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79-Year-Old Indicted in 1981 Grapevine Strangling After DNA Link From Soda Bottle

The charge highlights how modern DNA testing used with covert trash collection can revive decades-old cold cases.

Ohio Man Indicted in 1985 Hotel Killing After New Lab Analysis

San Diego Man Charged in Four Killings After Cold‑Case Links

Not-Guilty Plea in 1987 Westbrook Murder After Arrest of Victim’s Boyfriend

‘Lovers’ Lane’ Suspect Dies in Nebraska Jail Before Extradition

Marcus Sanfratello Gets 20 Years for 1983 Killing of Teresa Peroni

Kristin Ramsey Pleads Not Guilty in 2011 Killing of Realtor Ashley Okland

John Carey Sentenced to Life Without Parole in 1986 Salem State Murder

Iowa Jury Convicts Robert Davis of Second-Degree Murder in 1989 Disappearance of Barbara Lenz

Joshua Martinez Indicted in 2019 Disappearance of Pregnant California Teen, Held Without Bail

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

Raymond Reddington Found Guilty of Murdering Wife Sharon Fulton 40 Years After Disappearance

NSW DPP Agrees to Consider Review of Dropped Cheryl Grimmer Case

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

Ex-Antioch Mayoral Candidate Charged in 2015 Killing of Wife After New Digital Evidence

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

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

Elwood Jones Defense Seeks Retraction After Coroner Reverses Hepatitis B Finding in 1994 Blue Ash Killing

Judge Grants Bail to Craig Freeman in 1991 Cold-Case Murder Charge

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