January 14, 2020 On trial eve, Alabama man wins dismissal in wife’s cold case murder as another man confesses An Alabama man won’t face trial for his wife’s cold case murder nearly 30 years ago—after another man confessed.
January 14, 2020 Illinois girl's 1976 cold case murder linked to suspected serial killer through DNA, genetic genealogy A man police suspect was a serial killer has been linked to the Illinois cold case murder of a 16-year-old girl 44 years ago through DNA and genetic genealogy.
January 11, 2020 Georgia grave marker leads to Jane Doe's identification after murder 38 years ago A Georgia man went to prison for her murder, but for more than 38 years investigators didn’t know who she was -- until now.
January 4, 2020 New Jersey's 'Torso Killer' confesses to 3 cold case murders A notorious New Jersey serial killer who is serving more than 200 years in prison has confessed to three cold-case slayings of local teenage girls from the 1960s.
January 1, 2020 Idaho cold case of outlaw missing since 1916 solved by DNA, genetic genealogy DNA and genetic genealogy have helped investigators solve a century-old Idaho mystery.
December 18, 2019 California cold case murders of cousins solved using DNA that was 'all over both crime scenes,' police say Nearly four decades after the bodies of two teenage cousins were discovered hours apart in Northern California, authorities revealed Tuesday the cold case has been solved using the same technology used to catch the alleged "Golden State Killer."
December 18, 2019 California man, 40, held in cold case murder -- 1 year after father charged, another man cleared A man was arrested in Southern California last week in the cold case murder of his father’s ex-wife when DNA evidence linked him to the murder a year after his father was charged in the crime, the Riverside County District Attorney said in a release.
December 16, 2019 DNA links Michigan man to 2 unsolved 1998 Florida rapes, investigators say Authorities in Florida have used genealogy DNA results to connect a Michigan man to two sexual assault cases from more than two decades ago.
December 16, 2019 Florida trucker arrested in Colorado cold case murder of woman, 21, nearly 40 years ago A truck driver has been arrested in the cold-case rape and murder of a 21-year-old woman in Colorado nearly 40 years ago, officials announced Monday.
December 15, 2019 Police ID Jane Doe killed in San Francisco 43 years ago A San Francisco cold case murder victim who was a young girl has been identified after 43 years.
