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Savannah Guthrie pleads for tips on air as ransom note claims mom is dead

June 23, 2026

Savannah Guthrie pleads for tips on air as ransom note claims mom is dead

Savannah Guthrie made an emotional plea on air Tuesday, begging the public to come forward with any information about her mother's disappearance, saying "somebody knows something." (Credit: NBC)

Michigan athlete lured by Snapchat message before being shot, dumped in lake while still alive

June 6, 2026

Michigan athlete lured by Snapchat message before being shot, dumped in lake while still alive

In 2018, Emilio Valdez was shot and found in Osmun Lake. After four years, Snapchat evidence helped convict Angel Jose Alvarez of second-degree murder.

Cold case of missing news anchor rocked by claim of confession in roadside meltdown: report

June 3, 2026

Cold case of missing news anchor rocked by claim of confession in roadside meltdown: report

A private investigator says he received a tip identifying a possible suspect in the 1995 cold case disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit.

Cold case cracked as Illinois suspect charged in brutal 1993 killing of mother found slain in field

May 27, 2026

Cold case cracked as Illinois suspect charged in brutal 1993 killing of mother found slain in field

Illinois cold case solved after 30 years as Albert Zigler, 70, is charged with murder in the 1993 death of mother Randy Gail Sperino in rural field.

DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in grisly 33-year-old cold case investigators never gave up on

May 26, 2026

DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in grisly 33-year-old cold case investigators never gave up on

A 1993 cold case murder in southern Illinois is allegedly solved after forensic genealogy DNA led to first-degree murder charges against a 70-year-old man.

Florida deputies solve cold case murder after new DNA evidence and witnesses emerge, police say

May 26, 2026

Florida deputies solve cold case murder after new DNA evidence and witnesses emerge, police say

Marqui Newton was arrested and charged with the 2016 murder of Saadyar Johnson outside a Tampa apartment complex after years of cold case work by deputies.

UC Davis fraternity student's 2001 death ruled a suicide after 29 stab wounds questioned in true crime podcast

May 23, 2026

UC Davis fraternity student's 2001 death ruled a suicide after 29 stab wounds questioned in true crime podcast

Twenty-five years after UC Davis student Andrew Wieman was found dead with 29 stab wounds, a new podcast questions the official suicide ruling.

Husband, mother-in-law busted in woman's cold-case murder amid backyard dig: police

May 21, 2026

Husband, mother-in-law busted in woman's cold-case murder amid backyard dig: police

Kentucky estranged husband and his mother face murder charges in a cold case after Anna Lee Manning's 1994 disappearance dating back to 1992.

DNA cracks 40-year cold case mystery with arrest in library worker’s savage slaying: police

May 20, 2026

DNA cracks 40-year cold case mystery with arrest in library worker’s savage slaying: police

A Connecticut man was arrested nearly four decades after the 1986 murder of Roberta Walls, a 22-year-old Virginia Beach library employee, police say.

Cold case killer who chewed cops’ undercover DNA bait faces survivor, families in courtroom showdown

May 18, 2026

Cold case killer who chewed cops’ undercover DNA bait faces survivor, families in courtroom showdown

A Washington man was sentenced to 50 years to life after a piece of gum linked him to two cold case murders dating back to the 1980s in Everett.