“How did you possibly get over the death of your sister when you didn’t even know what happened to her,” asks my husband who, along with our two children and I, is grieving over the recent mysterious injuries that led to the death of our family cat, Tiger. “We don’t know if Tiger was hit […]

There are factual errors in the recreation of some scenes in the video clips made about Cindy’s case—in the police report relating to the January 1984 attack when Cindy was stabbed in the hand, the security services provider said he checked her to see if she was alive (but he didn’t notice the ligature around […]

I had no idea that the original Unsolved Mysteries segment featuring my sister’s mysterious death was different than the one I had seen on the Best of Unsolved Mysteries DVD set. I was really surprised at how much was edited out of that original one! In fact I was shocked at how upset I became […]

I think about being able to look down upon my sister, Cindy, and her last moments alive. What happened? Was someone with her? Was she terrified? Did she feel peace? Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Someone recently wrote to me: “I remember when your sister was found. I remember thinking that there was no way a person could “hog tie” themselves the way your sister had. Especially after an overdose. She would have vomited. Where was the evidence of that? To my understanding there wasn’t any which would indicate she […]

In case you missed the comment that Rita posted on the March 3rd Blog, here it is: “I remember this story [Cindy James] very well. I remember how it was reported in the media. I don’t believe your sister was mentally ill. I think she had too many people around her that would have suspected […]

When I puzzled over whether it was possible for my sister’s body to have lain for two weeks near the abandoned party-place where her body was discovered and remain unseen and not attract scavengers, this is one email response I received from someone who had lived near the scene: “About Cindy being hidden there for […]

When someone recently wrote to me about what her curiosity (with the place where Cindy’s tied-up body was found) had led her and her friend to do, I responded with: “I too went to the spot where Cindy was found and roamed around there looking for clues. And when I went back years later, I […]

Here is an excerpt from an email I recently received from someone who came across my website while she was searching for new information about my sister’s death: “I was 13 years old and living just two blocks away from the scene back when her [Cindy James] body was discovered in that terrifying, awful way. […]

Now I think if my sister, Cindy James, had killed herself and planned it, on some levels it would not have been easy (so much to consider!): She would have had to spend time weighing up the different methods and making it look like murder because, after all, if she just wanted to take her […]