Gone cold: These are crimes that will likely never be solved
Here are seven cold cases that will likely never be solved. They are famous killings and investigations from decades ago. But, they have left police stumped.
COLD CASES
'Friend to everyone' gunned down in Portland. Decades later, police say someone knows what happened.
A developmentally-challenged man was shot and killed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. Police today are asking anyone with information to help solve the cold case.Fox Hunter: New podcast shines new light on 31-year-old murder of Rhonda Sue Coleman
More than 30 years ago, Rhonda Sue Coleman was murdered. No suspects named or arrests have been made since then, but now the Fox Hunter podcast discusses the case.Grandmother gunned down answering the door at her Texas home. But, DNA might help police solve her case.
A grandmother in Texas was shot and killed as she answered the door at her home. Police say they have a DNA profile for the suspect but have not made an arrest.'There is a family that wants an answer': How one lab uses DNA to help cops solve cold cases
Othram labs has become known for helping to solve cold cases. Its founder spoke of the DNA technology, how it works and what it's like helping close an investigation.Ohio homicide victim identified as member of the O’Jays band after 39 years
Unidentified remains dating back to 1982 have been identified as belonging to Frank "Frankie" Little Jr. Little was a guitarist and songwriter for the band the O'Jays.Off-duty Atlanta cop shot trying to stop robbers 41 years ago. His murder remains unsolved.
An off-duty Atlanta police officer was shot and killed trying to stop a grocery store robbery 41 years ago. His murder remains a cold-case decades later.He murdered over $18 of liquor. But, it wasn't until he confessed decades later in prison that cops closed the cold case.
A man murdered another person over a liquor purchase. But, it wasn't until he confessed while in prison on other charges that police could close the cold case.Elderly man shot during a burglary and his safe stolen. Nine years later, police haven't found the safe or the killer.
An 85-year-old man was shot and killed during a burglary of his home. A safe was stolen during the incident. The case has gone cold and police are asking for help.5-year-old abducted as she waited for the school. She was later found dead in a ditch, but her killer remains free.
Brittany Locklear, 5, was abducted and murdered as she waited for the bus at her North Carolina home. Her remains were found in a ditch. Police have not caught the killer.Customer, employee found murdered in small-town bakery. The killer remains free.
A customer and employee were murdered inside a small-town Kansas bakery. Their throats were slit and money missing. Police have yet to make an arrest.Parents find daughter dead and stuffed in closet. A decade later, no suspects have been arrested.
A Maine woman was found stuffed in a closet by her parents after she went missing for days. Now 10 years later, no suspects have been arrested.Kerry Patterson seemed to vanish from her California home in 1980. Here skull was later found, her killer was not.
Kerry Patterson seemed to go missing from her California hometown in 1980. Her skull was later found. But, the case has gone cold and the killer remains free.A waitress was murdered in California. Decades later, police say DNA helped solve her killing.
DNA helped solve a cold case murder from 1996, cops say. The victim was murdered while working as a waitress. The suspect was already in jail for sexual assault charges.Elderly man beaten to death as he walked to his San Francisco nursing home in 2010. Police have yet to make an arrest.
The case of an elderly man beaten to death after leaving a train in San Francisco has gone cold. Police are offering a $100,000 reward for information about the murder.Suspect apprehended in 20-year-old Indiana murder case over 15 years after DNA allegedly linked him to crime scene
DNA evidence collected years ago has just recently helped lead to the arrest of a suspect in the slaying of an Indiana man almost two decades ago.Mom called her daughter and went to pick her up an hour later. The teen was lying on the bed with a knife in her chest.
A mom called her teenage daughter and then went to pick her up an hour later in 1986. The teen was found stabbed to death and her killer remains free.Man served as pallbearer at his half-sister’s funeral. Decades later, DNA allegedly links him to her murder.
DNA has linked a Massachusetts man who served as pallbearer at his half-sister’s funeral over 20 years ago to her beating death, according to prosecutors.DNA evidence helps crack murder investigation of 16-year-old girl from 42 years ago
Las Vegas police say they have solved a cold case that dates back 42 years. Kim Bryant was murdered and sexually assaulted in 1979. The suspect died years ago.She was beaten and left for dead behind a dumpster over 20 years ago. Her killer still remains free.
Theresa Williams was found murdered and left behind a dumpster in Jacksonville, Florida. Her case has gone cold and police have yet to make an arrest in her killing.Memphis teen charged in connection to 2017 Thanksgiving cold-case murder of elderly veteran
Memphis police say a teenager killed an elderly man on Thanksgiving in 2017. The suspect is already serving a seven-year prison sentence for aggravated robbery.A 9-year-old was murdered in 1959 as she sold cookies. Police have just identified her alleged killer.
Police in Washington have named a suspect in the killing of a 9-year-old in 1959. Candy Rogers was selling cookies when she was raped and murdered.A Las Vegas woman was dropped off at the ER and left for dead. Video surveillance could help solve the cold case.
A young woman was dropped off at a Las Vegas hospital in critical condition, and she later died. The duo with her did not stay and may help solve the cold case.She vanished from her Florida home 15 years ago. There were no suspects — until weeks ago.
A woman went missing from her Tallahassee, Florida, home in 2006. Police organized searches with no luck. In recent weeks, police named a possible suspect.The body of a teen was found in the trunk of a burning car in 2001. Two decades later, his killing remains unsolved.
The body of a Texas teenager was found inside the trunk of an abandoned burning car. Now, 20 years later, the murder case remains unsolved.Mom, 6-month old son shot in the head and left for dead in 1996. Police have yet to make an arrest in their murders.
A teenage mom and her newborn son were found shot in her car in Connecticut in 1996. Police have yet to make an arrest but are hopeful to solve the case.Two Virginia men charged in connection to murder-for-hire case from 23 years ago
Two people have been charged in connection to a 1998 cold-case homicide in Virginia. The victim was found dead in a bedroom. There was no forced entry.How DNA seemingly helped solve the 46-year-old killing of a girl looking for a ride home from Sunday School
An 11-year-old girl was kidnapped and murdered in California as she looked for a ride home from Sunday School. Her case went cold for 46 years until DNA helped.A girl found dead in Texas 41 years ago was just identified as a Minnesota runaway. How did she make it cross country?
A teen was found murdered in Texas 41 years ago, but her case went cold. Thanks to DNA, police recently identified the victim as a runaway from Minnesota.Woman arrested in connection to 1986 cold-case strangulation death of infant found in garbage truck
Police have tracked down the alleged killer of a newborn baby boy whose body was found 34 years ago inside a sanitation truck.San Diego police identify murder victim in 2000 cold case after adopted man uses DNA to search for parents
DNA and genetic genealogy have revealed the identity of a woman whose body was found burned in San Diego over 20 years ago. A relative helped make the ID with DNA.Texas police use genetic genealogy to identify suspect in 1986 cold-case murder: ‘DNA technology revealed the truth’
Investigators said they were able to solve a 35-year-old murder cold case using genetic genealogy after obtaining a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.Woman found strangled to death and her body burned. A decade later, police still don't know who killed her.
A woman was found murdered and her remains burned in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2007. Police are asking for the public's help to solve the cold case.An 88-year-old woman was killed in 1997. Police said they just arrested a suspect in the cold-case murder.
A 1997 cold case in Michigan has moved one step to being solved, as officials announced a suspect has been arrested and charged with the murder of an 88-year-old woman.Two boys were gunned down in their sleep 21 years ago. Their killer remains free.
Two boys were shot and killed as they slept in their Texas apartment more than 20 years ago. Their murder has become a cold case as police ask for information.A child was found without a head, dumped in 1983. Today she remains "Jane Doe" and her name unknown.
St. Louis Jane Doe was found murdered in 1983 and left in an abandoned home. Today police still don't know her name or who killed the child.Discarded beer cans help Florida authorities crack 1996 cold-case murder of convenience store clerk: Sheriff
Beer cans tossed in the trash may have solved the cold-case murder of a Florida man who was stabbed 73 times and died in a convenience store, police said.A World War 1 vet went missing in NYC in 1976. Four decades later, authorities say they caught his killer.
A World War 1 veteran went missing in NYC in 1976. His remains were found in concrete in Queens in 2019. Now, police say they have arrested his murderer.Car of 17-year-old girl who went missing in 1982 found, but where is she?
A car of a teen who went missing in Massachusetts in 1982 was found recently. The victim seemed to vanish from a party and was never seen again.Car of pregnant woman who went missing with toddler daughter in 1998 discovered in Arkansas with human remains
An organization working on cold cases across the US has helped crack the mystery of what may have happened to an Arkansas woman who vanished 33 years ago.Elderly suspect charged with 1984 cold-case murder of man found in Louisiana well
Authorities have arrested a 74-year-old man of allegedly murdering a man found in a well almost four decades ago in Louisiana.T he remains were found in 1986.For 33-year known knew a murder victim's name — DNA just helped change that
The victim in a Colorado cold-case murder from 1988 has been identified, police said. Akram Bada’an's identity was confirmed using DNA and genetic genealogy.He had already confessed to 2 cold-case killings. Now, he said he also killed a child.
A man who had already admitted to two cold-case murders in New Mexico has now confessed to a third, police said. The latest killing involved a teenager.A runaway teen was found shot dead and left on a Las Vegas Road. Decades later, police are stumped at who killed her.
A runaway teen was found shot several times and left dead on a road in Las Vegas. Now, 23 years later, police still ask for help solving the cold case.A teen vanished while taking a bus in California 30 years ago. Police are now taking a new look at the cold case.
More than 30 years ago, a California teenager vanished while taking a bus. Now, Modesto police say they are taking a new look at the cold case.Iowa teen's mom told police she knew who killed her daughter. Fifty years later, police confirmed she was correct.
A teen was beaten and murdered in Iowa 50 years ago. Police say they have solved the cold case and it was the man the mother suspected decades ago.He was the last one seen with his daughter 40 years ago. He was just charged with her murder.
A man in Michigan faces a murder charge 40 years after his infant went missing. Investigators have yet to find the victim's remains. The suspect said he doesn't remember that time.Five people went missing from Idaho. Some remains were found, some were not. What wasn't found was the killer.
Five people went missing in a small Idaho town between 1979 and 1982. Their cases may be connected, but police have yet to arrest a suspect in the case.Police arrest 3 suspects in 20-year-old cold case random stabbing attack after witnesses have ‘change of heart’
Police arrested three suspects for a 2001 cold-case murder after reinterviewing witnesses who were finally ready to talk, authorities said.Mother with 'terrible temper' arrested in connection to baby's death 19 years ago: ‘She was probably very surprised’
Authorities have arrested a mother accused of killing her baby in Florida decades after the death was ruled a homicide.
