Elizabeth Ballard Case Summary

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Name of the Case: 1977 Cold Case Homicide of James Anagnos
Victim: James Anagnos
Suspects: Frank Wright
How the hair of fiber made a connection for the case (what the analysis told them): There was hair clenched in Anagnos’ hand and the investigators thought it was Wright’s hair, but due to lack of technology, they couldn’t determine if it was his or not. 33 years later they retested the hair follicles and it proved Wright guilty.

Name of the Case: Elizabeth Ballard Case
Victim: Elizabeth Ballard
Suspects: Chris Faviell and Charles “Eva” Martinez
How the hair of fiber made a connection for the case (what the analysis told them): One of the suspect’s (Martinez) dog’s hair was found on one of Ballard’s socks, which helped send the pair of

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