April 20, 2026 Man whose wife vanished years ago now cuffed in separate cold case – authorities say his past was deadly Robert McCaffrey, accused of killing Lisa Marie McBride in 1990, pleads not guilty as investigators say he allegedly confessed to the decades-old murder.
April 20, 2026 Killer undone by decades-old threads — glove, towel and shirt stitch together cold case justice Aloysius Winthrop James was sentenced to life without parole for the 1988 murder of Ofelia Sandoval after a covert FBI DNA sample cracked the cold case.
April 20, 2026 DNA from chewing gum nails longtime sexual predator decades after reign of terror: report Detectives used a clever gum ruse to collect DNA from Mitchell Gaff, who pleaded guilty to two decades-old cold case murders in Snohomish County court.
April 19, 2026 Cold case breakthrough solves teen killing after suspect lived free for decades: 'Better be afraid' Michigan State Police say DNA technology solved the 1983 cold case murder of 16-year-old Sheri Jo Elliott, identifying Roni Collins as the killer.
April 16, 2026 Realtor's cold case murder suspect alleges major evidence blunder by investigators: report Kristin Ramsey, charged in the 2011 murder of real estate agent Ashley Okland, faces allegations her defense says involve lost or destroyed evidence.
April 14, 2026 Arizona woman charged with killing newborn child 45 years after body was found Nancy Jean Trottier faces a murder charge after DNA linked her to a newborn found suffocated on a North Dakota college campus over 40 years ago.
April 10, 2026 Realtor's cold case murder suspect accused of fleeing scene, skipping 911 call in new witness account: report Newly released court documents reveal a witness reportedly saw suspect Kristin Ramsey flee erratically after the 2011 shooting of Ashley Okland in Iowa.
April 9, 2026 Man sentenced for strangling Massachusetts college student to death with tank top in cold case killing A man convicted of strangling a Massachusetts college student with a tank top in 1986 was sentenced to life in prison after DNA solved the cold case.
April 8, 2026 Missing teen case flips as ‘kidnapped’ girl found alive, built secret life as mom of 3, investigator: report An Arizona girl missing since 1994 has been found alive as a married mother of three working for a private investigations firm in Springfield, Missouri, according to a report.
April 7, 2026 Judge declares mistrial in decades-old killing of 11-year-old girl over evidence revelation Marc Karun's trial for the alleged 1986 rape and murder of 11-year-old Kathleen Flynn ended in a mistrial over concerns about evidence contamination.