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March 18, 2026

Realtor's cold case murder finally solved after 15 years, police say

Iowa cold case murder arrest made as Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey charged with first-degree murder in realtor Ashley Okland's 2011 death nearly 15 years later.

March 16, 2026

Man once eyed in disappearance of missing California teen now charged with murder

Joshua Martinez, an early suspect, arrested in 2019 disappearance of 17-year-old Victoria Marquina from Sutter Creek, California, considered a cold case.

March 14, 2026

Headless, handless body found on New York road 56 years ago identified through DNA; killer remains unknown

A DNA breakthrough identified a headless body found in New York 56 years ago as Clyde Coppage from Pennsylvania, but his killer still remains at large.

March 11, 2026

Star Murdaugh trial witness probes mysterious death of Buster’s former classmate

The star witness from Alex Murdaugh's trial is now investigating Stephen Smith's 2015 death, saying someone "has a good idea who committed this crime."

February 28, 2026

Man confesses to killing 7-year-old while on the lam after DNA links him to 30-year cold case: authorities

A former escaped fugitive was charged with the 1996 Kentucky killing of 7-year-old Morgan Jade Violi after DNA evidence linked him to the 30-year-old cold case.

February 28, 2026

North Carolina woman arrested nearly 50 years after baby found dead in trash bag at landfill

Cathy McKee, 69, was arrested after DNA testing identified her as the mother of a newborn found dead inside a trash bag at a landfill in Columbus County, North Carolina, in 1979.

February 25, 2026

Human remains found in submerged car believed to belong to Florida mother who vanished 22 years ago

A family may get answers in the the decades-long search for mother Mary Lou Combs after investigators recovered human remains from a Florida waterway.

February 19, 2026

Texas judge declares yogurt shop murder suspects innocent after 34 years

A Texas judge declared four men innocent in the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders after 30-plus years. DNA evidence identified the real killer, ending a wrongful conviction.

February 17, 2026

Genetic genealogy that caught notorious killers now used in Nancy Guthrie case

FBI uses investigative genetic genealogy to analyze DNA in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, the same technology that solved Bryan Kohberger and Golden State Killer cases.

February 15, 2026

DNA breakthrough closes 30-year-old cold case in brutal 1993 rape and murder

DNA evidence solves 30-year Indianapolis cold case, sending Dana Shepherd to prison for 45 years after he admitted to the murder of Carmen Van Huss.