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fromBoston.com
1 week ago
SF parents

Braintree man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Salem State student 40 years ago

fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago
US news

Man convicted, sentenced to life in prison 40 years after teenager found dead in Plymouth forest

Boston food
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Man convicted in wife's disappearance arrested over unsolved 1990 murder

Bob McCaffrey Jr. was arrested for the 1990 murder of Lisa Marie McBride after DNA linked him to the case.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago
SF parents

Braintree man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Salem State student 40 years ago

California
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

Cigarettes lead to killer of woman alone in Bay Area home

The murder of Marjorie Rudolph in 1966 has been solved after decades, revealing a violent struggle and staged robbery.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago
US news

Man convicted, sentenced to life in prison 40 years after teenager found dead in Plymouth forest

fromIndependent
1 week ago

Gardai exhume remains of Leitrim pensioner Liam Farrell as part of new investigation into his death

The exhumation of Liam Farrell's remains is a crucial step in addressing the unresolved questions surrounding his death, which occurred over six years ago. The garda cold case unit's involvement signifies a renewed commitment to uncovering the truth and ensuring justice for the family.
London politics
US news
fromMiami Herald
1 week ago

Nancy Guthrie Update: Case-Solving Tip Will Come From Surprising Source, Says Retired NYPD Sergeant

Nancy Guthrie's abduction case remains unsolved after 10 weeks, with experts suggesting a multi-agency approach to gather new leads.
California
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Woman found dead off Calif. highway sparks mystery 2,000 miles away

A woman identified as Victoria Hicks Hargrove was found dead in California in 1980, 2,000 miles from where she went missing in Alabama.
#missing-person
fromIndependent
3 months ago
Miscellaneous

'We want to give closure to her family' - fresh appeal in missing Imelda Keenan case as gardai release new age-progression image

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

'We have been stuck at that exact same point for 25 years' - Trevor Deely's sister on haunting last footage of him with mystery man

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

The disappearance of Sandra Collins, 25 years on: 'How long do you keep asking your sister's killer to tell you where her body is?'

fromIndependent
3 months ago
Miscellaneous

'We want to give closure to her family' - fresh appeal in missing Imelda Keenan case as gardai release new age-progression image

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

'We have been stuck at that exact same point for 25 years' - Trevor Deely's sister on haunting last footage of him with mystery man

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

The disappearance of Sandra Collins, 25 years on: 'How long do you keep asking your sister's killer to tell you where her body is?'

#homicide
fromQNS
3 months ago
US news

Former Astoria man indicted in 1998 cold case strangulation murder of unidentified victim: DA - QNS

California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

A 60-year-old homicide case was solved using DNA evidence from cigarette butts, identifying James Switzer as the suspect in Marjorie Rudolph's murder.
fromQNS
3 months ago
US news

Former Astoria man indicted in 1998 cold case strangulation murder of unidentified victim: DA - QNS

UK news
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Man sentenced for raping 2 women in Framingham store in 1989

Stephen Paul Gale was sentenced to at least 50 years in prison for raping two women in 1989, likely resulting in his death behind bars.
#murder-investigation
Film
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

The brutal 1990 murder of a gay porn star was solved with the help of an old 'Advocate' article

Filmmaker Rachel Mason solved the 35-year-old murder of gay porn star Billy London and secured a confession from the killer on camera.
#dna-identification
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago
US news

Missing mother identified as Sierra's mysterious Emigrant Gap Jane Doe

A woman identified nearly 50 years after being found strangled in a snowbank in the Sierra.
fromSFGATE
4 months ago
California

Remains identified as California woman who vanished in 1982

Marjorie Linehan, missing since 1982, was identified by advanced DNA testing from a skull fragment found in 1986, providing family closure.
US news
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Missing mother identified as Sierra's mysterious Emigrant Gap Jane Doe

A woman identified nearly 50 years after being found strangled in a snowbank in the Sierra.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

New Hampshire officials released a previously uncirculated photo of Rosalie Miller, murdered in 1996, seeking witnesses to solve the nearly 30-year-old cold case.
fromHoodline
1 month ago

Queens DA Seeks Tips In 1988 Richmond Hill Murder

If you have any information about the homicide of 14-year-old Christine Diefenbach, who was killed 38 years ago in Richmond Hill, please contact @NYPDTips via DM, or by calling 800-577-TIPS. It is never too late for justice.
New York City
New York City
fromHoodline
1 month ago

Queens DA Seeks Tips In 2005 Rockaway Child Case

An unidentified boy found on Far Rockaway beach in 2005 wrapped in a Disney "fire chief" blanket remains unidentified; authorities seek public help.
#dna-genealogy
fromwww.montereyherald.com
1 month ago

Woman convicted of abandoning baby on Monterey County road 30 years ago, sentenced to 13 years

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Watsonville woman received her sentencing after being convicted in a 30 year old cold case. On Wednesday, Pamela Ferreyra, 61, was sentenced to 13 years and four months for one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of felony child abuse for the December 1994 death of her infant son, according to a press release by the District Attorney's Office.
US news
#genetic-genealogy
#dna-evidence
fromQNS
2 months ago
US news

Virgina man convicted of 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway teenage girl: DA - QNS

fromQNS
2 months ago
US news

Virgina man convicted of 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway teenage girl: DA - QNS

fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

How police missed several opportunities before bringing Steve Wright to justice

When I told them what was happening their first question to me was, How much have you had to drink tonight?', they didn't believe me. She told them the car registration, but she said they made no note of anything she mentioned and declined her offer to go the police station the next morning. She said: They told me to forget all about it.
UK news
#extradition
fromwww.sbsun.com
2 months ago
California

After 30 years of searching, man found in Bangkok charged with murder in California worker's disappearance

fromwww.sbsun.com
2 months ago
California

After 30 years of searching, man found in Bangkok charged with murder in California worker's disappearance

US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Texas teen girl who went missing after being sex-trafficked was murdered

Partial remains found in 2020 were DNA-matched in 2025 confirming 15-year-old Kristen Galvan, groomed and sex-trafficked by Houston gang members, was murdered.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French minister backs reform after court ruling on 'cold case' murder

France's justice minister supports removing the statute of limitations for murder after the Court of Cassation blocked prosecution in a decades-old confessed homicide.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Body found halfway across country ties back to horrific Calif. criminal

Ronald Joseph Cole was a 19-year-old with a shy smile and a buzz cut in 1965, the year he moved from San Diego to Fillmore, a town about 25 miles from Santa Clarita. He was just starting out in life and, hoping to find a job, moved in with his older half-brother David LaFever. By May 1965, Cole had stopped contacting relatives. He had disappeared.
Law
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

20,000 reward to find killer after wrong man spent 38 years in prison

Police offer a £20,000 reward as detectives seek the person whose DNA links to Diane Sindall’s 1986 murder after a wrongful conviction was quashed.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Arrest made in killing of California woman kidnapped from mall

Her husband knew she planned on picking up Easter candy for their 6-year-old son after work, so he wasn't initially worried when she didn't come home right away. But by 1 a.m., he was calling hospitals and law enforcement for help. A relative found her blue Honda Civic parked and locked at a nearby Big 5 Sporting Goods. Her purse and ID were inside, as was "evidence of a physical altercation," the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department said.
California
#murder-conviction
Podcast
fromwww.ocregister.com
3 months ago

Michael Connelly says same killer committed Black Dahlia, Zodiac murders

A researcher links the 1947 Black Dahlia murder and the Zodiac killings to one suspect, prompting Michael Connelly's podcast and renewed investigation.
#forensic-dna
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Filmmaker who helped crack gay porn actor's gruesome Hollywood killing wins SXSW premiere

I was so disgusted. Like, no, you can't have a murder in this sea of people already dying - that's not right, not fair. We can't let this go.
Film
California
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

California man convicted of murdering 5 of his children

Paul Allen Perez was convicted of murdering five infant children, including one whose body was found in a canal cooler and later identified by DNA.
#forensic-genetic-genealogy
World news
fromIndependent
3 months ago

Michaela McAreavey murder 15 years on: 'We have to be realistic - there may never be justice'

The inquiry into the 2011 killing of a Tyrone honeymooner in Mauritius is effectively closed unless new evidence emerges.
#dna-forensics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

What happened next: how a shocking rape and murder case was solved 58 years later

She was a mother of two, a grandmother, a woman whose first husband had been a leading trade unionist, and whose home had once been a hub of political activity. By 1967, she was living alone, twice widowed but still a well-known figure in her Easton neighbourhood. There were no witnesses to her murder, and the police investigation unearthed little to go on apart from a palm print on a rear window.
World news
Boston
fromBoston.com
4 months ago

Boston man arrested in 1997 cold case homicide

Brian Keazer, 50, was arrested in Jamaica Plain on a warrant charging him with the 1997 murder of Ruth Foster, 56.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Man, 86, arrested over 1993 shotgun deaths of south Wales couple

An 86-year-old man was arrested after a forensic review into the 1993 shotgun murders of Harry and Megan Tooze; police inquiries remain ongoing.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

The note rapist ex-officer wrote 35 years ago that could've stopped future crimes

A 1990 confession by David Carrick admitting abuse of a 12-year-old remained hidden for 35 years and was only discovered during a later investigation.
#rape
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

San Francisco murder case solved after 47 years

Mark Personette was found guilty of the 1978 strangulation and sexual assault of 15-year-old Marissa Harvey in San Francisco.
fromThe Mercury News
5 months ago

Arrests made in 32-year-old Alameda County killing

Detectives instead focused on a dispute Jackson was having with his landlord. "As you can imagine, in 1993 they did not have a lot of the things that we have available to us today to find leads - no electronic footprint like we have these days," Smyth said. "They relied heavily on witnesses, fingerprints, that sort of thing. DNA was in its infancy."
California
US news
fromAbove the Law
5 months ago

The Unsolved Murder Of A Promising Law School Grad Still Puzzles Investigators - Above the Law

A 1990 murder of law graduate Robert Spann in St. Paul remains unsolved 35 years later, with investigators seeking tips.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
5 months ago

Gardai pursue new leads in case of unidentified woman found near railway line

An elderly woman's identity remains unknown after skeletal remains were found; gardaí are pursuing leads after releasing a forensic artist's sketch and making a fresh appeal.
#sexual-assault
#forensic-genealogy
fromSFGATE
6 months ago
California

Skull found in 2013 identified as remains of Bay Area woman over a decade later

fromSFGATE
6 months ago
California

Skull found in 2013 identified as remains of Bay Area woman over a decade later

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago

New forensic techniques could help solve triple murder 30 years ago

Advances in forensic technology may yield new evidence to solve the 1995 murders of Diane Jones and her two daughters in Merthyr Tydfil.
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