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NDAlum2003 · 01-28-2006, 08:47 PM

I'm not referring to the Aileen Conway case. I'm looking for information about a case that occured in 1987 and was probably profiled on UM in 1988-1989 or so. This lady was found dead in her burned car. Police knew that she had some problems with her son, and suspicion had landed on him, but they could never prove anything. Does this ring a bell to anyone?

crystaldawn · 01-28-2006, 09:14 PM

Hey! It may be the Kathy Bonderson case you're referring to. One of my all time favorites UM segments. Anyway Kathy's son was out way past curfew so she called in sick to work and took off driving looking for him in the middle of the night. He claimed he even saw her car on his way home. She was found shortly after dead and her car engulfed in flames. Is that the one? If so here is fairly recent post about her:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...athy+bonderson

NDAlum2003 · 01-29-2006, 06:04 PM

Yeah, that's the one! Thanks!

newmanator80 · 01-30-2006, 01:07 PM

This is a brief overview of an article that appeared in a South Dakota newspaper in Nov. of 2005.

A newly formed team of state investigators will look into old, unsolved homicide and missing-person cases, with hopes that new witness interviews and technology will generate fresh leads. The "cold case" group's first project is the reopening of an investigation into the October 1987 death of a New Rockford woman, Kathy Bonderson, 35, whose body was found in her smoldering car just west of town.

NDAlum2003 · 01-30-2006, 07:48 PM

This is good because her case definitely seemed to be an unsolved mystery with few leads.

01-28-2006, 08:47 PM	#1
NDAlum2003 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 216	Old case - car burning I'm not referring to the Aileen Conway case. I'm looking for information about a case that occured in 1987 and was probably profiled on UM in 1988-1989 or so. This lady was found dead in her burned car. Police knew that she had some problems with her son, and suspicion had landed on him, but they could never prove anything. Does this ring a bell to anyone?

01-30-2006, 01:07 PM	#4
newmanator80 "TheTruthIsOutThere" Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 16, 2006 Posts: 6	Kathy Bonderson This is a brief overview of an article that appeared in a South Dakota newspaper in Nov. of 2005. A newly formed team of state investigators will look into old, unsolved homicide and missing-person cases, with hopes that new witness interviews and technology will generate fresh leads. The "cold case" group's first project is the reopening of an investigation into the October 1987 death of a New Rockford woman, Kathy Bonderson, 35, whose body was found in her smoldering car just west of town.

01-28-2006, 09:14 PM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Hey! It may be the Kathy Bonderson case you're referring to. One of my all time favorites UM segments. Anyway Kathy's son was out way past curfew so she called in sick to work and took off driving looking for him in the middle of the night. He claimed he even saw her car on his way home. She was found shortly after dead and her car engulfed in flames. Is that the one? If so here is fairly recent post about her: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...athy+bonderson

01-29-2006, 06:04 PM	#3
NDAlum2003 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 216	Yeah, that's the one! Thanks!

01-30-2006, 07:48 PM	#5
NDAlum2003 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 216	This is good because her case definitely seemed to be an unsolved mystery with few leads.