The arrest made by the Cold Case Unit of New Hampshire in two unsolved murders gives me and many others hope. A hope that we have not felt for a very long time. Arrest have been made in a 1989 quadruple homicide and in a 1988 double homicide. The team works diligently with local law enforcement to crack cases that have been stored in boxes for years, some decades. Retesting evidence for DNA, finding witnesses and interviewing them after many years is long and tedious work. But the rewards are abundant for them and victims’ advocates when a family is told that an arrest has been made.
Yesterday, Massachusetts made an arrest in a 1969 homicide. Three men were arrested for the murder of John Joseph McCabe, two lived in New Hampshire. As usual, family and friends never gave up on seeing this case solved. I believe, as it is true in Kathy’s unsolved murder, that it is the loved ones left behind that push the wheel of justice for the one/ones that cannot speak for themselves. The arrest made ignites a fire within to continue the fight. For me, the 1969 arrest intensifies my hope. Kathy was murdered in 1971 and this arrest reinforces the possibility of her murder being solved. WHO WILL BE NEXT? WILL IT BE YOU?
“Three men were arrested today for the murder of McCabe, of Tewksbury, Mass., on Sept. 27, 1969, as he was on his way home from a school dance, Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone announced today.”
“It is remarkable that, after nearly 42 years, we were able to tell the McCabe family that their son’s murder was solved,” Leone told ABC News. “We think this provides hope to families of other unsolved homicide victims and would encourage them to never lose faith that their loved one’s case can be solved.
“It also serves as a warning to those who have committed these crimes: We never give up on victims,” he said. ABC News/U.S.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/john-joseph-mccabe-men-arrested-massachusetts-teens-1969/story?id=13385655
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinioneditorials/915651-263/trail-no-longer-cold-in-nashua-murders.html
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x1305241414/NH-Cold-Case-Unit-making-progress-on-unsolved-homicides
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Karen Beaudin is a published author and accomplished speaker who addresses the subject of unsolved murders to various institutions, including universities, law enforcement, and religious organizations during conferences and training seminars. She promotes the value of Cold Case Units and its importance to families of murder victims. Karen also supports the creation of websites for unsolved homicides and unresolved deaths. These websites can provide valuable information to law enforcement and makes available a place to leave anonymous tips.
Karen's media interviews include Elizabeth Vargas from ABC 20/20, Bob Ward, Crime Reporter from Fox News Boston; Sean MacDonald, Andy Hershberger, and Ray Brewer from WMUR TV. In 2009 Karen and her sisters were influential in establishing New Hampshire's first Cold Case Unit. During Victims' Rights Week, 2010, the Gloddy family received a certificate of appreciation from Governor John Lynch for their outstanding service on behalf of victims' of crime.
To arrange a speaking engagement, contact Karen through her website, or by sending her an e-mail as indicated.
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A Child Is Missing exposes the reality that murder follows a family throughout their entire life. Future events often loop back to the day when a loved one's life was taken by the hands of a murderer.
Karen's sister Kathy was murdered in 1971. The case was reactivated in 1983 and again in 2004. In 2006 Kathy's remains were exhumed for DNA. A Child is Missing: Searching for Justice is the sequel to A Child Is Missing, it covers the reopening of Kathy's investigation in 2004 to present date. Karen interviewed over fifty people for the sequel and acquired new information from retired investigators.
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