DNA Test Delays Allen Hearing Over 20 Year Disappearance
Testimony centered on a confidential informant pedal card and thumbprint comparisons while DNA results from a knife awaited, with Bohrer claiming two decades of investigation. The defense pressed past violence history and trial-transcript issues, as witnesses described evidence handling and court disputes over photos and timings before a potential new trial ruling.
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Allen
Bohrer
Wisconsin
Thibodeau
District Attorney’s Office
Randi Bianco
Sheriff’s Office
Nicholas Kleist
Roberta Wills
Kristine Duell
D&w
Duell
Wills
Bianco
Spinners
Steen
Oakes
Department of Motor Vehicles
King
Supreme Court
John Bohrer
John Boureaux
United States
James Steen
Roger Breckenridge
Judge weighs third party culpability in Bohrer case
The defense argues that Bohrer’s 1981 Wisconsin victim Catherine Schmitt and Allen’s missing person case are similar, making the prior conviction admissible. Prosecutors dispute the link, saying the cases differ in time and place and lack physical evidence. Judge King planned a Friday ruling, facing a conundrum over potential self witness impeachment.
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Allen
Moody
Bill Pierce
Peebles
Pierce
Steen
D&w
Sheriff’s Office
Thibodeau
King
Bohrer
Wisconsin
Catherine Schmitt
John
Schmitt
Lisa Peebles
Greg Oakes
John Bohrer
Michael Bohrer
New Haven
Spinners
Oswego County
Sheriff's Office
Yellow perch native status questioned by Adirondack study
Albany AP reports Paul Smith’s College researchers find DNA from 2200 year old lake sediments showing yellow perch were native in Adirondack waters long before recent debates over their non native status. The study challenges use of reclamation to remove perch to aid brook trout, noting perch presence alongside trout for centuries.
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Albany
N.Y
Adirondack College
Paul Smith’s College
Adirondack
Paul Smith
Curt Stager
Plos One
State Department of Environmental Conservation
St. Regis Lake
Stager
Parents and teachers clash over state exams at OCSD board meeting
Frustrations with mandated tests run high as parents teachers and union advocates demand the right to refuse exams citing reliability and impact on students Oswego school leaders acknowledge mandates but seek academic alternatives and warn against noncompliance while noting a $2.2 million state aid potential.
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Sheffield
New York
Benjamin Halsey
Halsey
Kathleen Allen
Allen
City School Education
E. First St
Oswego
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Oswego High School
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Scriba
Hofmann
Sss
Oswego International
Lake Ontario
Oswego, New York
Fortontario.com
Paul.lear
Parks
Wyle
Amily Owned
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