Murdered woman whose nude body was found Valentine’s Day on a New York street identified 30 years later
A newly formed cold case unit using DNA and investigative genealogy has finally given a name to an unidentified woman found dead in 1987.
COLD CASES
The man buried next to the murder victim was her killer. California police just didn't know it for 45 years.
Police in California say they identified the murderer of a woman killed 45-years ago. The suspect, who died shortly after the crime, was identified using DNA.
Man arrested for murdering 85-year-old woman in 1987 cold case that once sent an innocent man to prison
Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a new suspect in connection to a nearly 34-year-old murder case that sent an innocent man to prison for 16 years.
Suspected serial killer charged with murder of pregnant Michigan woman whose body has never been found
Authorities have issued a premeditated murder warrant for a suspected serial killer they believe is responsible for the murder of a pregnant Michigan woman.
Cold case solved: Georgia officials accuse convicted sex offender with raping, killing 8-year-old in 1988
Joshua Harmon was found raped and murdered 33-years-ago in Roswell, Georgia. DNA helped police make an arrest last week in the cold-case killing.
Free spirit found dead in California in 1975. Decades later, police have yet to make an arrest.
A woman known for her free spirit was killed in Long Beach, California, in 1975. The case has gone cold and officers have yet to make an arrest.
$50,000 reward offered in two-year-old Delaware cold case murder can you help catch a killer?
The family of cold case victim Susan Ledyard have offered a $50,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest in the case. Ledyard was found dead in a river in 2019.
Suspect arrested in connection to Christmas 2017 cold-case murder in California
Police have made an arrest in a cold case murder from Christmas 2017. Police have been investigating the gang-related case for the last three years.
15 DNA cells and an anonymous donation: How Las Vegas police solved the murder of a 14-year-old on her way to school
Las Vegas police announced they solved a 1989 cold-case murder of a girl killed on her way to school. A small DNA sample and an anonymous donation helped police.
The tragic story of the death of JonBenet Ramsey and bungled police investigation
Police say they wished they handled things differently in the early stages of the investigation into JonBenet Ramsey's murder in Boulder, Colorado.
South Dakota man arreted in 2013 cold-case murder of badly decomposed body found along road
South Dakota police say they have arrested a man in connection to a 2013 cold-case murder. Officer did not release what led them to make the arrest years later.
She was killed and her son left for dead. Two decades later, police have yet to make an arrest.
Police have not made any arrests or have a person of interest in the cold-case killing of a suburban Atlanta mom. Her son was also badly beaten in the incident.
Suspect arrested after nearly 20 years in Florida ‘Woodline Rapist’ cold case
A suspect has been connected to at least two sexual battery cases linked with Florida's "Woodline Rapist." The cold cases date to 2002 and 2003.
Mississippi police charge man in connection with 2018 homicide, seeking another suspect
Natchez police charged Damien Hayes in connection to Don Owen's fatal shooting in 2018. Officers are still looking for one more suspect in the murder.
The tragic story of the death of JonBenet Ramsey and the investigation into her killing
JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in her Colorado home 25 years ago. Her killing still gets attention and questions about who murdered the beauty pageant star.
For a decade, nobody knew who the mom was that left a dead newborn in a dumpster. DNA changed that.
A woman in Indiana is accused of leaving a newborn in a dumpster in Pennsylvania a decade ago. Police say DNA helped solve the cold-case homicide.
Chicago area teen murdered more than 50 years ago. Now, police say they arrested the suspected killer.
Police in the Chicago Suburb of Naperville say they arrested a suspect in the 50-year-old cold-case murder of a teen. The suspect was found using DNA.
Here's how Oregon police say they solved a 41-year-old cold-case murder
Police in Oregon say they arrested a suspect in the 41-year-old cold case and murder of a college student. DNA helped officers identify a suspect.
Crazy crimes connected to the social media platform TikTok, and one time it helped solve a cold case
Here are some crimes connected to the social media platform TikTok and its users. The app and its users even helped solve a cold case in Arizona.
Denver cops make arrest in 20-year-old cold case homicide at a motel
After 26 years, a suspect has been arrested in the murder of Rita Desjardine, who was killed in Denver in 1994. Police say DNA helped track down the suspect.
Here's how police in Montana solved a six decade old cold-case murder of a young couple
Police in Montana used DNA technology to identify the killer in a 65-year-old cold case. In 1956, a young couple was murdered, and in 2021 their families got justice.
It took 33 years, but police in Florida say they have identified a cold-case murder victim
Florida Sheriff's deputies have announced the identity of a man killed 33-years-ago in a shooting. Cold-case investigators helped confirm the ID using DNA.
Judge sentences man to life in prison for 1987 cold-case murder of Colorado soldier
On June 25, a judge sentenced the man convicted of the 1987 cold case slaying of a solider in Colorado to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Dental hygienist recently convicted of 1984 slaying in Florida now accused of cold-case Hawaii killing
A convicted killer-turned-dental hygienist recently found guilty of murder in Florida is now accused of killing another victim in Hawaii in 1982.
Pregnant woman gunned down in a Chicago park, police continue to hunt for killer in cold-case murder
Ida Arvizu and three other people were shot in a car in Chicago in 2017. Years later, police have yet to make an arrest and the case has gone cold.
Houston man charged in connection to decade-old cold case killing of an 85-year-old
Michael Anthony Cuellar was charged with murder for allegedly assaulting an 85-year-old man during a robbery in 2011. Police announced the cold-case arrest this week.
Could a new arrest finally answer what happened in the Lindsey Baum cold-case murder?
A new arrest may help solve the murder of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum. Investigators think the cases might be linked since the victims are from the same small town in Washington.
25 years later, the gruesome 'Swedish Nanny's' murder in Boston remains a mystery
A Swedish au pair was found cut in half in a dumpster in downtown Boston in 1996. Police never found the killer, or her lower torso.
Louisana police say they have solved 44-year-old cold-case murder, make arrest
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office says it has solved a 44-year-old cold-case murder. Deputies say a 78-year-old man in connection to a shooting that killed his wife.
An execution, Hoffa, government bribery: Was a 40-year-old cold case murder in Tennessee to cover up corruption?
A cold-case murder in Tennessee has been solved, officials announced. The case has connections to Jimmy Hoffa and a government bribery scheme.
He is already serving life behind bars for a string of rapes, police just charged him with 15 cold cases
Police in Orlando, Florida, announced they charged a man in connection to 15 cold-case rapes. The suspect is already behind bars for sexual assault.
He has no name only a number, and Miami police have no answers on who killed him 30 years later
A man was found dead along a Miami area road in 1991, and police still don't know his name or who killed him. The case is now a cold-case murder.
Texas authorities solve cold case, arrest two suspects now about same age as victim when he died in 1986
Two men are under arrest in connection with a 1986 cold-case murder in Comal County, Texas. The suspects were in their 20s at the time of the killing.
The Delphi Murders — what's the delay in solving the Indiana double murder case
Police in Indiana continue to investigate the Delphi murders of two teenagers. But, has being tight-lipped about details of the case hurt efforts to find the killer?
Person of interest named in the 2000 cold-case murder of teenager Molly Bish
Police have identified a person of interest in a cold-case murder of Molly Bish in Massachusetts that is nearly 21 years old, prosecutors said.
Serial killer admits to four Pennsylvania cold-case murders in the 1970s. Here's why he won't be prosecuted.
A man convicted of killings in Florida and South Carolina has admitted to six cold-case murders in Pennsylvania. He is currently serving life in prison.
Five West Virginia children died in a fire. Or did they? The mystery of the Sodder family's disappearance.
Five children part of the Sodder family in West Virginia disappeared following a house fire at the end of World War 2. Nobody seems to know if they died or where they are today.
A quarter-century after a 14-year-old was murdered in Idaho, a family finally saw the killer convicted
An Idaho jury convicted a man of murder for the death of a 14-year-old in 1995. The cold-case killing is now solved and the suspect will head to prison.
North Philly man gunned down while protecting his nephew. Nine years later, suspects are still at large.
A man in Philadelphia was gunned down nine years ago during a robbery attempt. Philadelphia police have not arrested the suspect in the cold case homicide.
4 dead kids, 1 sex-trafficking ring: Are these Detroit area murders in the 70s connected to 'Pedophile Island'?
The murders of four children in the Detroit area in the 1970s have gone cold and been unsolved. But, are they connected to "Pedophile Island" and a sex-trafficking ring?
A happy anniversary? 'Jane Doe' from 1981 homicide identified exactly 40 years after being found
The body of a woman found in Missouri in 1981 has been identified using familial DNA exactly 40 years after the body was found, according to a sheriff's department.
A serial killer confessed to a cold case murder, but police say DNA helped them track down the real killer
An arrest has been made in the murder of Laura Marie Purchase after 38 years. Serial killer Henry Lee Lucas originally confessed to the crime, but was ruled out by DNA.
Woman admits to cold case murder 33 years later, but avoids prison time. Here's why.
A woman admitted to killing her roommate 33 years ago in a cold case murder. But, she avoided prison time for the killing, despite pleading guilty.
Minnesota man arrested for 2010 murder of his wife, victim ‘would want us to have the truth,’ family says
A Minnesota man who allegedly fatally shot his wife over a decade ago is under arrest and charged with second-degree murder, authorities said.
Three decades after a woman was forced off the road in Missouri and beaten to death, police make an arrest
Larry Gene Hicks, 78, was charged with second-degree murder in connection to the cold case killing of Diana Lukosius in Camdenton, Missouri. He allegedly confessed.
Inmate in Maine already serving murder sentence indicted in 1987 cold case killing
A man already behind bars in Maine for a 1988 murder is now charged with murdering another woman the year before.
He was working at a construction site when he was murder. A decade later, police still have few answers.
Clifford Backmann was murdered at a construction site in Jacksonville, Florida in 2009. His case has gone cold, and police have not made an arrest in connection to his death.
Husband arrested for 2003 cold case murder of California woman whose severed legs were found in dumpster
Genetic genealogy has led to the arrest of a suspect in the cold case murder of his wife in California. Police announced the arrest after 18-years of investigating.
A young family was found murdered in their Jacksonville home, four years later the suspect remains free
A young family was killed in their Jacksonville, Florida, home. The teens were murdered and a baby died in a fire. Four years later, police have yet to make an arrest in the cold case.
Cold Case Cracked: Former landlord accused of stashing missing woman's body in sunken boat
A woman went missing in 2006 and 15 years later police arrested a suspect in the case. The suspect is the victim's former landlord, according to police.