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Cold Case August 17, 2024

Serial killer confesses to 1986 murder of teen mom in Southern California

A 70-year-old serial killer on death row for the murders of a dozen women has confessed to the 1986 murder of a 19-year-old mother of two after his DNA was found on her clothing.

US August 16, 2024

Suspect, 78, charged in 44-year-old Texas cold case kidnapping, murder of nursing student

The Austin Police Department has charged Deck Brewer Jr. in the 1980 cold case murder of Susan Leigh Wolfe, who was abducted from her neighborhood.

Austin August 15, 2024

Authorities seek public’s help identifying suspected Texas serial killer after DNA links person to 2 murders

The Austin Police Department has announced two murders in the city were linked through DNA evidence, and it is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect.

California August 11, 2024

Woman arrested in 37-year-old cold case for allegedly leaving dead newborn baby in California dumpster

A woman was arrested Friday in a nearly 37-year-old cold case in which a newborn baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in Riverside, California.

Cold Case August 10, 2024

Investigators hunt Melissa Witt's Arkansas killer 30 years after mysterious trail of blood

Melissa Witt's murder and the subsequent investigation into her Arkansas disappearance are the subject of a new docuseries about the cold case.

US August 9, 2024

Suspected serial killer who was long-haul truck driver charged after DNA links him to 47-year-old murders

A suspect whose DNA was matched to the murders of three Southern California women who were strangled to death between May and December 1977 has been charged in Ventura County.

Cold Case August 9, 2024

Montana man ID'd as suspect in cold case killing of teen girl kills himself after being questioned

A man named as the suspect in the 1996 killing of a Montana teen girl killed himself a day after being questioned in the case, authorities said.

VIDEO July 31, 2024

Fox True Crime Podcast with Emily Compagno "Crimes On Campus"

A true crime podcast in which Emily Compagno takes you through a new crime each week.

Texas July 29, 2024

Texas man arrested in 1982 cold case murders of mother, young daughter dies before trial

A Texas man awaiting trial for double murder after being linked to a cold case with the help of DNA advances, died last week according to the Abilene Police Department.

CRIME July 13, 2024

Famed California kidnapping hoaxer Sherri Papini breathes new life into schoolmate's 1998 disappearance

Sherri Papini, a California woman who faked her own kidnapping in 2016, attended the same high school as 16-year-old Tera Smith, who disappeared in 1998.

Gilgo Beach Murders July 12, 2024

Gilgo Beach murders: Serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann faces more possible charges a year after arrest

A year after the shocking arrest of Gilgo murders suspect Rex Heuermann in the vexing Long Island, New York, serial killer case, the investigation into additional victims remains ongoing.