The Skeleton Key Chronicles

14 hours ago

In May 1982, a 13-year-old girl left a friend’s house in downtown Cloverdale, California and never made it home. The next morning, the body of Sarah Ann Geer was found in a secluded area not far from where she had been walking. Forensic tools available at the time were limited, and the case stalled for decades, leaving her name tied to what became Sonoma County’s longest-running unsolved case.

In 2003, a DNA profile was developed from evidence collected in 1982, yet when it was entered into law enforcement databases, it produced no match and the case remained open.

Nearly twenty years later, in 2021, Cloverdale Police revisited the investigation with the help of a private investigator and federal agents. Using investigative genetic genealogy, the DNA profile was linked to one of four brothers, narrowing the focus.

In July 2024, agents collected a discarded cigarette believed to belong to 66-year-old James Oliver Unick, and testing later confirmed that the DNA matched evidence preserved from the original investigation, leading to his arrest on July 22, 2024.

Last week, a Sonoma County jury found Unick guilty in connection with Sarah’s death with prosecutors describing it as the oldest case ever presented to a Sonoma County jury. His sentencing is scheduled for April 23rd.

More than four decades after Sarah Geer vanished in downtown Cloverdale, advances in DNA technology finally answered a question that had remained open since 1982, bringing long-delayed justice to her case.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

1 day ago

What was first reported as a burglary at a Tipp City home has now shifted into a far more serious investigation.

Shortly after 2:30 a.m. yesterday morning, a call came in from the Flynn home on Cunningham Court, a quiet cul-de-sac in Tipp City, Ohio, just north of Dayton. Ashley’s husband told police that someone had entered the house. When officers arrived, he and the couple’s two children were unharmed, but Ashley Flynn, 37, a beloved local coach and teacher, was found deceased inside the residence.

Although investigators said they found signs of forced entry, officers secured the scene and searched the surrounding streets in the hours that followed, but no suspect was located.

As the day continued, additional investigators were brought to the scene. Local forensic teams remained inside the home while agents from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation joined the effort, working through what officials have described as a "complex situation" as evidence was collected and processed.

For now no arrests have been made and authorities are urging anyone with information or video footage that could assist investigators to contact the Tipp City Police Department.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

2 days ago

In the early morning hours yesterday morning, a 3-year-old girl was reported missing from an apartment in Enterprise, Alabama. Her mother told authorities she discovered Genises Nova Reid gone from her bedroom on Apache Drive around 3 a.m., and that a door to the residence was open.

Officers began searching the complex and surrounding area shortly after the report, but as the area was canvassed, the timeline began to draw closer scrutiny.
Several residents told police they could not recall seeing Genises in weeks. While that detail does not necessarily contradict the family’s account, it shifts attention to an important question about when was she last independently seen.

Yesterday, Enterprise police held a press conference asking anyone who has seen Genises in the last 30 days to come forward.
Establishing the last confirmed sighting is now a key focus of the investigation. The FBI has also joined in assisting on the case.
For now, the timeline remains the detail everyone is trying to pin down.

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