tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post5984006382357939125..comments2024-03-24T12:06:01.764-04:00Comments on RETRO KIMMER'S BLOG: THE MICHIGAN COED MURDERSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-1849824736477960152014-11-29T06:06:03.582-05:002014-11-29T06:06:03.582-05:00I met someone the other day who told me about the ...I met someone the other day who told me about the book "The Michigan Murders" when I told her I attended EMU from 1967-69. She asked if I remembered John Collins and the murders. It reminded me of the day he asked me if I wanted a ride on his motorcycle. I declined his offer and consider myself very lucky. He seemed like a nice guy at the time, but I was dating someone else. I remember hearing about Karen Sue Beineman a few days later and thinking I could have been his next victim. Until I heard about the book, I hadn't thought about it in years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-86570041849911334282014-03-30T10:17:53.048-04:002014-03-30T10:17:53.048-04:00My blog is NOT a billboard for you to sell your bo...My blog is NOT a billboard for you to sell your book GREG...quit trying to poach my readers! Earn it yourself..geez take a hint will ya? You are not the authority on this case..nor will you ever be..Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-24400942150179236522013-10-31T15:58:14.267-04:002013-10-31T15:58:14.267-04:00@anon...there are 2 videos inside this story that ...@anon...there are 2 videos inside this story that show most of the available landmarks...filmed in 2009Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-89489771391323716342013-10-31T15:57:16.278-04:002013-10-31T15:57:16.278-04:00Would be really interesting if you would do an upd...Would be really interesting if you would do an updated "field trip" to the sites where the bodies were found and the victims were killed. So much has changed over the past 45 yrs. that it is difficult to pin point. I know someone quite well who dated Collins and based on all that I have read over the years and her account of things - I am completely convinced of his guilt and believe that he probably committed other murders that they have not yet linked him to. I can't understand why there has not been more DNA testing. Surely there is some evidence out there that still holds DNA from some of the victims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-44849880576521364432013-10-19T14:34:33.629-04:002013-10-19T14:34:33.629-04:00I was going to U of M, 1966-1970; school full time...I was going to U of M, 1966-1970; school full time and teaching swimming and life guarding for AnnArbor Rec.I traveled from pool to pool via a motorcycle, which included a lot of busy roads.I therefore bought a rearview mirror.One afternoon as leaving Tappan Jr Hi I was stopped on Washtenaw and extensively questioned by the AA police.They let me go only to be stopped 3 miles latter and then again in 2 miles.I really talked up the third officer and he revealed they had a tip that the co-Ed killer had a motorcycle fitting the description of mine,including the mirror ! I borrowed a friend's car for the next two weeks.<br /><br />R<br />Ed<br /><br />U<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048921915807672105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-21440906655671262582013-08-20T03:41:50.404-04:002013-08-20T03:41:50.404-04:00I lived in Ypsilanti from the age of 5 to 11. My b...I lived in Ypsilanti from the age of 5 to 11. My brother went to school with one of the victims at West Junior High. Dawn I believe was her name. My sister believed she had seen John Norman Collins around Ypsilanti High School (where she attended)mannMonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357481020852068063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-6480059838469055002013-07-07T09:33:30.975-04:002013-07-07T09:33:30.975-04:00Gary Addison Taylor was the killer who buried vict...Gary Addison Taylor was the killer who buried victims at his home in Onsted, Michigan/Loch Erin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-44992730585175098522013-01-03T15:52:48.539-05:002013-01-03T15:52:48.539-05:00Alan you were in my class at West. No JNC never es...Alan you were in my class at West. No JNC never escaped..he is at Marquette Max Security and will remain so for the rest of his life.. Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-29291712730181708012013-01-03T14:19:44.176-05:002013-01-03T14:19:44.176-05:00I lived at 318 Washtenaw. Was in the 7th grade at ...I lived at 318 Washtenaw. Was in the 7th grade at west junior high Dawn was in the 8th. I did know her and her brother Louis. I was 12 also deliveried the paper to JNC on emmit. I have two older sisters and remember mom being scared to death. I heard he escaped in 2008, is that true? Alan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-83776492042747813282012-12-08T19:46:46.225-05:002012-12-08T19:46:46.225-05:00Mary...the old address used to be 619 Emmett and t...Mary...the old address used to be 619 Emmett and that was changed to 619 College Place..I lived in 617 Emmett which is the same....thanks for stopping by! xK Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-82531953770120238772012-12-08T18:32:42.630-05:002012-12-08T18:32:42.630-05:00Hi, RetroKimmer:
When I had read the wikipedia ar...Hi, RetroKimmer:<br /><br />When I had read the wikipedia article on the murders, it referred to his house as 619 "Emmett" street. However, the only street in Ypsi a block south of Cross street is "Emmet" street. I thought it was a typo, but you also referred to it as Emmett. Did the street name change over the years? (and why? haha)<br /><br />Great posting/personal experience though!<br /><br />Mary on MapleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-41507013385851572282012-10-01T15:53:28.862-04:002012-10-01T15:53:28.862-04:00I would like to know the name of the movie based o...I would like to know the name of the movie based off of the book. If anyone knows please contact me at amandanicetomeetya@yahoo.comAmandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-55493659054616878412011-12-11T03:25:24.039-05:002011-12-11T03:25:24.039-05:00To the person who interviewed John in 1994-I'm...To the person who interviewed John in 1994-I'm sure it was interesting! Would you be willing to tell what he is like? I have heard differing things, mostly that he is very nice and charming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-59583521366523724102011-12-07T20:22:00.394-05:002011-12-07T20:22:00.394-05:00My friend's Dad was Mayor of Ypsilanti during ...My friend's Dad was Mayor of Ypsilanti during this time... He said that California was indeed going to extraditeCollins should he have not been convicted in Michigan. He was found guilty and has been incarcerated over 40 years at this date and not likely to be paroled. Thank you Deb S for the information...RKRetro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-22512493670415857492011-12-07T18:55:51.630-05:002011-12-07T18:55:51.630-05:00Collins was suspected of killing three women in Ca...Collins was suspected of killing three women in California although one of the murders, that of Virgina Lynn Smith, was solved at a later date. The other two were of Roxie Phillips, 17, who disappeared from Salinas on July 1, 1969 and her nude body was found in a gully near Carmel on July 15th. She had been strangled with the scarlet belt of her pantdress. <br /><br />The other woman was a Jane Doe about 18 years old whose nude body was found on Old Stage Road near Salinas on July th 1969. She had been shot through the head and all of her clothes were missing. I have searched but I have been unable to find if this Jane Doe was ever identified.<br /><br />I could never understand why California declined to extradite Collins to answer charges in the Phillips murder.DebShttp://www.santarosahitchhikermurders.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-23905367337887524792011-11-21T22:10:00.755-05:002011-11-21T22:10:00.755-05:00@Anon love to hear more about your interview...@Anon love to hear more about your interview...Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-71194113901145505562011-11-21T21:43:58.994-05:002011-11-21T21:43:58.994-05:00I actually interviewed JNC in 1994 when I was in c...I actually interviewed JNC in 1994 when I was in college studying Criminal Justice. It was interesting, to say the least!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-77962958213139722582010-10-04T21:49:15.059-04:002010-10-04T21:49:15.059-04:00Thanks Paul! Try this link is it the house? http:/...Thanks Paul! Try this link is it the house? http://www.trulia.com/property/photos/1086928042-5389-Stark-Strasse-St-Ann-Arbor-MI-48105#item-0<br />tell me more about it via email<br />retrokimmer@gmail.com I know nothing about this house and am dying to know a new piece of the puzzle!Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-34472665271044713552010-10-04T21:25:01.385-04:002010-10-04T21:25:01.385-04:00Hi Kimi, This has to do with your piece on the Har...Hi Kimi, This has to do with your piece on the Harry Bennett Castle on Stark Strasse Road. Do you have any way of knowing when that road that leads to the castle from Geddes was first developed, that is, when houses were built there? Btw, this may tie in with John Norman Collins, who I think probably rode his motorcycle there.Maybe one of your readers knows.<br /><br />Great piece on the castle, btw!<br /><br />Paul McGlynnPaul McGlynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-88478596771200151122010-09-24T10:56:08.579-04:002010-09-24T10:56:08.579-04:00@anon: yes there was a Harry Bennett Cabin off Ged...@anon: yes there was a Harry Bennett Cabin off Geddes road in fact I visited it and a friend of my resided in it. <br /><br />As far as girls on Leforge Rd 2 girls remains were found on the west side of Leforge about 145 ft north of Geddes and I girl killed on the East side of Leforge Dawn Basom. <br />If you wish to elaborate email me at retrokimmer@gmail.com I am interested in your data.Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-24334750265311830672010-09-24T10:25:40.356-04:002010-09-24T10:25:40.356-04:00@ Jriddle
that information is not correct.
there ...@ Jriddle<br /><br />that information is not correct.<br />there was never a cabin.<br />and only one girl was murdered on leforge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-80762448127320799792010-09-16T01:52:54.576-04:002010-09-16T01:52:54.576-04:00i remember those murders ,i was 7-9 years old, and...i remember those murders ,i was 7-9 years old, and lived on west cross st,,anyways i had a friend named david that lived about 1/4 mile from the abandoned farmhouse/silow on leforge rd. right where there was a lot of old cars, like a junkyard. anyways, me & my friend went out goofing around the area,but before leaving his mother said NOT to go up the road to the farmhouse and we wound up at the farmhouse anyway, and his mom drove up and started screaming at us, and then told us why.the house still had police stuff around, tape,etc.and it was not long,maybe a few days after finding the gal,i forget her name, maybe dawn? but the scare, of it all still is with me today. also, i think john collins lived right near fazzies pizza place, and would be seen there at times.rickhttp://stude55@msn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-33697687828746146362010-08-12T19:30:41.613-04:002010-08-12T19:30:41.613-04:00I remember my Aunt telling me the story of this Se...I remember my Aunt telling me the story of this Serial Killer, she also lived in Ypsi for years, she was on her way to work one morning when this young guy pulled up beside her on his motorcycle and offered her a ride, Luckily she didnt accept it, she never trusted anyone she didnt know, I believe I was around 10or 12 yrs of age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-51958796182701040972010-03-12T19:48:21.931-05:002010-03-12T19:48:21.931-05:00I lived in Ypsilanti from 1963 to 1970. My brother...I lived in Ypsilanti from 1963 to 1970. My brother and sister went to West Jr High. My brother remembers Dawn Bason. My sister who went to Ypsi High school believed she had seen Colins around. I think he had a motor cycle or something. Not sure that's correct. I remember what an electric time that was.mannMonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357481020852068063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-74893976432758579152010-02-18T20:13:59.722-05:002010-02-18T20:13:59.722-05:00@anonymous
We cannot find a "south lyon kille...@anonymous<br />We cannot find a "south lyon killer" found lots of people singularly that were killed but not a serial killer.<br />Can you give me more info?Retro Kimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639596929861136401noreply@blogger.com