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1977 Cold Case Murder Solved By A Hair

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Hair and Fiber Case 1 Name:1977 Cold Case Murder Solved By A Hair DAte:October,18 1977 Victim;James Anagnos also known as “Jimmy The Greek”was found dead at Oct.18,1977 inside his bar when he was closing it.The victim was stabbed twenty times with a “steak knife”and had been hit four times in the head with a solid and hard (blunt)object.The cause of death was from injuries from his head. Suspects:Frank wright- a man who died in 2002 from complications due to alcohol abuse,according to sgt.Brown. Connection to Hair or Fiber:Frank Wright’s hair was found on the victim’s hand, but during 1977 the lab was unable to match hair samples.The reason investigators believe it belonged to Frank Wright was because he had an argument with James about one …show more content…

HAir and Fiber case 3 NAme:Famous Hair and Fiber court case Date:1989 Victim:James Driskell-wrongly accused of stolen goods in a garage in ST.Boniface rented by PErry HArder. Suspect:Perry Harder-went missing in 1990- prior to preliminary hearing in june.The thought was that jim Driskell killed Perry to prevent him for testifying against him at the preliminary hearing. Connection to hair And Fiber:Driskell found guilty because testifiers claiming hair in the van,associated with murder during investigation matching the hair of perry harder. HAir and fiber case 4 NAme:The disappearance of melissa

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