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1970 Andover Homicide Victim Identified as Clyde A. Coppage

DNA-based forensic genealogy following a 2022 exhumation confirmed his identity.

DNA Breakthrough Leads to Arrest in 1979 Columbus County 'Baby Doe' Case

California Mother Gets 13 Years for 1994 Newborn’s Death After Cold-Case DNA Break

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

Illinois State Police Identify 2012 Northwest Side Remains as Ronald M. Risher

Police Renew Debbie Sassen Probe With Düsseldorf Searches, Seize Possible Evidence

Police Narrow Melanie Hall Probe to Under 20 Suspects as New E‑Fit Released

Cecere Gets 24 Years for 1996 Murder of Nada Cella as Genoa Court Delivers First-Instance Verdict

Judge Sets Post–Labor Day Trial for Rex Heuermann, Rebukes Defense Over Delays

French Investigators Plan New Digs in 1972 Méchinaud Family Disappearance

Montgomery Man Gets 24 Years for 2015 Road-Rage Murder After Plea

WA Police Revive 2012 Charlie Park Case With Graffiti Clue, Mobile Hub and $1 Million Reward

Hampshire Police Put 1986 Simon Parkes Case on File After Exhaustive Reinquiry

Kassel Police Identify Body Found on Hunting Stand as 29-Year-Old Ukrainian

DNA Match From 2002 Isère Killing Leads to Arrest and Pretrial Detention

Jancys Santiago Sentenced to 20 Years for 2000 Midtown Rape

Frankfurt ‘Tatort: Licht’ Premieres, Reopens a Cold Case Linked to a Sunlight Sect

New Age-Progressed Image Released in Claudia Lawrence Case to Spur Fresh Leads

Weld County Renews Appeal in 1973 Jane Doe Case Identified as Roxanne Leadbeater

Trial Opens in 2015 Scottsdale Murder as Prosecutors Lean on Familial DNA