Category: Investigators

The Gorilla (1939)

When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…


Investigators Raid Japan Boat Company’s Office After Sinking

TOKYO—Coast guard officials searched the office of a Japanese tour boat operator Monday as part of a criminal investigation into suspicions that professional negligence caused the sinking of a vessel carrying 26 people in a national park last month. The Kazu 1 sightseeing boat started the tour in Shiretoko National Park on the northeastern side…


Mounties Eye Corruption Cases Involving Canadian Firms and New Ways of Resolving Them

OTTAWA—RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved in mining, infrastructure, aviation, rail, engineering and technology are susceptible to corruption, such as paying a bribe to secure a contract, say Mounties with the force’s sensitive and international…


Crews Box in Colorado Wildfire as Investigators Seek Cause

BOULDER, Colo.—Colorado firefighters have boxed in the big fire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in their effort to prevent it from spreading—but officials warned Tuesday that gusty winds expected ahead of a snowstorm could cause flareups in the burn zone between Denver and Boulder. About 200 firefighters were working to douse smoldering spots in damaged…


3 Dead in Wisconsin Quarry Likely Knew Killer, Officials Say

Three men found slain in a western Wisconsin quarry likely knew the person or people who killed them, according to investigators. The bodies of Peng Lor and Nemo Yang, both 24, and Trevor Maloney, 23, were discovered shortly before 5 a.m. Friday by two Milestone Quarry workers, the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office said. The…


Engine Failure Forced Russian Plane to Make Hard Landing, Investigators Say

MOSCOW—Russian investigators said on Saturday engine failure had caused a small passenger plane to make a forced landing in Siberia a day earlier, flipping the aircraft upside down but causing no serious injuries among the 18 people on board. Fears had swirled over the fate of the Russian Antonov An-28 plane after it went missing…


Spanish Father ‘Killed Daughters and Dumped Bodies at Sea,’ Say Investigators

TENERIFE—A father allegedly killed his two young daughters at his house before dumping their bodies at sea off the Spanish island of Tenerife, according to a preliminary judicial investigation published on Saturday into the case which has shocked the nation. The disappearance of the girls prompted angry demonstrations in cities across Spain on Friday. “All…