Brenda Sue Schaefer
Mel Ignatow was charged with tried for murder, kidnapping, sodomy, sexual abuse, robbery and tampering with evidence in regard to Schaefer’s disappearance and death. However he was acquitted. Then evidence was found that showed Mel Ignatow raping and torturing Brenda that night. Due to double jeopardy laws, he could not be charged again with her murder. He was charged and convicted of perjury. At this trial, he openly admitted that he killed Brenda Sue Schaefer. He died 9/1/2008.
Find-A-Grave: Brenda Sue Schaefer
Melvin Henry Ignatow v Honorable Stephen Ryan 2001 (conviction and sentence affirmed)
Murderpedia: Mel Ignatow
Wikipedia: Mel Ignatow
Killer faces new perjury charges
FBI releases files on Mel Ignatow investigation
No foul play in Mel Ignatow’s death
Transcript: American Justice – Getting Away With Murder
Books
Double Jeopardy: Obsession, Murder, and Justice Denied
Law without Justice: Why Criminal Law Doesn’t Give People What They Deserve
Movies/Documentaries
Did He Do It?: Poetic Justice
48 Hours: Double Jeopardy
American Justice: Getting Away With Murder
Mel Ignatow
