A mysterious murder and an effective duet between a policeman and a psychic (9 photos)

Law enforcement officers rarely resort to the help of representatives of dubious professions such as mediums and psychics. But it happens that they provide real assistance in solving a crime.





A pretty young woman was discovered in the winter of 1984 near the Schullkill River. Detectives eagerly took up the case, but there was no evidence or leads. The investigation was slowed down. And for 20 years the case gathered dust in the archives, until Robert Vanner, another detective, decided to use an unconventional method of investigation.



Detective on the case Robert Wanner

When the man went to psychic Lauren Thibodeau, he had little idea how this meeting would end. But everything was so bad and without prospects that, in fact, there was nothing to lose.

He paid a visit while Lauren was giving a lecture at the community center. To the detective’s surprise, the woman immediately understood the reason for his arrival. I must say that the killer turned out to be very careful and pedantic. At the crime scene, experts found a single hair. And the unfortunate woman’s body was packed in a thick garbage bag. And if it weren’t for the curiosity of a local resident who was interested in its size, the girl’s body would have lain in the ravine for years.





The town of Camru in Pennsylvania, in the vicinity of which the murder took place

The provincial town was shocked by this crime. Firstly, the victim was young and beautiful: huge eyes, touching freckles, luxurious red hair. Secondly, the crime occurred on the eve of the Christmas holidays - a quiet time when you expect miracles, not horrors.

Experts found that the victim was strangled. Traces of drugs were found in the body. Vanner decided to visit the psychic again and listen to her opinion on this matter. It must be said that the Internet was still in its infancy then. Therefore, there were no data leaks or publicly available information about the crime that Lauren could use.



Psychic Lauren Thibodeau

In the conversation, the woman told the detective that in a vision she noticed green lights along Route 78, connecting New York and Chicago. She voiced that the murder is definitely connected with the nightlife of the city that never sleeps. And the case involves a trucker's truck.

Vanner was encouraged by the clues he received. But, being a pragmatist, he understood that it was necessary to act according to protocol and proven methods. If there were drugs in the deceased’s blood, then she could take them constantly and show up in the database. Bingo, it turned out that she was found in the crime database. The description of his remarkable appearance and fingerprints matched. And the nameless victim finally found a name. She turned out to be 20-year-old Margery Calciano.



Margery Calciano



Victim's mother

The unfortunate mother still hoped that her daughter was alive. After all, the girl left her home after a quarrel and never made herself known again. The detective asked Joan Calciano if she had any idea about the identity of the killer. And the inconsolable mother replied that she knew exactly who killed her child.

Love, obsession and drugs



Interrogation of a suspect

The mother said that Marge had a boyfriend, a certain Peter, who was twice the girl’s age. The man did not work, but at the same time he was not short of money. The bright girl charmed Peter with her exotic appearance, and he was literally obsessed with the beauty.

He started courting me, showered me with gifts, and then got me hooked on drugs. After the girl disappeared, he also disappeared from the horizon. The detective turned to Thibodeau again. And she gave out a new piece of information. The killer is a slender man, wears a plaid flannel shirt, drives a truck and often stops near bodies of water. He is also involved in other crimes.

Relying on his own professional instincts and Lauren's tips, the policeman still managed to figure out Peter. At the time of Marge's disappearance, he worked as a driver and often drove along the route that ran along the Great Lakes and other bodies of water.

He loved and did not kill!



Murderer

Peter, brought in for questioning, did not deny knowing Calciano. But the former lovers parted ways after she became addicted to drugs. The man took Marge to the clinic, and they never met again.

Peter had no idea that the police had only one hair in their possession. And he easily agreed to DNA analysis. The result? There is a coincidence. Williams was then charged with murder. But the criminal did not live to see the trial: just a few weeks before the hearing, the life of the elderly killer was cut short by cancer.

Of course, all the information presented by Lauren is just a hint. So to speak, looking at the matter from a different angle. Thibodeau herself stated that psychics do not investigate crimes, that is a matter for the police. But in the case of the joint work of a detective and a psychic on this case, it bore fruit.



Margery Calciano

It is a pity that the criminal did not receive the punishment he deserved. But at least the victim's mother learned about her daughter's fate. But because of bureaucratic nuances, Williams’ DNA could not be added to the database of criminals, since the trial did not take place. And so it remained a mystery whether he was involved in the deaths of other victims who remained unidentified and unmourned.