Friday Reads

 A 1980s cold case has resulted in an arrest in Colorado thanks to genetic geneaology.

Excerpt:

In 1985, Spurlock was the lead investigator at the murder scene, the Lone Tree home of Roger Dean. The sheriff also worked on a 1990 extortion case in which Dean’s widow was victimized by a man who claimed to be the killer.

On Nov. 21, 1985, Dean, who was 51, was at home with his wife, D.J., when a masked intruder shot Dean six times during a robbery attempt. During the incident, the armed man threatened Dean at gunpoint, demanding money from a saving account. D.J. had her eyes covered with tape during the incident, and her hands were tied. She heard scuffling downstairs and shots fired. Dean’s body was found at the foot of their snow-covered driveway. The gunman fled the scene, leaving behind a ski mask that he had worn to conceal his identity.

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Since Phyllis Chesler knew the late feminist Andrea Dworkin for over thirty years, I can say I will avoid this biography which twisted Dworkin's views on certain issues.

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A buried city was found in Luxor, not the Vegas casino resort, but in Egypt.

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