lacy and mcguire

Former Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy, a long time advocate of justice in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, has crossed to the other side of the courtroom with her well respected colleague Pete McGuire--

Ex-Boulder DA Lacy Now A Defense Lawyer
Published in the Daily Camera
By Vanessa Miller

After working together for more than 20 years as prosecutors in the Boulder County District Attorney's Office, former District Attorney Mary Lacy and her top prosecutor Pete Maguire are back together -- this time to defend the accused.

The pair decided to combine their attorney skills and experience in April last year, just a few months after term-limited Lacy left the office and incoming District Attorney Stan Garnett hired someone else to replace Maguire. Under the "Lacy & Maguire Law Firm" name, Maguire almost immediately started defending accused criminals and taking personal injury and administrative-type cases as well.[...read more]

rules of engagement

While Boulder authorities continue to internalize the investigation of JonBenet's murder, in Illinois the state's attorney James Glasgow has taken a noble stand in commitment to helping little Riley Fox's family find answers by soliciting the FBI for assistance with that 5 year unsolved murder--

Killing of 3-year-old a mystery five years later
Updated Wed July 15, 2009
By Rupa Mikkilineni

NEW YORK (CNN) -- One summer night in 2004, 3-year-old Riley Fox lay asleep on a couch not far from her 6-year-old brother on a chair in the living room. Their father was sleeping in a nearby bedroom...

Her body was found later that day in a river in Forked Creek, Illinois, just 4 miles from the family's home. She'd been bound and gagged with duct tape, raped and drowned, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office and the coroner's report...

Indeed, five months later, Will County sheriff's officers arrested and charged Kevin Fox with the sexual assault and murder of his daughter. Zellner says the arrest came after authorities coerced a confession from him after 14 hours of relentless questioning.

Fox spent eight months in jail, but DNA evidence from the rape kit conducted on Riley's body finally exonerated him. There was no semen found during the autopsy, Zellner says, but saliva of an unidentified male was found on the duct tape covering Riley's mouth and elsewhere on her body...

Last month, the FBI joined the investigation at the request of Will County State Attorney James Glasgow. FBI agents combed Riley's neighborhood and talked with neighbors and other potential witnesses.

"The FBI is bringing unprecedented resources and expertise to this investigation," Glasgow said in a statement. "We cannot allow this horrific crime against an innocent child to remain unsolved."

The family is offering a $100,000 reward, and the FBI is offering $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Riley Fox's death.

Anyone with more information is urged to call the FBI's Chicago office at 312-421-6700.

singularly important

The JonBenet Ramsey Case: Never Give Up
June 24, 2009

By Stephen Singular

"The most famous unsolved murder in America -- the JonBenet Ramsey case in Boulder, Colorado -- is cold, but not dead. For those who’ve believed that this maddening 1996 crime will never be solved, don’t be so certain. A group of mostly civilian investigators has never stopped digging below the surface of this homicide and in the past year there’s been movement on various fronts....

There’s work left to be done on the Ramsey case and some people, including myself, are still doing it. On In Cold Blog I’ll provide occasional updates on the murder probe being done outside official circles. "

Stephen Singular is the author of nineteen books which range in topics from high-profile crimes and social criticisms, to business and sports biographies. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado. You can find out more about this author by visiting his website at stephensingular.com