Talk:Michigan murders

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[edit] Jane Mixer case has been solved

This article mentions Jane Mixer, who was murdered during the same period of time as the other murders, though in an adjoining county. Her killer, Gary Leiterman, was arrested in late 2004 and convicted in July 2005. (See http://www.courttv.com/trials/leiterman/072205_verdict_ctv.html .) It is generally believed by those who have studied and written about the murder cases, that John Norman Collins committed all of the other murders. This was definitely the view of people who lived in the area at the time and were privy to evidence that was reported in newspapers regarding the other victims, but which was inadmissable in the Bieneman trial. Incidentally, anyone who edits this article should probably mention that John Norman Collins had his name legally changed while in prison. This was part of a scheme (which failed) to get himself transferred to a Canadian prison at which some Canadian relatives might visit him...and "coincidentally", he would have had a much greater chance of obtaining release from a Canadian prison, than in the States. Publius3 07:19, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Many questions still remain unanswered, regardless of Gary Leiterman's conviction. Many people still believe that the prosecutor in this case was looking for any kind of match. Many still believe that Gary Leiterman did NOT murder Jane Mixer.

For another look at Gary Leiterman's trial you can go to his website (see http://www.garyisinnocent.org ). Granted, this is a website created by the family. However, the information leaves many still unsure that Gary Leiterman actually did this haneous crime.

The family contends that without the DNA match, the prosecution had no case. The handwriting samples that were said to have matched Gary's don't look like a match to the layman; judge for yourself. [[User:rjlohner], Dec 4 2007