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February 14, 2019

Dying witness breaks open 1973 cold-case murder of Tennessee trucker, prosecutor says

A dying witness, in one of their final moments, gave authorities investigating a 1973 murder the break in a cold case they had been hoping for, a Tennessee prosecutor said.

February 14, 2019

Skull discovered in California linked by DNA to cold case killing of mother of 2

More than four decades after a California woman was last seen alive, her family is finally getting some closure after officials used DNA to link a skull discovered by a group of hikers.

February 11, 2019

Two Massachusetts law enforcement officials join forces to resolve 25-year-old murder of fellow Marine

Yuriy Bekhenik, a Massachusetts state trooper, and state police sergeant John Fanning are determined to help solve the 25-year-old cold case murder of fellow Marine David Cox, who was involved in a hazing incident that inspired the movie “A Few Good Men.”

February 11, 2019

Ex-con metalworker was serial killer 'Jack the Stripper,' British criminologist claims in new documentary

A British criminologist is claiming that a metalworker, Harold Jones, who was released from jail in 1941 and died of cancer in 1971,  may have been behind the 'Jack the Stripper' murders of six prostitutes.

February 10, 2019

Florida woman arrested in 1986 murder of her son, 3, who was reported missing, reports say

A Florida woman was arrested last month for the murder of her 3-year-old son more than three decades after she reported her missing and insisted the child’s biological father was involved in his disappearance, reports said.

February 9, 2019

Father of missing nursing student Maura Murray believes new info will lead to her remains 15 years later

The father of Maura Murray, who went missing in 2004, believes newly gathered information will lead to her remains.

February 7, 2019

San Francisco ‘Doodler’ serial killer sketch released; $100G reward offered to crack 1970s cold case

California police released a sketch Wednesday of what the serial killer dubbed the “Doodler” may look like today more than 40 years after he killed at least five people and reigned terror on San Francisco’s gay community.

February 6, 2019

Russian officials reopen probe into mysterious deaths of nine skiers in 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident

Russian officials announced they were reopening a probe into the deaths of nine students who died in 1959 during a ski trip.

February 6, 2019

Mother, son found dead along interstate highways in Southeast identified after 20 years

More than two decades after the bodies of a woman and 10-year-old boy were found in separate states, each discarded along the side of a highway, officials announced Tuesday a DNA analysis identified the victims as a mother and son -- and helped authorities to elicit a confession from their killer.

February 1, 2019

Executed killer 'Animal,' who had Satanic tattoo, linked by DNA to Oregon woman’s 40-year-old cold case murder

The rape and murder of a 20-year-old Oregon woman nearly 40 years ago has been solved using DNA and forensic genealogy, cold case detectives said.