Stacey: Not a cold case?

Nov 5, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town

As a true crime neophyte, I’ve encountered major dilemmas on numerous occasions as I attempted to put together a truthful narrative about the murder of Stacey Burns. All of these had to do with conflicting stories from credible interviewees. Here’s my...

Thinking about Stacey’s birthday . . .

Oct 31, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town

This past week, Stacey Burns would have celebrated a birthday. As I read some of the expressions of sorrow on the memorial page, I was reminded of the final paragraph of The Week from Heaven and Hell, my memoir about our son, Gary. For those who loved Stacey, here is...

Professional writers

Oct 28, 2015 | The Writing Process

Nothing new appears to be happening in New Hampshire with the Stacey Burns murder. Yesterday was her birthday. It surely would be nice if her killer was in jail before her next birthday rolls around, but I have serious doubts about that. This post is in the writing...

Cold? Closed? Open,Unsolved? Confused?

Oct 22, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town

This will be my last post relating to the assertion by a respondent in my blog that the Stacey Burns murder is now considered a cold case. (See “A Favorite Quotation” post on my website -www.dukesouthard.com-and read the two comments which follow.) If my...

No response?!!

Oct 20, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town

I admit to being surprised. After 48 hours and a boosted post on Facebook, there has not been a single response to the “news” that the murder of Stacey Burns has supposedly been moved into a new category. Whenever I asked questions, it was always an...