Cold Case - Page 2

July 19, 2026

Tipster charged with murder after police say anonymous call helped solve 30-year disappearance

Christopher Popps allegedly sent multiple anonymous tips confessing to the 1993 killing of Patrick Orville Dearth before troopers traced them back to him.

July 18, 2026

Hoffa family urges FBI Director Kash Patel to keep investigation open and 'name names'

The Hoffa family wants the FBI to solve and name names in the legendary labor leader's 1975 disappearance, even if those responsible are deceased.

July 17, 2026

Covert DNA sample from Colorado man's trash revives 44-year-old Texas murder case: report

Larry Dean Brown's covert DNA sample from discarded soda bottles linked him to blood on Beverly Bruneau's nightgown over four decades after her death.

July 16, 2026

Woman found in shallow grave ID’d after 44 years as millionaire tied to estate murder plot

Thelma Gaston, an 80-year-old multimillionaire who vanished in 1981, was finally identified through forensic genealogy after remains went unnamed.

July 16, 2026

Slain NJ woman, missing Bahamas boater's spouses lawyer up; one disappears while other recently spotted

Brian Hooker and Conor Hanlon have kept quiet as major questions swirl around their wives' cases, with a criminal defense attorney weighing in.

July 14, 2026

California inmate who spent 45 years on death row for murdering pregnant wife dies

Jerry T. Bunyard hired a childhood friend to kill his pregnant wife in their San Joaquin County home, planning to stage the murder as a suicide.

July 12, 2026

JonBenet Ramsey mystery reignited by lab scandal that adds pressure to unleash DNA help dad is ‘begging’ for

John Ramsey says forensic genetic genealogy could finally name his daughter's killer as Boulder police confirm the CBI DNA scandal had no case effect.

July 12, 2026

Detectives' true crime podcast takes fresh shot at killer who vanished after caught-on-camera murder

Aurora Police Department launches a five-episode cold case podcast pursuing new DNA leads in the unsolved 2026 stabbing death of Chelsea Yasser.

July 11, 2026

DNA technology leads to arrest in 1988 killing of Orlando woman after nearly four decades

Willie J. Carpenter's DNA entered CODIS after an unrelated arrest, allegedly linking him to biological evidence from the 1988 crime scene in downtown Orlando.

July 9, 2026

Florida man who contacted police about 1987 killing arrested in connection to cold case

A 70-year-old man who called Jacksonville Sheriff's Office claiming to have information about a 1987 killing was arrested and charged with murder.