Comments on: Ronald Scharff & Patricia Freeman - A Cold Case Once Again? http://www.bloggernews.net/120497 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Blues http://www.bloggernews.net/120497#comment-1210361 Blues Sun, 10 May 2009 00:14:53 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120497#comment-1210361 Great interview on the radio show today. This is a very interesting case, and sadly one that I have never heard of before today. I hope that this investigation will not fall between the bureaucratic cracks again. The family's of these victims deserve to have this case solved. Great interview on the radio show today. This is a very interesting case, and sadly one that I have never heard of before today.

I hope that this investigation will not fall between the bureaucratic cracks again. The family’s of these victims deserve to have this case solved.

]]> By: » Aaliyah Bedwell – Ronald Scharff – Jan Barrett BNN On The Radio - Blogger News Network http://www.bloggernews.net/120497#comment-1204012 » Aaliyah Bedwell – Ronald Scharff – Jan Barrett BNN On The Radio - Blogger News Network Thu, 07 May 2009 15:58:36 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120497#comment-1204012 [...] Ronald Scharff was a tavern owner, he and his barmaid Patricia Freeman were found murdered execution style. The police had numerous leads but no one was ever brought to justice. That was in 1981. Last year my friend Denny Griffin co authored a book with Frank Cullotta, Cullotta was a Las Vegas mobster who turned states witness in the 80’s. He was in the witness protection program for several years and indeed to this day keeps a pretty low profile. In the book the is an interesting story told on page 130, it talks about another mob guy, who discovered that his ex wife had supposedly been dissed by a tavern owner, and had been killed for showing disrespect. The details in the Cullotta book match the McHenry County murders exactly. There is no doubt in my mind that Larry Neuman was the killer. A family friend of the Scharff’s just happened to read the book. She told Ronal Scharff’s son Paul about the book, and he started asking law enforcement some searching questions. Guess what? Law enforcement has done virtually nothing. The case is still open. [...] […] Ronald Scharff was a tavern owner, he and his barmaid Patricia Freeman were found murdered execution style. The police had numerous leads but no one was ever brought to justice. That was in 1981. Last year my friend Denny Griffin co authored a book with Frank Cullotta, Cullotta was a Las Vegas mobster who turned states witness in the 80’s. He was in the witness protection program for several years and indeed to this day keeps a pretty low profile. In the book the is an interesting story told on page 130, it talks about another mob guy, who discovered that his ex wife had supposedly been dissed by a tavern owner, and had been killed for showing disrespect. The details in the Cullotta book match the McHenry County murders exactly. There is no doubt in my mind that Larry Neuman was the killer. A family friend of the Scharff’s just happened to read the book. She told Ronal Scharff’s son Paul about the book, and he started asking law enforcement some searching questions. Guess what? Law enforcement has done virtually nothing. The case is still open. […]

]]> By: paulanest http://www.bloggernews.net/120497#comment-1131933 paulanest Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:22:53 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/120497#comment-1131933 I went to school with Paul. It is a real shame that the police don't want to make this a top priority case. Grant it, McHenry is a fairly small community but growing and events like Scharff - Freemen murder don't happen at least we don't hear about them. This family needs closure. They are good people. What would be done if this event happened again, residents won't know who to trust or turn too because they know that this case has been unsolved for 27 years, where is the interest in public safety? Maybe, I'm reading more into this but again this family needs closure. I went to school with Paul. It is a real shame that the police don’t want to make this a top priority case. Grant it, McHenry is a fairly small community but growing and events like Scharff - Freemen murder don’t happen at least we don’t hear about them. This family needs closure. They are good people. What would be done if this event happened again, residents won’t know who to trust or turn too because they know that this case has been unsolved for 27 years, where is the interest in public safety? Maybe, I’m reading more into this but again this family needs closure.

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