The Unsolved Mysteries episode "What Happened to Josh?" presents considerable evidence that Josh Guimond was a murder victim. Her death remains a mystery. At the time of his death, he was investigating a sprawling criminal conspiracy he labelled 'The Octopus' . Nancy and Nanette have been forced to move several times because of the harassment from Dannys family and friends. For unknown reasons, his family was not notified of his death for two days. Near the site where he was killed, police found footprints that they believe belonged to the killer, who had apparently ran from the scene. This story is so troubling and so bizarre. He says that it just was not a natural position. According to friends and some family members, Danny was upset that he did not get a promotion at his work. Details: On the night of Sunday, June 30, 1991, in Galesburg, Illinois, longtime residents Larry and Lois Williams had finally given in to two days of worry. There was another possibility. He also said that if he did die, that Tony should not believe that it was an accident. The neighbor, Darlene Sayrs, admits that she watches everybodys business. She is certain that on Saturday morning she saw Danny get in a blue car with a woman. "Unsolved Mysteries" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 1988) - IMDb However, Larry says that furniture and other small items were out of place, indicating that someone else had been there. He says there is nothing to indicate that Danny got up and walked around after shooting himself. They did not find anything and scene was released. Around that time, Eric also learned about sexual abuse in his own family. Many suspect that Dannys death was not a suicide. This is incredibly scary. A neighbor had witnessed Danny talking to an unidentified woman on the morning of his death. Subscribe for new episodes announcements, latest news, featured cases, and more! In the room they found a suicide note and a single razor blade in the bathtub. On July 15, 2020, Busick pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of accessory to murder in an agreement with prosecutors. She immediately left to go to school. The two had first met at church in the early summer of 1991. Real Name: Daniel Pieda Jr. It didnt make any sense., Jay Bible discovered Danny Freemans body. On December 29, 1999, local teenager Ashley Freeman turned 16. Several witnesses had also noticed activity at Dannys house on Sunday, a full twenty-four hours after the estimated time of death. A few weeks after Rena's death, a local delivery man named Edward Coolidge was arrested and charged with Pamela's murder. At first, the program was a success. They identified the gun as a 9mm semi-automatic Smith & Wesson pistol. In a bitter legal battle, he lost custody of his children. Anyway we can exchange information? This case first aired on the January 12, 1994 episode. Dan Casolaro was known by friends and family to be very squeamish towards pain and the site of his own blood. Minnesota Unsolved: A man dumped in a river, shot in the head - KARE Family keep the faith DC did Not commit suicide!!! 25 People On The One Unsolved Mystery They Wish They Had More Answers He decided to break into the locked house. Danny Casolaro believed he had uncovered a sprawling criminal network. There are dark forces working inside governments that are very dangerous and come with a high price. Investigators are now back to square one. The police know more than what they are leading on because of the run ins with the family that was murdered. When originally questioned, they claimed that they were at a field hockey game at the time of his murder. Neither of these people have been identified and it is not known what connection they may have had to this case. Results: Solved. Dan Casolaro - Unsolved Mysteries Various seasons available now on Hulu. four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of arson. Also, an unidentified man described as 5'4" with curly hair was seen at Danny's house the day after he died. He was scheduled to meet several informants and complete his investigation. Lieutenant Arnold believes there are people in the Spanish community who know where Danny is. Danny believes that Bob had a motive to kill Sammy. He says that the investigators and crime labs that he has had working on the case saw the evidence in the house; they remain convinced that it was murder. That afternoon, after classes were over, she began her walk home. Police have received "reliable information" placing him in several spots along the East Coast and in Puerto Rico. Laurias father, Jay, recalled the last time he saw his daughter: Lauria, she said to me, Daddy, is it all right if I spend the night with Ashley in the Freemans home? I said, Well, just make sure youre home by noon tomorrow. And, noon tomorrow didnt happen the way it shouldve.. In 1991, Rena's body was exhumed, and her cause of death was changed from "suicide" to "undetermined". She turned around and found that he had discharged the gun into a wall. He was killed the previous Sunday. It was one of the few cases solved prior to the broadcast. Nobody knows who he was or what connection he may have to this case. Real Name: Daniel Wynn Williams According to forensic scientist Cecilia Guzman, it is not possible for all of the blood in the room to have come from Danny. He asked to meet her at the tennis courts in nearby Lancaster County Central Park in fifteen minutes. He would not let her talk to or smile at anyone else. That has been debunked. OK What Was The Question Again? If he acted alone. Some sources state Nanette ended the relationship after learning how much older Danny was. Michaels drug conviction hurt his credibility, but another witness with perfect credentials stepped forward. According to Lieutenant Dennis Arnold of the Lancaster Police Department, that was the last time the police saw Danny. It is not known if the tests were ever actually done, and if so, what they revealed. However, while at school, he also had disciplinary problems that prevented him from competing in some events. Links: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Thats when Dons brother, Anthony Casolaro, said he received some shocking news: The assistant medical examiner from the State of West Virginia said, Well, you know, hes already been embalmed and thats gonna make it a little difficult. And I said, What are you talking about, hes already been embalmed? And he said, Well, he was embalmed, apparently, already. He said, You didnt know that? I said, Absolutely not. Just days before his death, he told several friends that he was close to breaking the story that he had been investigating. But within 24 hours, Danny Casolaro was found dead. It looked like they were used to wipe blood off the bathroom floor. Pat's divorce to Bob was going to be final on Tuesday. It was the challenge presented by this triangle that partly drew Cates into accepting the case. After the broadcast, several calls to the telecenter were accidentally forwarded to Turnquist instead of the Galesburg Police Department. Wytheville UFO Sightings | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom I was wondering if there are any updates? She called the police and he was taken into custody. They inadvertently discarded important evidence. Dannys body was taken to a local funeral home later that afternoon. 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Here is the latest from earlier this year: http://kfor.com/2016/01/25/new-leads-in-search-of-oklahoma-girls-missing-since-1999/, this case already been solved look upcronnie busick, Im watching unsolved mysteries here in the U.K this is awful.Sounds to me like the Sheriffs Dept are corrupted when someone said if anything should happen to them they had to look at the sheriffs Department, I live in Oklahoma and you never know with Oklahoma PD what is going on. Location: Galesburg, Illinois Real Name: Daniel Neal Paquette document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Lorene Bible talked to the coroner: The county coroner told me that there was only one body, is all they found. She asked him not to walk her to class and handed him a note. Eerie pics found on Josh Guimond's computer released as Netflix While she tried to keep him distracted and talking, the police closed in. His adolescence and adult life were troubled. Sad but true. The authorities investigated the possibility that he had died accidentally and was shot by hunters in a local gravel pit approximately one mile from the area where he was shot. The body was identified as Danny Freeman, Kathys husband. Danny Casolaro Real Name: Joseph Daniel Casolaro Nicknames: Danny, Dan Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia Date: August 10, 1991 Case Details: At 12:30pm on August 10, 1991, forty-four-year-old investigative reporter Danny Casolaro was found dead in his hotel room near Martinsburg, West Virginia. The officer told Nancy that he could not let her touch Nanette. My guess is that the people who refuse to take lie detectors just arent big fans of the Wonder Woman comic books. It probably would have been on the floor or the coffee table. A group walking on Chesapeake Street noticed Danny and Nanette and asked what was happening. As time passed, they started seeing more of each other. He claimed to have been tracking the finances of "The Octopus" and believed that one of his new contacts would deliver new evidence. I cant begin to know what Dan found out, but he went down the rabbit hole and whatever he found was big enough to get him killed, have the local police dispose of evidence, and have the coroner embalm him. Danny arrived in Martinsburg with all of his notes and documents two days before he died. What a brave soul. Learn how your comment data is processed. I would like to know who paid for the embalming if he was embalmed before his family was notified. Not typical, again, unless the majority of the cuts were not significantly damaging. But, more importantly, according to Anthony Casolaro, it revealed that Danny wasnt alone in his hotel room during his last moments: The actual autopsy report described a bruise on the arm and a bruise on the head which were never accounted for. When Larry entered the den, he found Danny slumped on the couch, sitting in an upright position. Links: Unsolved Mysteries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. When he saw the scene, he said to himself, Oh Dan, dont let this be what it looks like. Danny was Larry and Loiss youngest son. 2023 Copyright. In 2004, this case was reopened and detective William Shackford was assigned to it. When she told Eric about the abuse, he decided to kill him. He asked her if she was okay, and she said no. This poor guy had a lot of cuts. So sad no closure for this family due to all the unanswered questions surrounding Dannys death. A short time later, the official investigation of Danny Casolaros death was closed. No one at the funeral recognized him. An lie detector test is not permitted in court. Danny's family learned that his hotel room was cleaned by a professional cleaning crew the day after his death. Danny was gone, but his shadow continued to fall over the lives of Nanette and Nancy. However, the theory was later discounted because of the distance between the pit and him and the fact that the bullet would have had to go through various obstacles in order to reach him. If It Was A Cover Up Then Why Would Someone do That? Since that time, there has been no shortage of ideas regarding what happened to Josh, but a shocking lack of clues. He would call her often and always try to be next to her. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. According to Dwayne, his brother told him the deputies were trying to intimidate him and his family: He was basically told, according to Danny, that they could do anything they wanted to him and his family, and there wasnt a thing he could do about it.. She says she does not know what to feel. About an hour after the attack began, Nanette escaped by throwing the top of the mace can into the woods. Nancy held back her disapproval for fear that Nanette would rebel against her. They found him lying on the ground; he was shot in the back and had been killed instantly. Well tell me what happened to his files and the paper work he received that evening? Ashley did not get along well with her father and her brother was wrongly murdered. Danny was a gifted athlete on the track and cross-country teams at McCaskey High School. The day before he died, Danny met with William Turner, a former employee of a major defense contractor. His schoolwork was also left on his desk and his computer was still turned on. I honestly believe they injected him with a paralytic agent afterwards and set the scene up. Riconosciuto claimed to have worked for the CIA and knew about the illegal sales of INSLAWs software: Well, the parties that were involved in the distribution of this software were involved in covert operations. However, the family believed otherwise and hired a PI and a ballistics expert to examine Danny's death more closely. She claims they tried to make her feel like she was in the wrong and was the bad guy in the situation. In four years of competition, he set numerous state and county running records and amassed over twenty-five trophies and medals. During the time, with boys town, the franklin scandal, and a multitude of other related government corruption issues, it may have been safe to say there was some kind of connection. Sad but true.. Hosted by Robert Stack, this series uses re-enactments and interviews to retell the circumstances of, well, mysteries that are unsolved. Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson also testified before the committee. A gun was in his lap and a gunshot wound was in his forehead. affair, and the now-discredited October Surprise. Learn how your comment data is processed. Police haven't surrendered on unsolved killings, Family searches for the truth about death of their mother, Arrest made in 1985 Hooksett shooting death, Two deaths haunt a N.H. family. Maybe the decorated military man was wise to Dannys murder in some capacity and couldnt say anything. He claims that it would be almost impossible for an individual to have shot themselves and have the gun laying in their lap in the position it was in Dannys lap. Special Agent Steve Nutter, of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, said the polygraphs were conclusive: All cleared themselves as a result of those examinations. Someone / anyone one with knowledge needs to come forword. $200 seems like a lot of money for a young girl to be carrying around in her purse in 1999 (or even now). Sammy Wheeler | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom