Mhm. Our second cold case takes us to the small town of Pembroke about 40 minutes south of boston. On *** cold february evening in 1985. Virginia Hannon returns home from dinner with friends. They dropped her off outside her quaint two bedroom home, not knowing that would be the last time she has seen alive. You know. Back in February of 1985, Pembroke police went to mrs Hannan's home and they found her in her bed and they initially thought that she had died as *** result of hemorrhaging. My father had the caretaker go over and then I don't believe she got any kind of answer where the window was broken in the front door. So she came back and they called the police and then the police went over strange with the broken window that they thought it was natural causes. Yeah, right. That's what it is. It's even my father said that if it's natural causes, why is she bed with *** sheet over her head and the sheet covered in blood. The massachusetts State police assigned to the D. ***. S. Office also were notified, went to the scene and upon their arrival they made observations of what they believed to be your marks or pry marks at the door. They noticed that *** pane of glass had been broken and they went into the home and they made *** discovery of different locations of blood throughout the apartment. So what they did then was they get the medical examiner involved and they found out that upon further review of her body, that she had unfortunately been strangled to death then at that point treated as *** homicide. Yeah.
Hometown Tragedy Crime Briefs: DNA Technology
New episode highlights how three cases were solved using advancements in technology
Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 6, 2022
DNA technology brings new hope to families seeking justice for their loved ones, in this episode of "Hometown Tragedy." Explore three brutal cold cases with Kristen and David Mittelman of Othram as they go into detail about the difficulties of following leads on older cold cases and how developments in forensic technology lead investigators to evidence — and, ultimately, answers for grieving families. The first case explores the mystery of the Woodlawn Jane Doe whose lifeless body is found outside of a cemetery in Baltimore. Her killer is on the run and police have very little to work off of early in their investigation. Years later, they team up with Othram in hopes of finally identifying the Woodlawn Jane Doe. Moving on to Pembroke, Massachusetts, where Virginia Hannon is murdered in her home after a night out with friends. The case goes cold for decades until a tip is left with the police and Hannon’s family receives new information. Finally, early one morning in 1996, Terrance Paquette is found murdered in the bathroom of the Lil’ Champ convenience store outside of Orlando. Paquette had only recently moved to Orlando and did not have many friends or family members in the area, giving the investigators very few leads in the case. Despite many unanswered questions, investigators do not give up on finding answers and seek the help of Othram Inc.’s DNA technology to help make an arrest and seek justice for Paquette.Very Local is your best source for shows about local communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates, and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local free on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.
DNA technology brings new hope to families seeking justice for their loved ones, in this episode of "Hometown Tragedy." Explore three brutal cold cases with Kristen and David Mittelman of Othram as they go into detail about the difficulties of following leads on older cold cases and how developments in forensic technology lead investigators to evidence — and, ultimately, answers for grieving families.
The first case explores the mystery of the Woodlawn Jane Doe whose lifeless body is found outside of a cemetery in Baltimore. Her killer is on the run and police have very little to work off of early in their investigation. Years later, they team up with Othram in hopes of finally identifying the Woodlawn Jane Doe.
Moving on to Pembroke, Massachusetts, where Virginia Hannon is murdered in her home after a night out with friends. The case goes cold for decades until a tip is left with the police and Hannon’s family receives new information.
Finally, early one morning in 1996, Terrance Paquette is found murdered in the bathroom of the Lil’ Champ convenience store outside of Orlando. Paquette had only recently moved to Orlando and did not have many friends or family members in the area, giving the investigators very few leads in the case. Despite many unanswered questions, investigators do not give up on finding answers and seek the help of Othram Inc.’s DNA technology to help make an arrest and seek justice for Paquette.
Very Local is your best source for shows about local communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates, and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local free on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.
Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.
