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Former neighbor arrested for murder in 31-year-old cold case
Genetic genealogy led authorities to charge Dana Shepherd in the 1993 rape and murder of Carmen Van Huss in Indiana.
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Genetic genealogy leads to man's arrest in 1993 rape, murder of 19-year-old neighbor
A man has been arrested in the 1993 rape and murder of a 19-year-old in Indiana after he was linked to the case through genetic genealogy, authorities said.
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Discarded cigarette helps solve murder after 44 years
DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette helped investigators solve the cold case murder of a 33-year-old, over 44 years after it was committed in Washington state.
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Cold-case hit-and-run murder solved 34 years later
Ruth Buchanan, 52, was killed when a driver ran a red light on Dec. 29, 1989.
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Man charged 34 years after fatal hit-and-run
Ruth Buchanan was fatally struck when a driver ran a red light, police said.
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Texas nursing student's kidnapping, murder solved after 44 years: Police
Susan Leigh Wolfe, 25, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in 1980.
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Nursing student's kidnapping, murder solved after 44 years: Police
A warrant was issued for a 78-year-old man in connection with a murder committed 44 years ago after genetic genealogy helped investigators identify him as a suspect.
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Cold case murder from 1986 linked to serial killer with 13 other victims
A 1986 cold case murder of a teen has been solved after a DNA match led investigators to a convicted serial killer on death row.
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1986 cold-case murder is linked to serial killer, authorities say
The 1986 slaying of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found dumped in South Pasadena has been linked to a serial killer who was convicted of murdering 12 women in Riverside County.
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Mother charged with murder 37 years after newborn was found dead in a dumpster
Police recently reopened the unsolved case from 1987 and used DNA to identify the mother.
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Mother arrested 37 years after her newborn was found dead in dumpster: Police
A woman linked by DNA has been arrested for the murder of her newborn 37 years after the baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in California, authorities said.
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Suspect ID'd in teen's 1996 murder, he dies by suicide hours after being questioned
DNA has identified a suspect in the 1996 cold case murder of a 15-year-old girl in Montana.
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Montana cold case solved, suspect dies by suicide: Sheriff
The Gallatin County sheriff said authorities found a DNA match linking Paul Hutchinson to the 1996 murder of 15-year-old Danielle Houchins.
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Man charged in 1977 cold case murders of 3 young women: Authorities
Warren Luther Alexander, 73, is being held without bail after being charged in the slayings of three women who were strangled to death in 1977 in California, authorities said.
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Suspected serial killer charged in 1977 cold case murders of 3 young women
A man already in custody has been arrested in the murders of three young women who were strangled to death in 1977 in California, authorities said.
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Suspect in cold case murder died by suicide days after submitting DNA: Officials
Albert Lauro Jr., 57, was identified as a suspect of the 1991 murder of a 23-year-old woman in Hawaii.
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Man indicted in siblings' double murder from 1990 after he's linked via DNA
Thirty-four years after a brother and sister were murdered, a man has been indicted in the slayings when he was linked to the cold case via DNA.
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Suspect arrested in double murder, rape cold case from 1990
A Georgia man has been indicted in the double stabbing deaths of a brother and sister in 1990 after he was linked to the cold case via DNA, prosecutors said.
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Suspect identified in 1996 double murder at national park campsite
A convicted serial rapist has been identified as the suspect in the 1996 double murder of two women in a Virginia national park, federal authorities said.
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Suspect identified in women's 1996 double murder at national park campsite
A suspect has been identified in a double murder from May 1996 in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
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'Killer clown' victim's son reflects on 33-year fight for justice
After years of dead ends and long legal battles, Marlene Warren's son said he feels that he is at peace following the plea deal of the "killer clown" of Wellington.
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Suspect in 1989 rapes identified by genetic genealogy
Massachusetts authorities are searching for a newly identified suspect in two rapes from 1989.
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Suspect ID’d through genetic genealogy in 1989 rapes: DA
Stephen Paul Gale, 71, is wanted on four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed robbery.
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From cold cases to connected: Serial predator linked to 5 attacks
“20/20” explores the multi-decade investigation and conviction of William Lewis Reece, who was linked to multiple murders
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Man arrested in woman's 1986 cold case murder, linked to 2nd murder from 1989
A Virginia man has been arrested in connection with the cold case murder of a 32-year-old woman in 1986.
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Police find remains believed to be 16-year-old girl who vanished in 2004
Florida authorities said they believe they've recovered the remains of a 16-year-old girl who mysteriously vanished nearly 20 years ago.
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Arrest made in 2005 ‘Baby Skylar’ cold case
A woman has been arrested in the 18-year-old cold case of a newborn baby that was found dead at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
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New age progression photo released on 20th anniversary of student's disappearance
A new age progression photo has been released of Massachusetts college student Maura Murray to try to prompt new leads on the 20th anniversary of her disappearance.
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Tupac murder suspect's jailhouse call audio comes out
On an audio recording of a phone call, suspect Duane Davis and his son can be heard discussing what prosecutors allege was a plot to harm their cooperating witnesses.
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Dad, stepmom arrested nearly 35 years after murder of 5-year-old son
A father and stepmother have been arrested for the murder of their 5-year-old son who was found dead more than 30 years ago in South Carolina.
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Father, stepmother arrested for son’s 1989 murder
Victor Lee Turner and Megan Turner have been charged in the death of their 5-year-old son, Justin Turner.
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Officials ask for help identifying victim of 'Happy Face Killer'
More than three decades after she was murdered, police and prosecutors in Riverside, California, are hoping the public can help them identify the unknown victim.
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Body discovered in Kentucky lake identified 24 years later as FBI fugitive
State police announced that after more than two decades of investigating they have positively identified the body that was found in Lake Barkley.
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Teen likely killed by serial killer finally identified decades later
The suspected victim of a convicted serial killer on death row has been identified nearly 50 years after his body was found near a California trail, authorities said.
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Suspected killer identified in college student’s murder 36 years later
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.
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The long quest for answers after Jacob Wetterling's abduction 34 years ago
Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint a half-mile from his St. Joseph home just after 9 p.m. on Oct. 22, 1989, and was never seen alive again.
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Arrest made in 1983 murder of woman beaten to death
A man has been arrested for the murder of a woman who was beaten to death in 1983 in Northern California.
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Pennsylvania mummy known as 'Stoneman Willie' identified after 128 years of mystery
After more than a century of being kept at a Reading, Pennsylvania, funeral home, a corpse that was mummified has been identified, according to the funeral home.
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Mummified man set to be buried after 128 years
The man, who died of kidney failure in a Reading, Pennsylvania, jail, was accidentally mummified by a mortician in 1895.
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Boyfriend of missing mother 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.
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Man charged in 2 cold case murders after DNA links him to scenes
A Kansas man has been charged in the cold case murders of two women from the 1990s, authorities said.
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Suspect arrested in 2 Kansas cold cases
Gary Davis has been charged in the deaths of two women dating back to 1996 and 1998.
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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.
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What happened to Alissa Turney, Arizona teen 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.
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Man confesses to 1994 cold case murder: Police
Stephan Smerk was arrested in the 1994 stabbing death of Robin Lawrence in Springfield, Virginia.
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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.
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Suspect charged in 1993 Florida cold case abduction and murder
Jennifer Odom, 12, disappeared after getting off a school bus on Feb. 19, 1993.
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Former reverend arrested for murder of 8-year-old girl nearly 50 years later
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.
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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.
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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.
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