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Grand Jury Declines to Indict in 1991 Arlington Killing Reviewed by UTA Class

Prosecutors point to cold-case evidence gaps, inviting new tips.

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Judge Sets May 18 Retrial in Bryan Pata Killing Case After Hung Jury

ABC Audio and 20/20 Launch Two True Crime Podcasts This Spring

John Carey Convicted in 1986 Killing of Salem State Student Claire Gravel

New Hampshire Releases Uncirculated Photo in 1997 Rosalie Miller Homicide Appeal

Judge Orders No Bail After Long Island Woman Pleads Not Guilty in 1993 Newborn Killing

ABC’s 20/20 Airs Yogurt Shop Murders Special Tonight, Tracing the DNA Breakthrough That Closed the Case

After 46 Years, Ventura County’s 1980 Jane Doe Is Identified as Maricela Rocha Parga

After 44 Years, Cigarette DNA Convicts Man in 1982 Killing of California Teen

1978 Boca Raton Homicide Victim Identified as Patricia Ann Ritchie Through Forensic Genealogy

L.A. Charges 63-Year-Old After DNA Ties Him to 1996 Killing of Claudia Guevara

Skull and Bones Found in Sealed Rooftop Tank at Vasai Chawl

San Jose Arrests Dario Trevino in 2012 Cold-Case Killing

Indiana Man Arrested in 1975 San Diego Killing After Genetic Genealogy Break

Arrest Made in 2001 Killing of Suzanne Sites-Fenton After San Bernardino Cold-Case Review

France’s Top Court Rules 1986 Bonfanti Murder Time-Barred, Shaping Cold-Case Prosecutions

Lexington Police Close 1998 Rutledge Homicide, Identify Robert Brashers as Suspect Linked to Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

Joe Contreras Arrested in 1997 San Jose Killing After DNA Match

Andrew Dykes Pleads Not Guilty in 1997 Killing of Tanya Denise Jackson

Boston Police Arrest Suspect in 1997 Dorchester Homicide Ahead of Court Appearance Today