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June 27, 2020

Oregon remains positively ID’d as Allyson Watterson, report says

Human remains found in Oregon last week have been positively identified as those of Allyson Watterson, a 20-year-old woman who went missing in December, a report said.

June 26, 2020

Ohio police say cold case murder of 8-year-old girl solved with DNA, genetic genealogy

An 8-year-old Ohio girl was killed nearly 38 years ago by a convicted pedophile who has been dead for more than two decades.

June 26, 2020

Washington state murder victim, 17, ID'd after nearly 43 years, police say

Precious Jane Doe, a woman murdered in Washington state in 1977, has been identified with the help of DNA and genetic genealogy, authorities said.

June 20, 2020

Indiana family gets closure decade later, after missing woman’s car found in pond

Ester Westenbarger went missing after leaving a Kokomo, Ind., bar in 2009. Now, more than a decade later, her family believes they know what happened to her.

June 16, 2020

Prosecutors working on plea deal in Golden State Killer cold case in California

Prosecutors are expected to strike a plea deal this month in the notorious Golden State Killer rape and murder cold case that would avoid a death penalty trial, according to reports.

May 29, 2020

DNA helps solve Colorado woman's cold case rape, murder after 50 years

Colorado investigators used DNA and genetic genealogy to solve the rape and murder of a 23-year-old Denver woman five decades ago.

May 29, 2020

Philadelphia escort among victims in Long Island Gilgo Beach murder case, DNA shows

Remains found by Long Island detectives assigned to the Gilgo Beach murder case belong to a Philadelphia escort, an identification made through DNA and genetic genealogy.

May 28, 2020

Florida man wanted for murder in 2003 cold case turns self in, sheriff says

A Florida man has been arrested for murder after turning himself over to authorities in a case that had been cold for 17 years, investigators said Wednesday.

May 23, 2020

Long Island cops announce new break in Gilgo Beach serial killer case

Detectives in the Gilgo Beach serial killer cold case on Long Island have announced a major break in the case.

May 8, 2020

Detectives in Gilgo Beach serial killer cold case ordered to release escort's 911 call before disappearance

Cops in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case on Long Island must surrender to a plaintiff attorney a copy of a 911 call from an escort before her death.