CCJS 420
Instructor: Lynne Olsen
August 30, 2015 Cold Case Report Action Plan
November 3, 1989 there was a homicide of a man identified as Paul Alcorn. Paul Alcorn is nicknamed Shorty. Case file number: 3841471. Paul Alcorn is a white male with the birth date of
07/03/1960. He was found lying partially in the street and partially on the sidewalk of the intersection
Broadway and North Ave outside of Blue Boy Lounge located at 101 Broadway Virtual, MD 20000. Around the body was two empty beer bottles and multiple cigarette butts. The location was photographed prior to the arrival of EMS which pronounced the victim deceased. Backup and Detectives were called to the scene.
Inside Blue Boy Lounge the head bartender Eric Kriz gave statement that Paul Alcorn was a regular and had been seen inside the lounge. He stated Paul lives close by but not sure where. He was drinking heavily and picking fights with customers, which is not his normal behavior. A shoving match initiated between Paul
Alcorn and a man that goes by DJ around midnight. DJ is estimated to be around age 2530 and has a tattoo of a dragon on his neck. After the fight both men were asked to leave. DJ left a little before Paul
Alcone as it took Paul some time to pay his tab. Interviews were conducted with the people inside the Blue
Boy Lounge but only one person, Betty Fischer had seen anything of value. She did not see the shooting but she did see a red chevy car speeding away. She said the car had a chevy logo so that is why she is positive of the car make. She gave this information to Detective Brady and Lieutenant Smyth around 0300 hours.
Detective England and Carlisle processed the crime scene. Three cartridges cases were found in the street as well as two empty beer bottles and cigarette butts near the victim’s body. Photographs were taken of the crime scene location, including the body of the victim. The body was turned over to the M.E.’s office. The
bartender,