Cold Cases
Follow the latest Cold Cases news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.
September 27, 2023, 6:32 PM

Boyfriend of missing mother of 5 Crystal Rogers arrested in connection with her 2015 disappearance

The boyfriend of Crystal Rogers, a Kentucky mother of five who vanished in 2015, was arrested in connection with her disappearance, state and federal authorities said.
September 27, 2023, 6:32 PM
Boyfriend of missing mother arrested in connection with her 2015 disappearance
September 21, 2023, 5:29 PM

Kansas man charged in 2 cold case murders after DNA links him to crime scenes

A Kansas man has been charged in the cold case murders of two women from the 1990s, authorities said.
September 21, 2023, 5:29 PM
Man charged in 2 cold case murders after DNA links him to scenes
September 21, 2023, 4:33 PM

Suspect arrested in 2 Kansas cold cases

Gary Davis has been charged in the deaths of two women dating back to 1996 and 1998.
September 21, 2023, 4:33 PM
Suspect arrested in 2 Kansas cold cases
September 15, 2023, 7:45 PM

New ‘20/20’ reports on case of missing Arizona teen, two decades later

A new “ABC 20/20" builds on original ABC News reporting from when Alissa Turney disappeared in 2001.
September 15, 2023, 7:45 PM
New ‘20/20’ reports on case of missing Arizona teen, two decades later
September 15, 2023, 4:39 PM

What happened to Arizona teen Alissa Turney, who disappeared in 2001?

Alissa Turney was believed to be another teen runaway. A killer's false confession led authorities to take a closer look.
September 15, 2023, 4:39 PM
What happened to Alissa Turney, Arizona teen who disappeared in 2001?
September 11, 2023, 9:55 PM

Man confesses to 1994 cold case murder: Police

Stephan Smerk was arrested in the 1994 stabbing death of Robin Lawrence in Springfield, Virginia.
September 11, 2023, 9:55 PM
Man confesses to 1994 cold case murder: Police
1 month ago

Suspected killer identified in 1987 cold case murder of woman on hiking trail

On June 13, 1987, Cathy Sposito, a 23-year-old college student, was brutally murdered while hiking on a trail in central Arizona.
1 month ago
Suspected killer identified in 1987 cold case murder of woman on hiking trail
1 month ago

Suspected killer identified in 1987 cold case murder of woman on hiking trial

Cathy Sposito, a 23-year-old college student, was brutally murdered while hiking on a trail in central Arizona and authorities have now identified her suspected killer.
1 month ago
Suspected killer identified in college student’s murder 36 years later
2 months ago

Missouri man sentenced to prison for killing that went unsolved for decades

A Missouri man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, nearly four decades after a woman was strangled with her body dumped in the woods
2 months ago
2 months ago

Suspect charged in 1993 Florida cold case abduction and murder

Jennifer Odom, 12, disappeared after getting off a school bus on Feb. 19, 1993.
2 months ago
Suspect charged in 1993 Florida cold case abduction and murder
2 months ago

Former reverend arrested for allegedly killing 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp

An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp in Pennsylvania.
2 months ago
Former reverend arrested for murder of 8-year-old girl nearly 50 years later
2 months ago

Cold case murder solved after 42 years through genetic genealogy, officials say

A four-decade-old cold case murder has been solved with the help of genetic genealogy technology, New Hampshire officials announced on Thursday.
2 months ago
Cold case murder solved after 42 years through genetic genealogy, officials say
2 months ago

Decades-old New Hampshire cold case murder solved through genetic genealogy, officials say

A four-decade-old cold case murder has been solved with the help of genetic genealogy technology, New Hampshire officials announced on Thursday.
2 months ago
Cold case murder solved after 42 years through genetic genealogy, officials say
4 months ago

Natalee Holloway family spokesperson discusses Joran van der Sloot's extradition

Holloway family spokesperson George Seymore discusses a new development in the case of Natalee Holloway, a teen who went missing in 2005.
4 months ago
Natalee Holloway family spokesperson discusses Joran van der Sloot's extradition
4 months ago

Remains found stuffed in garment bag 45 years ago in rural Nevada ID'd as Ohio woman

Nevada State Police say recent DNA testing has enabled the identification of human remains found 45 years ago inside a garment bag in a small town two hours northeast of Reno
4 months ago
Remains found stuffed in garment bag 45 years ago in rural Nevada ID'd as Ohio woman
4 months ago

Murder suspect caught after nearly 40 years on the run

Donald Santini was arrested in California for the murder of Cynthia Wood nearly 40 years ago.
4 months ago
Murder suspect caught after nearly 40 years on the run
4 months ago

Man pleads guilty to strangling and dumping body of Missouri woman 3 decades ago

A newspaper is reporting that a 67-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing a Missouri woman in 1987
4 months ago
Man pleads guilty to strangling and dumping body of Missouri woman 3 decades ago
4 months ago

Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, loses appeal; will be extradited Thursday

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, lost an appeal and will be extradited.
4 months ago
Natalee Holloway suspect loses appeal, will be extradited Thursday
4 months ago

Texas suspect eyed in up to 10 cold cases

A man who turned himself into police for the murder of his roommate is now suspected of being a serial killer, police said.
4 months ago
Texas suspect eyed in up to 10 cold cases
4 months ago

Breaks in cold cases

Police in Florida say they’ve uncovered the identity of a woman murdered 53 years ago, as well as the shooter in another cold case. ABC News’ Lionel Moise reports.
4 months ago
Breaks in cold cases
4 months ago

More than 50 years after woman's body was found in trunk, police identify 'trunk lady'

The woman has been identified as Sylvia June Atherton, 41, of Tucson, Arizona.
4 months ago
53 years after woman's body was found in trunk, police identify 'trunk lady'
5 months ago

Suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance faces extradition to US

Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot is facing extradition from Peru to the United States over his alleged extortion of Natalee Holloway's family after her disappearance.
5 months ago
Suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance faces extradition to US
5 months ago

Killer clown case ends with plea deal

Sheila Keen Warren, 59, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a Palm Beach County court on Tuesday as part of a plea deal reached weeks before her trial was set to begin.
5 months ago
Killer clown case ends with plea deal
5 months ago

Sheila Keen Warren pleads guilty to shooting husband's 1st wife in 1990 killer clown case

Sheila Keen Warren pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Marlene Warren in 1990.
5 months ago
Woman pleads guilty in Florida's 1990 killer clown case
5 months ago

20 years later, 'infatuated' ex-boyfriend arrested for 2003 murder of 20-year-old Megan McDonald

A New York man has been arrested for the March 14, 2003, killing of his ex-girlfriend, 20-year-old Megan McDonald, according to authorities.
5 months ago
'Infatuated' ex-boyfriend arrested in 20-year-old's 2003 murder
5 months ago

Florida man ordered back to prison for 1989 murder

Crosley Green, 65, surrendered himself back to corrections officers on April 17.
5 months ago
Florida man ordered back to prison for 1989 murder
6 months ago

Husband sentenced to life in prison in wife's 13-year cold case murder

A Minnesota man was sentenced for killing his wife in 2010 over the couple's debt, which he kept from her.
6 months ago
Husband sentenced to life in prison in wife's 13-year cold case murder
6 months ago

2nd wife's suspicions confirmed with ex-husband's arrest for murder

"20/20" explores the 13-year investigation into Heidi Firkus' murder, including an exclusive interview with the suspect's ex-wife who helped investigators.
6 months ago
Wife helps investigators catch husband in cold case murder of 1st spouse
6 months ago

Fiancé arrested in woman’s cold case murder

John Allen Carter, 35, was booked in the Butler County Jail in Hamilton, Ohio, Wednesday for the murder of his then-fiancé Katelyn Markham.
6 months ago
Fiancé arrested in woman’s cold case murder
6 months ago

Katelyn Markham's fiance arrested for her murder more than a decade later

More than a decade after Katelyn Markham disappeared, her then-fiance John Carter has been arrested in connection with her death.
6 months ago
Katelyn Markham's fiance arrested for her murder more than a decade later
7 months ago

Mom of missing postal worker Kierra Coles wants FBI's help: 'I'm never gonna stop looking'

Family is pushing for answers in the unsolved disappearance of postal worker Kierra Coles, who has been missing since 2018.
7 months ago
Mom of missing postal worker wants FBI's help: 'I'm never gonna stop looking'
7 months ago

Woman found shot dead in 1978, known for decades as 'Granby Girl,' is finally identified

A young woman whose remains were found in the woods in Granby, Massachusetts, in 1978 and known for decades only as "Granby Girl" has finally been identified.
7 months ago
'Granby Girl,' who was found shot dead in 1978, is finally ID'd
7 months ago

Mom continues search for daughter who went missing 25 years ago

Suzanne Lyall, 19, vanished on March 2, 1998, after exiting a bus near her college campus in Albany, New York.
7 months ago
Mom continues search for daughter who went missing 25 years ago
7 months ago

Sweet potato helps solve Massachusetts cold case murder after 12 years

Twelve years after a shooting death on Cape Cod, the alleged killer was caught thanks to a root vegetable used in the commission of the crime, according to prosecutors.
7 months ago
Cold case murder solved after 12 years thanks to a sweet potato
7 months ago

Sweet potato helps solve cold case murder

Devarus Hampton, 40, was arrested Friday in Massachusetts and was arraigned Monday -- exactly 12 years after the crime.
7 months ago
Sweet potato helps solve cold case murder
7 months ago

Arrest made in 21-year-old cold case murder of pregnant teen soldier

Amanda Gonzales was excited to be a mother and had a reputation of defending others.
7 months ago
Arrest made in 21-year-old cold case murder of pregnant teen soldier
7 months ago

Former soldier charged with killing pregnant army private 2 decades ago

Authorities said they've found the killer of a four-months pregnant private found dead in her barracks over 20 years ago.
7 months ago
Former soldier charged with killing pregnant army private 2 decades ago
7 months ago

Cigarette butt solves cold-case murder of teacher

Police in Vermont say DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette helped solve a 1971 murder. ABC News’ Lionel Moise has the details.
7 months ago
Cigarette butt solves cold-case murder of teacher
8 months ago

Investigators search for clues in case of murdered parents of 'Baby Holly'

Police are continuing to search for clues in the case of the murdered parents of the child known as "Baby Holly."
8 months ago
Investigators search for clues in case of murdered parents of 'Baby Holly'
10 months ago

Mother arrested in mysterious 2018 case of newborn found dead off Florida coast: Police

"Baby June" was found dead, floating in the ocean off the coast of Florida, on June 1, 2018. Authorities said they have arrested the newborn's mother for her murder.
10 months ago
Mother arrested in case of newborn found dead in ocean: Police
10 months ago

Police identify body of 4-year-old in Philadelphia’s oldest unsolved murder case

After 65 years, Philadelphia police have identified the body of Joseph Zarelli, who was 4 years old when he was beaten and stuffed into a cardboard box.
10 months ago
Police identify body of 4-year-old in Philadelphia’s oldest unsolved murder case
10 months ago

'Boy in the box': Victim finally ID'd in Philadelphia's oldest unsolved homicide case

A little boy killed more than 60 years ago has finally been identified.
10 months ago
Boy killed in the '50s is finally ID'd
10 months ago

‘Boy in the box’ finally identified after more than 60 years

Joseph Augustus Zerilli was found dead in a box in 1957, police said.
10 months ago
‘Boy in the box’ finally identified after more than 60 years
10 months ago

Boy killed in the '50s is finally ID'd

The little boy's body was found in a box in February 1957.
10 months ago
Boy killed in the '50s is finally ID'd
10 months ago

'Torso Killer' pleads guilty to murdering 5 women in the 1960s, 1970s

A convicted murderer, known as the "Torso Killer," pleaded guilty to murdering a dance teacher in 1968 and admitted to killing four other women in the early 1970s.
10 months ago
Convicted serial killer pleads guilty to murdering 5 women in 1960s, 1970s
10 months ago

20-year-old New York woman's cold case homicide solved 42 years later

DNA advances helped investigators solve the 42-year-old cold case of Eve Wilkowitz, who was killed in New York in 1980.
10 months ago
DNA identifies killer of 20-year-old woman who died 42 years ago
1 year ago

ABC News Live: Arrest made in 2017 Indiana cold case killings

Plus, Democrats and Republicans make their final pitches to voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections and the Supreme Court hears two cases that could upend affirmative action in higher education.
1 year ago
ABC News Live: Arrest made in 2017 Indiana cold case killings
1 year ago

Raymond Moody pleads guilty to killing missing teen Brittanee Drexel, sentenced to life in prison

Moody confessed in May to killing the 17-year-old and led law enforcement to her remains. He had been a person of interest in the killing for over 10 years.
1 year ago
Man sentenced to life for kidnapping, murdering teen on spring break
1 year ago

Genealogy technology identifies killer of Michigan woman missing for 33 years

Investigators in Georgia have used genealogy technology to determine the killer of a Michigan woman who vanished more than 33 years ago.
1 year ago
DNA identifies killer of woman missing for 33 years
1 year ago

Suspect indicted in 1986 murder

John Carey, 63, is accused of strangling Claire Gravel, 20, to death in Beverly, Massachusetts.
1 year ago
Suspect indicted in 1986 murder