News Stories
News Stories
PODCASTS:
Ep. 6, Sun Crime State Podcast, Oct 2, 2017
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
NamUs – Rapid Case Resolution Through Innovative Collaboration: Missing and Unidentified Persons
National Forensic Science Technology Center, NIJ 2011
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
Fairfield Woman hails NamUs; found brother after 36 years,
by Todd R. Hansen, Fairfield (CA) Daily Republic, July 15, 2016
Sister Determined to Find Answers: James Norris was murdered 42 years ago,
by Buster Thompson, Citrus County Chronicle, June 18, 2016
(if link doesn’t work, go to http://www.chronicleonline.com and search by article’s name: “Sister determined to find answers.”)
The Disturbing Case of Ali Gilmore’s Disappearance: Science and Shoe Leather Solve Many Years-Old Crimes, But Others Remain Unsolved,
by Rochelle Koff, Tallahassee Magazine, May/June 2015
(James’s story starts on the 3rd page of the article)
FDLE Facebook BOLO Details 1974 Cold Case: DNA technology and a $10,000 reward revives interest in a
39-year-old Cold Case that includes intrigue, drug-dealing and murder.
Space Coast Daily; July 6, 2013
$10,000 Reward Offered in 39-Year-Old Unsolved Killing; man sent postcard from Inglis before body was found in Dixie,
Chiefland Citizen; June 27, 2013
Cold Case Still Cold,
by Nancy Kennedy, Citrus County Chronicle; Dec. 29, 2012
FDLE Seeks Help in Solving Homicide,
Chiefland Citizen; Dec. 10, 2012
FDLE Seeks Answers in 1974 Mystery
ActionNewsJax.com Jacksonville; Dec. 5, 2012
Authorities Seeking Clues in Decades-old Murder,
by Mike Kennedy, Special to the Chronicle,
Citrus County Chronicle; March 31, 2012
Sister’s Wish for Justice Prompts Website,
by Shemir Wiles, Citrus County Chronicle; Oct. 12, 2011
Tips Sought in Old Murder,
by Shemir Wiles, Citrus County Chronicle; May 29, 2011
Missing Son is a Mother’s Mission,
by Lucy Morgan, Tampa Bay Times; May 8, 2011
Mystery Solved of Fairfield Man Missing 36 Years,
by Ian Thompson, Daily Republic; April 25, 2011
Man Identified 35 Years After Remains Discovered,
Perry News-Herald; April 22, 2011
Remains Found 35 Years Ago Identified,
by Amanda Curcio, Tallahassee Democrat; April 21, 2011
Dixie County Remains Identified After 36 Years: Man from California, First Coast News; April 20, 2011
Victim ID’d in 36-year-old Dixie County Murder Case,
by Karen Voyles, Gainesville Sun; April 20, 2011
Remains from 1974 Identified,
Dixie County Advocate; April 20,2011
WEBSITES:
Cold Cases: James Norris,
Crime Stoppers of Citrus County (FL)
Who Killed James Norris?
Family’s Facebook Page
FDLE BOLO: Help Us Find the Murderer of James Norris, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement on Facebook; Dec. 5, 2012
TELEVISION NEWS REPORTS:
WESH 2 ORLANDO NEWS: Florida’s Unsolved Homicides,
Slideshow; November 2, 2012 (See slide #22)
WCJB ABC 20 NEWS: 35 Year Old Human Remains Identified, Alexandra Cowley reporting; April 20, 2011
WCTV 2 NEWS: FDLE Cold Case Team Identifies Remains of 1976 Murder Victim; April 20, 2011.
(Video no longer available but news transcript is still up.)
WTXL ABC 27 NEWS: 35-year-old skeletal remains identified, suspect sought in Dixie County murder, Patty Santos reporting; April 20, 2011 (CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE)
PRESS RELEASE:
FDLE Cold Case Team Identifies Remains of 1976 Murder Victim, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement; April 20,2011
FDLE Seeks Public’s Help in Solving Homicide,
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement; Dec. 5, 2012
$10,000 Reward for Information about the Murder of
James Norris, AKA Richard Gunning,
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement; June 27, 2013