MD MD - Lorraine "Lori" Zimmerman, murdered April 1984 - Page 2

Kat · #26 08-18-2009, 11:43 AM

UMfanforever, IMHO I would go ahead and call the LE contact.

Lori's not really in any national databases. Confirm her murderer has not been caught yet. (I thought about that when I was getting ready for bed). I would ask them if they could share any statistics and other info in order to start assembling info for Lori.

Second, I would contact the archives of the local newspapers from that year and request an archival search and pay to get those articles. (I've had to do that in genealogy research, it's not that expensive). Especially any pictures.

Third, I would create a free webpage to help bring attention to her.

Charley Project? There are so many databases that if her information were in there, it would automatically generate interest in Lori.

UMfanforever · #27 08-18-2009, 05:59 PM

Not everyone feels comfortable calling LE....I asked the same of MrTT about another case and they felt the same.

:+:MrTT:+: · #28 08-18-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by UMfanforever

Not everyone feels comfortable calling LE....I asked the same of MrTT about another case and they felt the same.

I do agree with you on that, some have no problem in relating with LE on a direct bases, its just not me, unless they ask me to, which to this day they never have, not even by email...........

But...I do find it interesting, im assuming Lori has family still around, and yet none as far as i know, have posted anything about Lori, no website etc............It would be nice, to have that blood connection, come here or post somewhere about there situation, with updates, or where it stands etc.........I have just been curious about the lack of family or friends for that matter, not posting anything online that we have found??

It seems pretty obvious, or i may be wrong with this assumption, LE has hit a brick wall head on , with this case, i wish i new what that break wall was?

:+:MrTT:+: · #29 08-18-2009, 09:14 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Nov...encing,00.html

I wonder if this or another doctor kept semen from women whom was raped and murdered also??

Interesting story, he kept semen from rape victims going back 30 years, hoping one day LE could use it.........and they did!

Kat · #30 08-19-2009, 01:05 AM

Okay well good luck to you in finding the answers about this case that you are seeking. I'm fresh out of suggestions.

dearmont · #31 08-19-2009, 10:49 AM

On my way home from work yesterday I stopped by the spot where Lori's body was found - I wanted to take some photos but camera battery was drained - so, will stop by again soon. Not what I expected to see, think I will look further into this case.

UMfanforever · #32 10-23-2009, 04:04 PM

bumpy

UMfanforever · #33 11-03-2009, 04:55 AM

Bumpy

UMfanforever · #34 02-12-2010, 10:38 PM

Bump ----

UMfanforever · #35 02-12-2010, 10:52 PM

Md. murder case reopened
Gettysburg Times - Monday, April 5, 1999

HAGERSTOWN, MD. (AP) - Maryland State Police have reopened the case of Lori Zimmerman, a 15-year-old murdered in April 1984.
The Zimmerman cae is one of the three unsolved murders in Washington County being handled by the Maryland State Police.
"Over the past year, Sgt. Ronald Cullison and I have conducted more than 100 interviews and developed new leads," said Sgt. Todd May.
In addition, the state police crime lab has reviewed all the physical evidence with new technology, such as DNA testing. It's possible that evidence could now be used for comparison purposes, May said.

"The information developed in the investigation indicates the (killer) was in all likelihood a member of the community and may have been known to Lori," May said.

He also believes there are people in Hagerstown who have information and haven't come forward, either because they are afraid or are reluctant to get involved.

Zimmerman's partially clad body was found south of Boonsboro on April 14, 1984. The body was found in a wooded area under large pieces of cardboard that had been weighted down with rocks.

UMfanforever · #36 02-12-2010, 11:08 PM

Maryland

1984 murder case reopened

By MARLO BARNHART
April 2, 1999

In April 1984, Sandra Volneck's 15-year-old daughter Lori Zimmerman disappeared, turning up as the victim of a brutal murder a few days later.

"I think of her and carry her picture with me every day," Volneck said. "She would have been 30 now if she'd lived."

"Lori never hurt anybody," Volneck said. "She had a lot of living to do and she didn't get to do that."

Fifteen years after the crime, Maryland State Police in Hagerstown have reopened the case, reviewing the evidence in hopes of finally bringing Lori's killer to justice.

Sgt. Todd May of the state police special investigation support unit said he and others in the department specialize in the investigation of murders and complex cases.

From time to time, old cases are reopened, May said. Sometimes new evidence comes to light but other cases are looked at again just to see if investigators can come up with something. The Zimmerman case is one of three unsolved murders in Washington County handled by the Maryland State Police.

"Over the past year, Sgt. Ronald Cullison and I have conducted more than 100 interviews and developed new leads," May said.

In addition, the state police crime lab has reviewed all the physical evidence with new technology, such as DNA testing. It's possible that evidence could now be used for comparison purposes, May said.

"The information developed in the investigation indicates the (killer) was in all likelihood a member of the community and may have been known to Lori," May said.

He also believes there are people in Hagerstown who have information and haven't come forward, either because they are afraid or are reluctant to get involved.

"It is our hope that anyone who believes they have information about this case would call and help bring closure to this tragedy for the sake of Lori's family," May said.

Zimmerman's partially clad body was found on Reno Monument Road south of Boonsboro on April 14, 1984 - several days after the 15-year-old South Hagerstown High School student had been reported missing by her mother.

According to police reports, Lori had been severely beaten but the official cause of death was asphyxiation. There was no official determination of sexual assault, police said.

A nearby resident found her body in a wooded area under large pieces of cardboard that were weighted down with rocks.

Police said all along they didn't believe Lori was murdered at the site where her body was found.

For months after, police tried to reconstruct Lori's movements. She was last seen in downtown Hagerstown by a relative on April 6, 1984.

The trail soon cooled.

Four years later, then-lead investigator Sgt. Keith Wattenschaidt, now retired, participated in a segment of "Unsolved Mysteries," the television show hosted by actor Robert Stack.

On film, Wattenschaidt met with psychic Dorothy Allison in a last-ditch effort to turn up a suspect.

Contacted this week, Wattenschaidt said Allison came pretty close to where police found Lori's body.

"But she really didn't come up with much we could use about the killer's profile," Wattenschaidt said.

Anyone with information can call state police in Hagerstown at 301-739-2101 or the MSP support unit at 1-410-290-0050.

UMfanforever · #37 03-09-2010, 08:20 PM

bumpy

OilPainter · #38 03-16-2010, 03:18 PM

I remember this case from UM....shook me up pretty badly as I recall.

I hope justice is found for Lori - no matter how long it takes.

UMfanforever · #39 04-15-2010, 01:29 PM

bumpy wumpy

UMfanforever · #40 05-11-2010, 02:22 AM

dumpy pumpy

TallCoolOne · #41 05-15-2010, 08:14 AM

So they reopened the case over 10 years ago, and then nothing more?

We somehow need to get some locals involved in this. Too bad there isn't a means to get in contact with school mates, I'm sure there had to be some interesting rumors circulating about this.

UMfanforever, Kudos to you for keeping this case up front. I hope answers come soon and the perp can be brought to justice.

RIP Lori, so sorry your life was so cruelly cut short.

anyc · #42 05-31-2010, 12:32 AM

PA and MD police are reviewing cold cases, including the murder of Lori Zimmerman. Link to newspaper article from May 18th:

http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=disp...35&format=html

Bargle · #43 05-31-2010, 11:45 AM

FWIW, here's 2 articles from Newspaper Archive on the case. They are the only ones I found.

UMfanforever · #44 06-13-2010, 02:00 PM

Man charged in Md. killing may be linked to 1991 Frederick Co. death, three others

Maryland State Police say they are seeking links between two slayings in south-central Pennsylvania and three unsolved homicides in western Maryland.
Investigator Rick Bachtell told the Hagerstown Herald-Mail Tuesday he has met with Pennsylvania State Police who charged Jeffrey Miles last month with killing 29-year-old Kristy Hoke of Hagerstown.
That investigation led to the remains of 17-year-old Angie Daley of Waynesboro, who disappeared in 1995. No one has been charged in her death.
The Maryland victims are 27-year-old Geraldine Butts of Brunswick, whose battered remains were found in 1983; 15-year-old Lorraine Zimmerman of Hagerstown, who was found strangled in 1984; and an unidentified woman whose battered body was found along Interstate 270 in Frederick County in 1991.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/cri...lling-may.html

missy_g · #45 12-13-2010, 09:46 PM

Is anyone still interested in this case? My mother is Lori Zimmerman's cousin. We were just talking about this, and I decided to look it up on Websleuths. I can pin point everything on google maps, and I can also try to find archived information at the public library. I still live in Hagerstown.

UMfanforever · #46 12-13-2010, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by missy_g

Is anyone still interested in this case? My mother is Lori Zimmerman's cousin. We were just talking about this, and I decided to look it up on Websleuths. I can pin point everything on google maps, and I can also try to find archived information at the public library. I still live in Hagerstown.

Yes, we're still interested. That's what Websleuths is here for.

missy_g · #47 12-14-2010, 04:54 PM

I just asked because there hadn't been any new posts for awhile....

missy_g · #48 12-14-2010, 05:25 PM

This is the MD state police report
http://msp.maryland.gov/hsib/cold_ca...?identifier=63
Lori's case reopened
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=disp...35&format=html
Google maps images of Reno Monument Road
Reno Monument Road

Linky to the map I made LINKY

The map really covers a wide distance. Reno Monument Rd is a "backroad" as we call them. It's heavily wooded and not many people live on it. It's a good 20 minutes from the locations that Lori was last seen.

:+:MrTT:+: · #49 12-14-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by missy_g

This is the MD state police report
http://msp.maryland.gov/hsib/cold_ca...?identifier=63
Lori's case reopened
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=disp...35&format=html
Google maps images of Reno Monument Road
Reno Monument Road

Linky to the map I made LINKY

The map really covers a wide distance. Reno Monument Rd is a "backroad" as we call them. It's heavily wooded and not many people live on it. It's a good 20 minutes from the locations that Lori was last seen.

I am spending time reading and looking at the visual aids you have provided here for us. It is nice to have someone close here.

Due to life's situation, i wont be able to study in detail until this weekend. AS far as last place seen, i would like to see the spot on the map, where she exited the bus on that Friday around 315 or so. And the friends house, that was stated she visited for ten minutes or so. One thing i found interesting so far, is that she went missing on the 6th of April. and the other two were found on the 6th of April of different years. Coincidence i am sure, but still it was interesting to read that. That in itself could mean there is a connection, but nothing physical for now, but perhaps in a spiritual way. Time will tell.

Thanks again for posting the information you have, and i look forward to studying it all in more detail this weekend.

missy_g · #50 12-16-2010, 10:17 AM

I will have to try to get info on where exactly her friend lived. I would also have to get info on the bus stop. Once I have that I can pin point it on the map. I am going by what my mom has said and what my grandmother has said. My grandmother said she was last seen at the Washington County Library. My mother said she was last seen at the shopping center on Burhans Blvd.
I'll see if I can dig and find out exactly where her friend lived. I also want to fix the spot on Reno Monument Road. With that I am going to go by the Unsolved Mysteries Video.

ETA: I also remember my grandmother saying that she was seen getting into a car with two males. From what I understand there is speculation that she knew whomever killed her.