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

Preserved 1979 evidence enabled modern DNA testing that identified the infant’s mother.

Florida Arrests Oscar Fowler on State Charges After Biden Commutation

Judge Declares Four Men ‘Actually Innocent’ in 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

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

Alexis Flores Captured in Honduras in 2000 Philadelphia Child Murder Case

Suffolk Police to Review 1999 Victoria Hall Case After Steve Wright’s Guilty Plea and Life Sentence

Prison Records Reveal 2023 Death of Guglielmo Gatti Went Unreported for Years

Steve Wright Pleads Guilty to 1999 Murder of Victoria Hall in First-Ever Admission

Miami-Dade Jury Resentences Harrel Braddy to Life in 1998 Everglades Murder

Texas Executes Charles Thompson, Marking First U.S. Execution of 2026

Convicted 'Starry Night' Killer Arrested in Oregon on Assault, Harassment, Parole Violation Charges

Judge Sends Omar Favaro to Trial in Ivrea on Alleged Abuse and Sexual Violence

San Jose Arrests Dario Trevino in 2012 Cold-Case Killing

£20,000 Reward Launched To Identify Diane Sindall’s Killer Using New DNA Profile

Man Acquitted in 1984 Candace Derksen Case Charged in Vancouver Sex Assault

CCRC Orders Fresh DNA Testing in 1996 Russell Murders Case

Cold-Case Unit Opens Judicial Probe in 1994 Dordogne Disappearance, Identifies Three Suspects

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

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

Jose Velasquez Indicted and Held Without Bail in 1998 Astoria Motel Killing