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July 1, 2022, 3:19 PM
Genetic genealogy identifies suspect in 1990 murder of 17-year-old girl
A suspect has been identified in the 1990 cold case murder of a Seattle teenager through the investigative tool of genetic genealogy.
July 1, 2022, 3:19 PM
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Answers sought after 3 girl scouts killed in 1977
“Keeper of the Ashes” revisits the investigation into the rape and murders of three girls in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, over 45 years ago.
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Mother of teen who went missing on spring break 13 years ago speaks out
Investigators in South Carolina have made a significant break in the case of Brittanee Drexel, a teen who disappeared in 2009 while vacationing for spring break.
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Suspect arrested in 11-year-old girl's 1988 murder
The 11-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Massachusetts more than 30 years ago.
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In 1988, an 11-year-old was stabbed to death. Now a suspect is in custody
More than 30 years after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Massachusetts, a suspect has been arrested for her murder.
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Police: Man confessed to killing woman who vanished in 2001
Police say a South Carolina man has confessed to killing a woman in Alabama 21 years ago and hiding her body in a suitcase
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California 'Happy Face Killer' victim ID'd after 29 years
A victim of the serial murderer dubbed the Happy Face Killer has been identified nearly 30 years after her body was left near a California highway
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Volunteer group takes on country’s cold cases
The team behind Adventures with Purpose has captured the attention of millions of social media followers as they work to solve missing person cases.
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YouTubers, Adventures with Purpose, help crack a missing persons case
ABC News' Bob Woodruff follows cold case solving duo Adventures with Purpose as they dive deep to help families find their missing loved ones.
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I-65 killer identified
Police have named a man who died in 2013 as the serial killer responsible for the deaths of three women in the late 1980s.
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Police identify ‘I-65 killer’ with DNA evidence
Harry Edward Greenwell, who died in 2013, was linked to several murders through DNA evidence that was a 99.99% match to his own.
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'I-65 killer' who murdered 3 women in 1980s identified with DNA evidence
Police have named a man who died in 2013 as the serial killer responsible for the deaths of three women in the late 1980s.
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Cold case killing solved
Police say new DNA evidence has helped them identify the killer of a woman murdered 42 years ago. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii reports.
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Cold case homicide solved 42 years later
Suffolk County police announced that the alleged killer of Eve Wilkowitz, 20, who died in 1980 in Bay Shore, New York, was identified as Herbert Rice, a man who died of cancer in 1991.
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42-year-old New York homicide case solved
Eve Wilkowitz, 20, was kidnapped and killed leaving a train station in New York in 1980.
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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.
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Missing girl known as 'Little Miss Nobody' identified after more than 60 years
Authorities used DNA technology to identify the previously unknown girl as Sharon Lee Gallegos, whose remains were found in the desert in Arizona in 1960.
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'Little Miss Nobody' identified over 60 years later with DNA
“Little Miss Nobody” finally has a name
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Police crack 57-year cold case murder
The case involved a 9-year-old girl in Pennsylvania who was snatched and killed while walking to school.
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50-year-old triple murder solved with tip from suspect's son
The homicides were reportedly connected to the Dixie Mafia, the group involved in dozens of violent crimes across the Southeast in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Triple murder solved after 50 years with clue from suspect's son, authorities say
A 50-year-old triple homicide case has finally been closed, after a suspect's son provided clues that led investigators to the so-called Dixie Mafia.
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DNA leads to arrest in 17-year-old California killing
DNA and fingerprint evidence was used to identify the suspect.
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North Carolina mother, young daughter found safely after going missing in 2016
A North Carolina who went missing with her young daughter in 2016 have been found safe, according to authorities.
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Investigator gives inside look at 1995 cold case of missing Iowa TV news anchor
Terrance Prochaska said he was assigned to the unsolved Jodi Huisentruit case in 2010. “I thought, ‘What a great opportunity to do something that maybe I could make a difference,’” Prochaska said.
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2 cold case homicides tied to convicted murderer, police say
A convicted murderer has been charged in connection with two decades-old cold-case homicides, authorities said.
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Convicted murderer charged with 2 cold cases: Police
Charles Helem, 52, currently serving life in a Virginia state prison, confessed to two decades-old cold case homicides, police announced.
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Suspect arrested in San Francisco killing, 43 years later
A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a teenage girl in San Francisco,
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An Auburn student vanished in 1976. Now his car has been found
Forty-five years after an Auburn University student vanished on his way to school, his car -- and possibly his remains -- have been recovered.
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New lead in cold case murders
Authorities are investigating new clues on social media to help solve the 2017 murders of two girls in Indiana. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii has the new details.
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Missing college student's car found after 45 years
Kyle Clinkscales' wallet was also discovered in the white Ford Pinto.
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DNA used to solve girl's 1979 murder
Kim Bryant, 16, was kidnapped, raped and killed on Jan. 26, 1979, police in Las Vegas said.
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1969 heist solved after man's 'unassuming' life in hiding
Federal marshals in Ohio say a 1969 bank robbery has been closed.
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Trial starts in 1984 killing of girl shown on milk carton
Opening statements have started in the trial of the 1984 killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl
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Sheriff IDs woman found in 1977 as victim of serial killer
A Mississippi sheriff’s department says it has identified the remains of a woman found nearly 44 years ago
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Alleged 'Stanford murders' serial killer convicted of 1974 cold case murder
John Getreu was on trial for the murder of college student Janet Taylor.
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Crime historian conducts dig for D.B. Cooper case evidence
The skyjacker vanished out the back of a Boeing 727 with $200,000 in cash.
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Closed cold case murder tied to ousted Tennessee governor
The new details revealed for the first time have elements that ring of a movie.
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Arrest made in city's oldest cold case murder thanks to genetic genealogy: Police
An arrest has been made in an Oregon city's oldest cold case murder thanks to the novel investigative tool of genetic genealogy, authorities said.
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Long suspected of murder, she confessed but avoided prison
Shelly Harmon was long suspected of killing her roommate in Arizona in 1988.
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Man arrested in 1983 death of Nebraska student from Iran
Authorities have arrested a 67-year-old registered sex offender from Nebraska in the 1983 slaying of an Iranian exchange student
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'Torso Killer' pleads guilty in 1974 cold-case murders
A New Jersey serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” has pleaded guilty to two 1974 murders, finally closing the cold case deaths of teenage friends who had left home for a trip to the mall and never returned
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Kristin Smart's parents sue murder suspect's father for allegedly moving her body
The parents of Kristin Smart sued the father of the murder suspect, saying he caused them "severe emotional distress" after allegedly removing her body from his home.
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Shy podcaster helped police crack California cold case
A musician who created a podcast about the disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart is credited with helping police make an arrest after nearly a quarter-century
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Suspects in 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart make 1st court appearances
Paul Flores and his father Ruben Flores appeared in court Thursday after being arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart.
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Prosecutors in California reveal details about the Kristin Smart case
Authorities charged Paul Flores with murder and said he killed Smart during an attempted rape. His father is charged for allegedly helping hide the body. She disappeared nearly 25 years ago.
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Possible break in 1996 cold case
A former classmate of California college student Kristin Smart and his father have been arrested in connection with her disappearance. ABC News’ Megan Tevrizian has details.
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Colorado man arrested in 1982 cold case murders of 2 women
Barbara "Bobbie" Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Kay Schnee were both shot to death, according to investigators.
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Colorado man arrested in 1982 cold case murders of 2 women, authorities say
A Colorado man has been arrested in connection with the unsolved murders of two women who were found dead in 1982, authorities said.
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Serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs: Do you recognize anyone?
If you have any information, contact HBPD Sgt. Sam Shepherd at (714) 536-5947
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Killer charged in 1988 slaying of 9-year-old California girl
More than 32 years later, the girl is still missing.
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