S. Justice Department officials. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Then kill the parents. There is a $50,000 reward offered in this case. 2023 Copyright. Its very odd that another journalist, gary webb died from an apparent suicide when investigating the cias involvement and collusion with cartels, arms dealers so that Reagan admin could fund/support the contras since congress didnt want to fund it. Hosted by Robert Stack, this series . When she told Eric about the abuse, he decided to kill him. Unfortunately Danny was in too deep and had information that would be expose that. Turnquist claimed that the tips were promising, as some had mentioned names that had come up previously during his investigation. When Danny and Kathy Freeman were found dead, the Craig County Sheriffs Department voluntarily turned the case over to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Maybe the decorated military man was wise to Dannys murder in some capacity and couldnt say anything. Extra Notes: This case first aired on the March 10, 1993 episode. One officer tried to chase Danny on foot, while the other tried to follow him in the patrol car. One strange footnote to this case occurred at Danny's funeral. I started doing my own investigation into this, but there are some things that its better to take the safe, rather than sorry, route. Danny was an investigative journalist from Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C. Martinsburg police arrived on the scene. When Larry entered the den, he found Danny slumped on the couch, sitting in an upright position. I wish the parents had some closure. 2023 Copyright. Nicknames: Danny Location: Hooksett, New Hampshire Date: November 9, 1985 Case Details: Danny Paquette was the son of fifty-four-year-old housewife Rena Paquette. Shortly afterward, she was spotted by an officer patrolling the area. With Robert Stack, Ralph Himmelsbach, Florence Schaffner, William Scott. Maybe for drugs or a hit job? The same dark forces that took down Jfk are the same dark forces that continue to rein and control the lies and corruption in our government. He claims that it would be almost impossible for an individual to have shot themselves and have the gun laying in their lap in the position it was in Dannys lap. The very last thing that the people who committed the murder would want to do would be to abduct the children.. "Ep 63.2 (#157) - Unsaved Mysteries : Danny Casolaro" Housatonic Live; videos are available on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/c/HousatonicLive ), BitChute. One theory is that there was an altercation somewhere else, during which Dannys blood and another persons blood was spilled. While Boese was processing the room, he opened the couch up and a shell casing fell out. They soon found an apparent suicide note that read: The official police position is that the alleged type O blood samples had been compromised when the crime scene was cleaned. God bless. He says that it just was not a natural position. She was unaware that he was also armed with a kitchen knife, cellophane tape, and a can of mace. I was told there were no signs of any struggle. She told them that he had to pay, not Nanette. He knew too much, they didnt want to get exposed so they silenced him by saying He committed suicide and by producing a fabricated suicide note. No one informed the family of Dannys death until two days later. He asked her if she was okay, and she said no. They believe Mrs. Sayrs had her days mixed up. He believes that this is related to his death. And we asked everyone there. Pretty evident. She had dark hair and was between twenty-five and thirty years of age. This is one of those things. Larry Williams is offering a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in his son's death, which remains unsolved. One of his wrist was cut so deep he cut the tendon, it doesnt make any sense, dont people start losing control of their fingers when they start cutting their wrist? Turnquist says that the Galesburg police did not follow up on tests for powder burns on Danny's hands. Some sources state Nanette ended the relationship after learning how much older Danny was.