Prosecutor Fired for Not Hiding Evidence Innocence Project attorneys argued Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Texas Supreme Court on behalf of a former Texas prosecutor who was wrongly fired when he refused to follow an illegal order to hide potentially exculpatory evidence from a defendant. Eric Hillman was an Assistant District Attorney in Nueces […]
Author Archives: John Hoda
White Cop Doesn’t Shoot Black Man, Gets Fired
The headline is bolded and printed in a larger font. It is meant to attract your attention. The headline is written in a way to evoke an emotional response. As you read the factual account below, you get the gist of the story. A full feature article with the 911 calls and photos are […]
Answer: Sex, Home Cooking and the FBI
Question: What are the most over-rated things in America Don’t get me wrong. I am going to bash the Senate confirmation hearings and the week-long FBI investigation into the US Supreme Court nominee, but I am not going to bash the FBI agents. I will tell you here on the Truth Be Told Blog that […]
Why Would Somebody Confess To a Crime They Didn’t Commit?
FALSE CONFESSIONS Why would anybody falsely confess, I am frequently asked? The reasons are varied and complex and I can list them out very logically, but here are a few questions that I can ponder myself, as I tried to understand the reasons on a more personal level. Brandon L. Garrett, professor of law at […]
PI finds the child’s body less than a day on the case.
PI Marshburn gives a telephone interview in the linked TV interview. My question is why that sometimes the uniform, gun, and badge gets in the way of establishing rapport. http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Private-investigator-discusses-effort-to-find-Lucas-Hernandezs-body-483742801.html
John Suggs’ Podcast this week followed by his guest Blog combination punch- DNA Doesn’t Lie
On Monday, we released our Podcast #11 with John Suggs, Genetic Genealogist. John was my first guest to interview and his episode was recorded just before the bombs dropped in his field. DNA matches from commercial genetic databases and genealogy were used to track down and arrest the alleged Golden State Killer. I am reposting his […]
Blog Post # 3 August 2018 I Only Wear A Trench Coat When It’s Raining.
I Only wear a Trenchcoat when it’s raining In 1841, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with writing the first detective novel: Murders in the Rue Morgue. Later, readers were outraged when Sir A. Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes. He was forced to bring Dr. Watson’s roomie back to life. Phillip Marlowe and Sam […]
Where’s Rose?
WHERE’S ROSE She stares at me from my desk every time I sit down to work. As an active investigator, I have had my share of unsolved cases in my career, but none that I have thought more about than Rose. Back when I was actively working the file, I wold come home and tell […]
When I was a baby-faced rookie working the 3-11 shift on Halloween
TBT Trick or Treat click here for the excerpt from Mugshots. TRICK OR TREAT “Can you describe them to me, ma’am?” It was the one night of the year when you could be guaranteed getting a good description out of an eye-witness. “Well, one of them had a hatchet and blood […]
Frank Serpico- Honest Cop
This is a story of an honest cop. I chose this story to be my first Truth Be Told blog. I hope you will as inspired by his story as I was when I began my career. The monthly blog will cover great detective stories and the stories of great detectives. I was standing […]
