cold cases

Despite initial efforts by law enforcement to solve homicides and disappearances, sometimes these cases reach a standstill, leaving victims and their families without closure. Cold case units or dedicated investigators may periodically revisit these cases to uncover new evidence, utilize advancements in forensic technology, and receive tips from the public to help uncover hidden truths and potentially solve the case.

Cold Case Mystery: Virginia man murdered steps from his childhood home

Who Killed Curtis Walton? The young attorney was gunned down just steps from his Virginia home. More

February 28, 2022

South Carolina man gets life for 1976 cold case killing

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for a killing that went unsolved for more than four decades until a DNA... More

February 16, 2022

Man found guilty in 1993 Alaska university killing case

A jury in Alaska found a man guilty on Thursday of the killing and rape of a woman at a university that went unsolved for... More

February 10, 2022

Audio tapes of Maine man played at cold case murder trial

Audio recordings of a Maine man speaking to police were played Wednesday for jurors hearing murder and rape charges against him in connection with the death... More

February 3, 2022

Four Denver cold cases closed after authorities identify deceased suspect

A man who died in 1981 was identified as the suspect in four cold case homicides in the Denver area, authorities announced Friday morning. The... More

January 28, 2022

Family receives answers in decades-old Colorado cold case

Antoinette Parks was found stabbed to death on Jan. 24, 1981. Investigators told her family she had been stabbed 23 times. More

January 24, 2022

Jurors: No verdict in cold case murder trial of ex-Pasco cop

A jury that heard the murder case against a former Pasco police officer in the 1986 killing of Ruby Doss failed to reach a verdict. More

December 13, 2021

Lawyer: Case against Smollett based on testimony of ‘liars’

Jussie Smollett defense attorney told jurors charges actor faked anti-gay racist attack lied to police rely on testimony of "sophisticated liars" and "worst type of... More

December 8, 2021

Rittenhouse case raises question: What makes a fair trial?

Judge Bruce Schroeder called some coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse case “frightening.” More

November 17, 2021

Judge rejects bail for Ghislaine Maxwell in sex abuse case

Judge refused to let British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell home detention citing charges alleging Maxwell recruited TEEN girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse and her... More

November 9, 2021

Breakthrough discovery made in 30-year Outer Banks cold case

On April 4, 1991, a town sanitation worker found a baby boy's remains in a trash can rack on East Tides Drive. More

October 27, 2021

Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before movie set shooting

Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally... More

October 22, 2021

Murder trial in decades-old cold case underway in Colorado

Jonelle Matthews went missing on Dec. 20, 1984, shortly after performing in a Christmas concert with the Franklin Middle School Honor Choir in Greeley. More

October 14, 2021

Trial set in 1999 Alabama cold case killings of 2 teen girls

Police said they identified Coley McCraney as a suspect after using genetic genealogy techniques on crime scene DNA. More

September 27, 2021

New indictment lists six new victims in alleged serial rapist cold case

An alleged cold case serial rapist faces more charges – some dating as far back as the 1980s. More

July 30, 2021

Adoptive son arrested in 2010 cold case murders of parents

A neighbor reportedly found the elderly couple dead in their beds from a single gunshot wound to the head. More

July 13, 2021

Decades-old case in Louisiana ends with husband’s arrest

Chester Vegas Sr. is accused of murdering his wife inside a Louisiana restaurant decades ago. More

June 21, 2021

Idaho man gets life in prison in cold-case murder and rape

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and killed in her Idaho home a quarter-century ago and an More

June 14, 2021

The Unsolved Casefile: Who Killed Frederick Wilson?

A quiet night of watching television in April 2008 turned into a night of terror for Frederick Wilson and his girlfriend when intruders went into... More

June 8, 2021