NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Utah authorities on Wednesday identified the suspected killer of a woman who was found dead 24 years ago wrapped in a carpet and tied with a rope.Lina … [Read more...] about Murder cold case suspect identified as Ohio woman’s husband after remains found in Utah
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Wrong body dug up by police in Connecticut cemetery amid cold case investigation
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Connecticut police dug up a body Wednesday hoping to close an unsolved murder case from the 1970s but soon discovered it was the wrong one.Investigators … [Read more...] about Wrong body dug up by police in Connecticut cemetery amid cold case investigation
Arrest made in Missouri slaying of teenage boy 29 years ago
A Missouri man is facing a first-degree murder charge in the killing of a teenage boy who was shot twice in the head and left in a drainage ditch 29 years ago.The cold case arrest of William Niemet, … [Read more...] about Arrest made in Missouri slaying of teenage boy 29 years ago
California police solve 47-year-old cold case murder using DNA, genetic genealogy
A man who died of a drug overdose after racking up arrests for assault and attempted murder and other crimes has been linked to a decades-old California cold case murder through DNA and genetic … [Read more...] about California police solve 47-year-old cold case murder using DNA, genetic genealogy
Trucker pleads guilty in young woman’s cold case Colorado murder 40 years ago
Colorado prosecutors have obtained a guilty plea in a young woman’s 1980 rape and murder — a cold case they cracked just two months ago through DNA and genetic genealogy.Truck driver James Curtis … [Read more...] about Trucker pleads guilty in young woman’s cold case Colorado murder 40 years ago
What are the Delphi murders?
The mystery surrounding the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams remains unsolved.German, 14, and Williams, 13, were reported missing Feb. 13, 2017, after they were dropped off at the Delphi … [Read more...] about What are the Delphi murders?
DNA, genetic genealogy helping to solve the coldest of cold cases
Cold cases getting solved with new DNA systemIn less than two years, police investigators are reaping the benefits of using a new crime-solving tool. The system uploads crime scene DNA to a public … [Read more...] about DNA, genetic genealogy helping to solve the coldest of cold cases
California man arrested in decades-old killings of his 5 infants
A California father suspected in the decades-old killings of five of his infants has been arrested, authorities said Monday. Paul Perez, 57, was arrested at a state prison in Delano, days before he … [Read more...] about California man arrested in decades-old killings of his 5 infants
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.Shirlene "Cheryl" Hammack was murdered on Halloween in 1981 in Quitman, Ga., … [Read more...] about Georgia grave marker leads to Jane Doe’s identification after murder 38 years ago
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.Outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless was killed and dismembered in 1916 and buried in a shallow grave in Buffalo Cave … [Read more...] about Idaho cold case of outlaw missing since 1916 solved by DNA, genetic genealogy