After having been silent for some years, I have decided to do some additional posting on this website. And I will be doing so with the crucial assistance of colleague Nick Bartlett, still in Phoenix, for which I am very grateful. I produce in analog fashion. He then processes it into the requisite digital format.
For openers over a period of a few months or so, material will be posted concerning two extensive homicide investigations other than the fatal car-bombing of Phoenix reporter Don Bolles in 1976 which previously has dominated this website. While it still may come up on occasion, the initial focus of new postings will be a couple of other homicide investigations in which I was involved in the past in association with NBC-TV’s “Unsolved Mysteries.”
One of these is the 1977 homicide in Arizona’s Tucson area of escrow agent Charles Morgan. At the time he was engaged in money-laundering as an associate of the Bonanno Mafia Family there. He also was active in illicit black market gold sales for both the Bonanno organization and the CIA.
The second is the 1991 murder in Martinsburg, West Virginia, of Virginia based free-lance journalist Danny Casolaro. He was killed while investigating, among other things, the very clandestine CIA activity in which Morgan had been involved.
These new postings will begin with a copy of a private newsletter which I only distributed to a limited number of other journalists some years ago, then to be followed by several new postscripts (and a few related documents) with considerable additional information, now with all of this openly available to the public.
Thereafter, as time, energy, and my life span permit — I’m approaching 93 — more hopefully will follow. Meanwhile, I wish you all “bon voyage” through these memories of an aging investigative reporter.
Don Devereux
Yountville, California
September 23, 2026
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Glad to see you posting Don. Hope you are well. Miss you. Jana Thorson Formerly with the Peoria Times (Unsolved Mysteries “Missing Paige” 1986-87)
Jana
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I’ve enjoyed after many years to get responses from Jimmie and journalist Jana Thorson. I have fond memories of both, also gratified by reports that Peoria PD finally has apologized for not pursuing homicide charges against Pam Page’s husband Rob. While working with “Unsolved Mysteries,” we had a tip that Pam’s body had been buried by Rob in the backyard of a close friend living in West Phoenix. Peoria PD then did an inadequate investigation of that possibility.
Don Devereux
I am excited to read this. Don saved our family by investigating my Sister Pamela Frisby Page,s 1989 disappearance from Phoenix. We will always be grateful for his, and reporter Jana Thorsons support, and investigation. Pam’s case aired on Undolved Mysteries in early 1990’s. Pam’s husband and both my parents have died, and Pam has never been located. But we like the thousands of other families won’t forget or give up. I’ll be looking forward to following this.
Jimmie Rice
I’ve enjoyed after many years to get responses from Jimmie and journalist Jana Thorson. I have fond memories of both, also gratified by reports that Peoria PD finally has apologized for not pursuing homicide charges against Pam Page’s husband Rob. While working with “Unsolved Mysteries,” we had a tip that Pam’s body had been buried by Rob in the backyard of a close friend living in West Phoenix. Peoria PD then did an inadequate investigation of that possibility.
Don Devereux
I was thoroughly excited to see the update email this afternoon—and, as per usual, Don, you never disappoint! Special thanks to Nick for playing faithful transcriptionist/conduit. The murders of Charles Morgan and Dan Casolaro are two of the most fascinating unsolved cases in modern American history, and I cannot wait to dig into this latest entry. Cheers!
glad to see you’re still around Don! In addition to those 2 murders from unsolved mysteries the doug johnston murder and it’s possible connection to you is both unnerving and fascinating. Has there been any updates on this and how clise was it to your residence…was it literally across the stret?
Hi, Don,
This is great news! Soooo good to hear from you, and I look forward to
reading your new reports. I certainly remember Danny Casolaro.
I’ll be reading!
Mary
It’s always great to hear from Mary. She’s a retired journalist now living in Sebastopol, California, not far from me in Yountville, and has visited a few times. Among other topics, Mary did excellent work as part of the journalism project investigating the 2007 murder of newspaper editor Chauncey Bailey in Oakland, California.
Don Devereux
I was pleasantly surprised to see a new post. I have been following your work since I was a kid in the 90’s. Good to have you back Don ✊🏽✌🏽
You do amazing and very much needed work. Young journalists can learn a lot from you about how to conduct truly journalistic investigations. Thank you.