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Colorado October 15, 2024

DNA forensics helps identify remains found in Colorado freezer as teenager missing for nearly 20 years

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office announced that remains found inside a freezer in January have been identified as those from a 16-year-old girl who went missing in 2005.

Europe October 13, 2024

Interpol launches campaign to help solve 46 cold cases of women whose bodies were found in Europe

Interpol launched an initiative last week to seek the public's help in solving 46 cold cases of women whose bodies were discovered in Europe between 1982 and 2021.

US September 29, 2024

Virginia man found guilty of 1992 cold case rape as part of initiative to test rape kits

A man was convicted in Virginia this week of a 32-year-old cold case rape after a victim's rape kit from 1992 was retested two years ago.

US September 21, 2024

Massachusetts man arrested in 36-year-old cold case after spit on sidewalk links him to murder of woman

A 65-year-old man was arrested after his DNA was linked to the 1988 murder of a 25-year-old mother who was found stabbed at her Boston home, police said.

True Crime September 17, 2024

Serial killings prosecutor reveals details of unidentified victim’s violent death

Investigators looking into more than a dozen murders on New York's Long Island are now hoping to identify another victim, "Asian Doe," who was killed around 2006.

Washington September 9, 2024

‘Green River Killer’ transferred from state penitentiary to county jail: report

Serial killer Gary Ridgway was transferred and booked into the King County Jail in Washington on Monday morning, for reasons that remain unclear.

US September 7, 2024

Serial killer known as ‘Hollywood Ripper’ extradited to Illinois for 1993 murder of his teen neighbor

A serial killer who was sentenced to death for the murders of two women in California in 2001 has been extradited to Illinois after being charged with the murder of his former neighbor.

True Crime September 1, 2024

Cigarette butt helps Washington police hunt 1980 murder suspect across country: ‘I was hooked in this case’

A cigarette butt helped investigators track down an Arkansas man accused of murdering a woman in Washington state in 1980 after the case went cold.

CRIME August 29, 2024

Florida mom charged with four-year-old son’s murder over decade after his death during unsupervised visit

Over 11 years after Antwan Hope's death, Florida authorities arrested his mother, Destene Simmons, in Broward County and charged her in his murder.

Pennsylvania August 27, 2024

Pennsylvania man identified nearly 50 years after his remains were found in an Appalachian Trail cave

Remains found in a cave along the Appalachian Trail nearly 50 years ago in Pennsylvania have been identified as then-27-year-old Nicolas Paul Grubb.

US August 24, 2024

North Carolina inmate confesses to fatal 1989 hit-and-run while he was on prison work release

A North Carolina inmate has pleaded guilty to a nearly 35-year-old hit-and-run that killed a woman in Charlotte after DNA linked him to the crime.