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May 9, 2026

Cold-case fugitive busted south of the border as new DNA tech allegedly ties him to teen’s roadside killing

Bobby Charles Taylor Sr. allegedly murdered 16-year-old Deanna Ogg in 1986. DNA technology helped Texas deputies crack the cold case decades later.

May 1, 2026

Illegal immigrant suspected in Chandra Levy murder may have escaped justice after botched probe: detective

Twenty-five years after intern Chandra Levy disappeared in Washington, D.C., a former detective says investigative failures left the case unsolved.

April 30, 2026

Cold case suspect nabbed overseas after DNA revived decades-old child abduction mystery

A man living in the Philippines faces charges after authorities say DNA solved a nearly 40-year-old cold case involving a child kidnapped in Florida.

April 29, 2026

Accused 'Lovers’ Lane' killer dies in jail while another cold case comes knocking: authorities

The man arrested in the 1990 "Lovers' Lane" murders in Houston has died in his Nebraska jail cell while awaiting extradition to face capital murder charges.

April 29, 2026

DNA cracks 35-year cold case mystery as accused killer’s new name melts under cops’ heat

James Lawhead Jr. was arrested in Arizona after DNA testing and facial recognition linked him to the 1991 kidnapping and murder of Cindy Wanner, police said.

April 28, 2026

Teen’s roadside cold case death probed as homicide as police officer emerges as person of interest: report

A police officer is reportedly a person of interest in the 2004 death of 16-year-old Josh Davis in North Carolina in a homicide investigation.

April 28, 2026

Cold case cracked after 40 years as teen's alleged killers are caught after podcast helps find new leads

Four men were charged in the decades-old rape and murder of Roxanne Sharp after a podcast and advanced DNA technology revived the cold case.

April 26, 2026

Son warns suspected killer may 'get away with murder' after conviction tossed in mom's execution-style slaying

A judge vacated Miguel Cruz's conviction in the cold case killing of Wisconsin mother Juanita Zdroik, potentially setting the stage for a new trial.

April 24, 2026

Man confesses to dismembering father, stuffing remains in suitcases as DNA finally solves cold case: police

Larry Drotleff, 81, confessed to dismembering his father and disposing of remains in suitcases in Ohio, now facing federal theft charges, police say.

April 24, 2026

Forensic genealogy unmasks cold case suspect as strangler, sexual predator decades later: officials

Authorities say advances in forensic genetic genealogy solved two cold cases in Brockton, Massachusetts, identifying a suspect decades after the crimes.