Cold Cases

Unsolved mysteries and reopened investigations

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California Homeowner Finds Wife’s Remains in Crawl Space, Leading to Arrest in 20-Year-Old Cold Case

Big Bear authorities arrested a man after his wife's skeletal remains were discovered beneath their home, solving a decades-old disappearance.

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Family of NYC Designer Martha Nolan-Oslatarras Launches Tip Line in Unsolved Montauk Yacht Death

One year after the mysterious death of the glamorous fashion designer, her family seeks public assistance to crack the case.

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DNA From Boise 'Unknown Wanderer' May Link to Chicago Tylenol Murders

New forensic analysis suggests the unidentified man found in Idaho could be the suspect in the 1982 Chicago poisonings that killed seven people.

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Forensic Breakthrough Points to Deceased Drifter in 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders

Advanced forensic analysis and renewed evidence review link James Lewis to the cyanide poisonings that killed seven people decades ago.

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Rapist Sentenced to 25 Years in 2001 Bronx Cold Case Cracked With New DNA Matching Method

Advancements in forensic technology allowed investigators to identify a suspect who had evaded justice for more than two decades.

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Cold Case Revisited: New Forensic Analysis Challenges Lizzie Borden Verdict

A recent forensic study of historical evidence from the 1892 Fall River double homicide has reignited interest in the unsolved case.

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Hero Detectives Recall Early Days of 9/11 Morgue as 40% of Victims Remain Unidentified

Two decades after the attacks, forensic breakthroughs and persistent detective work have identified the majority of victims, leaving a lingering mystery for thousands of families.

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Woman Claims Her City Worker Son Killed Bronx Mom in Peephole Shooting Cold Case

The stunning allegation has reopened investigation into the 2019 shooting death that police initially ruled a suicide.

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Serial Killer's Final Victim Identified as Chilling California Mystery Solved After 34 Years

DNA breakthrough brings closure to decades-old cold case linked to convicted 'Happy Face Killer' serial murderer.

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FBI Sets $25,000 Minimum Reward for Dozens of Unsolved Crimes in Indian Country

Federal authorities expand efforts to solve cold cases affecting Native American communities with increased financial incentives for information.

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New Forensic Analysis Renews Hope in Decades-Old Molly Bish Murder Case

Investigators confirm advanced DNA technology being applied to evidence from 2002 disappearance and subsequent discovery of teenager's remains.

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Woman Murdered in 1936 and Buried Under Toronto Building Is Finally Identified

Decades-old cold case solved through advanced DNA technology, giving a name back to a victim who spent nearly 90 years unidentified.

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'You and Dad Are Next': Woman Accused of Stabbing Sister and Father Referenced Brother's Unsolved Death, Police Say

Tamara Stone allegedly warned her sister that 'Brian was first' before attacking both victims with a 12-inch kitchen knife inside their father's Vermont mobile home.

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Bay Area Investigator Believes He's Identified 'The Doodler' Serial Killer Who Murdered Six Gay Men In 1970s

San Francisco cold case unit chief says the suspected killer, now in his 70s, may still be living in East Bay as police offer $250,000 reward for his arrest.

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Janet Walsh Murder: New DNA Evidence May Finally Crack 1979 Cold Case That Haunted Pennsylvania Town

Investigators discover semen on crime scene evidence nearly five decades after the 23-year-old was found suffocated in her Monaca apartment.

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District Attorney to Announce New Details in Brockton Cold Cases Involving Unsolved Murder, 2 Rapes

Plymouth County DA scheduled to reveal developments in long-unsolved cases during live announcement at 11:30 a.m.

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DNA Tracks Down Killer, Rapist in 2 Brockton Cold Cases, DA Says

Breakthrough in Plymouth County cold case investigations using advanced DNA technology leads to suspect identification decades after crimes.

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GBI Seeks Public Help in 34-Year-Old Effingham County Murder Case

Georgia Bureau of Investigation renews appeal for information in decades-old unsolved homicide.

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Person of Interest Knew Victim of 2004 Cold Case, Victim's Mother Says

Mother of missing woman from 2004 case tells WRAL her daughter's killer and the person of interest were friends.

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Man Whose Wife Vanished Years Ago Now Arrested in Separate Cold Case, Authorities Say

Investigators reveal the man's past was connected to a decades-old unsolved homicide as they reopen multiple missing persons investigations.

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Arrest Made in 1990 Sussex County Homicide, Decades-Old Cold Case Cracked

Authorities announce breakthrough in 36-year-old investigation, suspect charged in connection with killing.

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Minneapolis Mother Rents Billboard 3 Years After Son's Unresolved Nightclub Shooting

The mother of a man killed in a Minneapolis nightclub shooting in 2023 is seeking new witnesses as the case remains unsolved.

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Western Michigan University Cold Case Program Assists State Police in Solving Decades-Old Cases

University forensic experts collaborate with Michigan State Police to review unsolved investigations using advanced DNA technology and investigative techniques.

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Atlanta Mayor Addresses Unsolved Murder of Katie Janness

Mayor discusses cold case investigation into homicide that has remained unsolved since 2021.