Cold doesn t deter Dead of Winter fans
David Blanchette For The Telegraph
Feb. 6, 2021
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Psychic medium Andrea Hullman gives a reading during the Dead of Winter Festival. Paranormal fans celebrated ghosts, hauntings, folklore and legends during the 23rd annual American Hauntings-sponsored event in the Mineral Springs Hotel. Show MoreShow Less
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John Black of Phantom Science demonstrates an environmental monitoring device during Saturday’s Dead of Winter Festival in Alton. Show MoreShow Less
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Alisa Major of Unique Enchantments, right, shows merchandise to a Dead of Winter Festival visitor. Show MoreShow Less
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Len Adams of Phantoms Paranormal said he feels Alton is the “perfect storm” of energy for paranormal experiences. Show MoreShow Less
alibis too. so they turned to the physical evidence, like this bloody handprint on angie s stomach, must have been left after angie s dead, when her killer did something quite beyond sick, pulled down her pants, pulled up her shirt, left a deposit of semen on her body, his mark and his dna. there was a lot of anger, a lot of humiliation involved in this. and frustration for the cops because that dna didn t match any of their possible suspects. month after month, they chased leads into disappointing dead ends, and all the while carol dodge haunted the investigation, practically stalked the detectives, desperate for information, begging them, find the killer. i drove to the police department every day that they were open. and then one day seven months later, dead of winter, january 97, an arrest next door in nevada broke the case wide open. in custody was a young man named benjamin hobbs, one of those less savory friends of angie s. here he is at angie s funeral
any of their possible suspects. month after month, they chased lead into disappointing dead-end and all the while carol dodge haunted the investigation and practically stalked the investigators and begged them to find a killer. i drove to the police department every day they were open. reporter: dead of winter january of 97 an arrest next door in nevada broke the case wide open. in custody was benjamin hobbs. one of those less savory friend of angie. here he is at angie s funeral carryinggi flowers. get this. hobbs was now charged with sexually assaulting a woman at knife point. sound familiar? so while detective ken brown rushed off to question hobbs, detective jared furman began to talk to hobbs friends. o talk to hobbs friends one of whom was a 20-year-old
there s a lot of anger, lot of humiliation in this. and frustration for the cops because that dna didn t match any of their possible suspects. month after month they chased leads into disappointing dead ends and all the while carol dodge haunted the investigation, practically stalked the detectives, desperate for information, begging them, find the killer. i drove to the police department everyday that they were open. and then one day, seven months later, dead of winter, january 97, an arrest next door in nevada broke the case wide open. in custody was a young man named benjamin hobbs. here he is at angie s funeral, carrying flowers, but get this, hobbs was now charged with sexually assaulting a woman at knife point. sound familiar? so while detective ken brown rushed off to question hobbs, detective jared furhman began talking to hobbs friends.