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DNA leads to ID of woman found in shallow grave in Ledyard 50 years ago
State police have solved a 50-year-old cold case and identified the remains of a woman found dead in a shallow grave in Ledyard, Connecticut, in 1974.
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Remains found in Florida believed to belong to 16-year-old girl who vanished nearly 20 years ago
Nearly two decades after a 16-year-old girl vanished in Florida, authorities have found human remains amid an investigation into her suspected burial site.
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‘A lot of mixed emotions': Remains of Florida mom who vanished in 2012 found in pond near Disney World
The family of a Florida woman who suddenly disappeared in 2012, has confirmed that the human remains found in a pond near Disney World are hers.
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Cold case investigators call on families of the missing to donate DNA at first-of-its-kind drive
Connecticut investigators working to close cold cases want to get the family members of missing persons more involved. It is why they are hosing the state’s first-ever DNA donation event on Saturday. As the Missing and Unidentified Persons Event approaches, organizers hope it will help bring families answers, especially after they just used new DNA technology to solve a...
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Cold case investigators call on families of the missing to donate DNA at drive
Investigators hope this first-of-a-kind drive can help solve missing persons cases.
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Las Vegas police videos show surprise raid of home in Tupac Shakur murder investigation
Two dozen Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a man and woman exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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Man who killed NH beauty school student Laura Kempton in 1981 is identified
The man who killed a beauty school student in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, more than four decades ago has been identified, authorities said Thursday. Laura Kempton, 23, was found dead of massive head trauma at an apartment on Chapel Street on Monday, Sept. 28, 1981, according to an unsolved homicides page on the city’s website. Through DNA information and other investigative…
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All your questions answered about the Gilgo Beach murders
A suspect has been taken into custody and charged with three counts of murder, over a decade after the remains of 11 people were found along a beach in Suffolk County. Here’s what you need to know.
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New DNA testing helps Maryland investigators arrest suspect 44 years after woman's killing
Four decades after a mother was found killed in a wooded area of Charles County, Maryland, authorities say they have arrested the man responsible with the help of advancements in DNA testing technology.
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Man wanted for 1984 killing of Florida woman arrested in San Diego
A man wanted in the 1984 killing of a Florida woman has been arrested in California nearly four decades later, authorities said Thursday.
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Wife Identified as Husband's Killer 62 Years After North Miami Murder
More than six decades after a man’s dinner outing with his wife ended with him gunned down in his car in North Miami, detectives believe they’ve solved his murder.
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Who Murdered Megan McDonald? NY Cold Case Featured on ‘Dateline' Unsolved 20 Years Later
It was March 15, 2003. The body of a young woman was discovered in a field in the town of Wallkill in the Orange County city of Middletown. She had been murdered. Her name was Megan McDonald, and she was 20 years old.
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Arrest Made in 2001 Killing of Pregnant US Soldier on Base in Germany
The U.S. Department of Justice announced an arrest in the 2001 murder of a pregnant soldier on a military base in Germany.
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Police Make Arrest in 2010 Cold Case Kidnapping, Murder in Hartford
Police have arrested a man that allegedly kidnapped and killed a man in Hartford a dozen years ago. The Division of Criminal Justice said a joint investigation by several agencies resulted in the arrest of 32-year-old Shawn Milner, of Hartford. Authorities said Milner allegedly kidnapping and shot Waqas “Victor” Rehman to death in December 2010. Milner is accused of kidnapping…
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Westport Police Ask for Help Solving 1989 Cold Case Murder
Police are looking for your help in a cold case murder investigation that happened decades ago in Westport. Authorities say then-38-year-old Joan Werktin allegedly left her home on the evening of May 24 to go grocery shopping but never returned home. Officers and firefighters were called to a reported blaze in the back of the shopping plaza at 337 Main…
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Oregon Man Arrested in 1974 Cold Case Murders of 2 Teens
An Oregon man was arrested this week after being linked to the 1974 cold case homicides of two teenagers, authorities said.
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Relative of ‘Lady of the Dunes' Speaks: ‘This Is Very Shocking'
Days after a murder victim whose body was found on Cape Cod in 1974 was identified, her family members are speaking about the case. The woman, known for decades only as “The Lady of the Dunes,” was identified Monday as Ruth Marie Terry. Her family is still trying to process what happened. Brittanie Novonglosky, whose grandmother was Terry’s aunt, says…
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Police Seek Info on Man ‘Lady of the Dunes' Married Months Before Her Death
Detectives looking into the unsolved killing of Ruth Marie Terry, known for years only as “The Lady of the Dunes,” are focusing on the woman’s relationships — including her last husband, a man who had once drawn FBI scrutiny in another killing, sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators.
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FBI Identifies ‘Lady of the Dunes,' Murder Victim Found Nearly 50 Years Ago in Massachusetts
Ruth Marie Terry has been identified nearly 50 years after she was found dead on Cape Cod, east of Race Point Ranger Station on July 26, 1974.
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Mystery 1976 Cold Case Murder of WWI Veteran in NYC Finally Solved With New DNA Tech
After an investigation that spanned five states and lasted over four decades, a man from Queens has pleaded guilty to the murder of a WWI veteran who was killed and buried in a backyard back in 1976.