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COLD CASESThe Green Twig murder: The brutal slaying of Louise Springer in Los Angeles and the hunt for her killer
Louise Springer was a well-off hairdresser in Los Angeles before her murder in the 1940s. Her case is filled with plenty of suspects, but few answers. COLD CASES16 years ago a teen was found dead in an abandoned building. Police announced they just arrested the accused murderer.
A teen, Courtney Coco, was found dead in an abandoned building in Texas in 2004 and police in Louisiana now say they have arrested the murder suspect. MISSING'Major Development' as father, son arrested in connection to Kristin Smart disappearance case.
California police are set to make a major announcement in connection to the Kristin Smart disappearance case. Reports are officers have made an arrest in the case. COLD CASESVirginia man who killed girlfriend in 2009 confesses to wife’s 1989 cold case murder
A man already in prison for killing his girlfriend in 2009 was recently given another 40 years behind bars after he confessed to the 1989 murder of his estranged wife. COLD CASESLeft to Die: How DNA is helping solve decades-old cases of baby’s abandoned after birth
Police are now using DNA tracing to help solve cold cases involving the death of newborn babies. Here are three recent cases that authorities made arrests thanks to DNA technology. COLD CASESUnsolved homicide of teens 47 years later has town divided after detective names suspect without evidence
Two teenage girls were murdered in New Hampshire in 1973 and their case is now cold. But, a former detective named a suspect with little evidence and divided a town. COLD CASESColorado cold case murder solved after 36 years and suspect now behind bars, police say
Police in Colorado said they have arrested a suspect in connection to a 36-year-old cold case murder. The victim was found dead at his home in 1985. DNA helped nab the suspect decades later. COLD CASESDonor gives $100,000 to help solve Indiana Delphi murders cold case
An anonymous donor has given money to Indiana police to help capture whoever killed Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Delphi. The reward is now $325,000. COLD CASESA deathbed confession 37 years in the making helps solve a cold-case murder
Virginia Hannon was murdered in 1984 and her case went cold. Until 2020, when a man confessed on his death bed that he killed the school lunch lady. COLD CASESGraduate student fatally shot weeks before graduation, years later police still have few answers
A graduate student at San Fransisco State in California was killed days after submitting his thesis and weeks before graduation in 2017. Years later, he is a cold case with no arrests. COLD CASESRemains of pregnant teenager found in suitcases identified almost 45 years after her murder. Suspect under arrest.
Police in Pennsylanvia arrested a man in conneciton to a 45-year-old cold case murder. They also identified the pregnant teenager who was the victim in the case. COLD CASES‘We didn’t ask for this battle’: The murder of 10-year-old Lindsey Baum and a case without suspects
Lindsey Baum went missing in 2009 and her remains were found years later. While there have been persons of interest, police have yet to make an arrest in the murder case. COLD CASES2 for 1: When police found the suspect in a cold-case murder, they realized they solved another crime too
Police in Georgia said they arrested a suspect in connection to a 16-year-old cold case. They also say the same person is a suspect in a sexual assault case. MURDER & MAYHEMSlaughter in the wilderness: The Lava Lake murders and the hunt for a killer
Here is the story of a triple homicide at Lava Lake in Oregon. All fingers point to one suspect, but why was he never charged with the murders? COLD CASES18-year-old gunned down the day before leaving for the Air Force. Nine years later, police have yet to make an arrest
An 18-year-old was shot and killed in New Orleans the day before he left for the U.S. Air Force in 2012. Police have yet to make an arrest in the cold case. COLD CASESBOSTON CHILD SEX SCANDAL: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF STARR FAITHFUL
Starr Faithfull was a socialite in the early 20th Century. But, allegations of child sex abuse and a life of drugs and sex sent her spiraling. Did it play a part in her death? MISSINGFOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, THE YOUNGEST VICTIM OF THE “GREEN RIVER KILLER” WAS UNKNOWN. DNA CHANGED THAT.
For more than 30 years, the youngest victim of the "Green River Killer" was unnamed. That changed this year thanks to DNA. Here is her story. COLD CASESWHY COPS ARE REOPENING A 40-YEAR-OLD COLD-CASE MURDER AND HOW YOU CAN HELP MICHIGAN POLICE SOLVE THE CASE
Mary Alice Ellicott was murdered 40 years ago and her killer was never caught. Michigan police are reopening the case and asking for the public's help to solve it. NEWSKRISTIN SMART CASE UPDATE: INVESTIGATORS LAUNCH SEARCH WITH CADAVER DOGS AT HOME OF PRIMARY SUSPECT’S FATHER
Police in California are conducting a new search in connection to Kristen Smart, who went missing 25 years ago. Dogs searched the home of the father of a key suspect. COLD CASESLAS VEGAS COUPLE MURDERED AROUND CHRISTMASTIME 2017. THREE YEARS LATER, POLICE STILL HUNT FOR THE KILLER
Two people were murdered in the Paradise neighborhood of Las Vegas in 2017. Three years later, police have yet to make an arrest in the case. COLD CASESSEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE: THE LURID LIFE AND KILLING OF BOB CRANE
Bob Crane was known for his role on "Hogan's Heroes," but he was living a secret life steeped in sex. He was found murdered in his apartment, but who did remains a mystery. COLD CASESANONYMOUS TIPS HELP CRACK 4-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA COLD CASE MURDER, DEPUTIES SAY
Tavon Derron Lavar Hill, 20, is accused of bludgeoning a man to death and wrapping the body in a tarp. He was arrested years after the alleged crime. MISSINGDISAPPEARED 3 DECADES AGO: FAMILY BELIEVES MISSING FLORIDA WOMAN IS DEAD AND DETERMINED TO FIND HER BODY
Marinthia Ann McCoy went missing in Florida more than 30 years ago. While police continue to ask for information in her cold case, her family believes she is dead. NEWSMILWAUKEE COPS MAKE ARREST IN CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK KILLING COLD CASE
A man in Milwaukee faces more than 70 years in prison after police charged him in connection to the fatal shooting of a convenience store worker in 2012. COLD CASESGUNNED DOWN FOUR DAYS AFTER HER 21ST BIRTHDAY. CASE STILL UNSOLVED AND MOTIVE UNKNOWN
A 21-year-old and another person were gunned down in Chicago in 2017. Three years later, police have not made any arrests in the case. COLD CASESSUSPECT, 70, ARRESTED FOR 1982 COLORADO COLD CASE MURDERS: ‘I’D NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE THE DAY,’ RETIRED DETECTIVE SAYS
Genetic genealogy helped connect Alan Lee Phillips, a semi-retired mechanic, with the victims and solve a decades-old Colorado cold case. FEATURESTHE KILLERS ARE KNOWN, THE VICTIMS ARE NOT: THE STORY OF FOUR DOES WHO HAD THEIR LIVES AND IDENTITIES STOLEN.
Here are the stories of four people murdered by serial killers, though their identities have never been confirmed. COLD CASESWERE THE HORRIFIC 'ICE BOX MURDERS' LINKED TO THE ASSASSINATION OF JFK?
The 'Ice Box Murders' shocked and horryified Houston when they happened, but is the suspect tied to the killing of JFK? Here is a look at the crime that shocked Texas. COLD CASESMISSING PERSON OR WAS IT MURDER? BODY PARTS HAVEN'T SWAYED POLICE IN MARYLAND WOMAN'S CASE
Friends and family of Melanie Meleney insist she was murdered in Maryland and some of her body parts have been found. But, police continue to investigate her disaperance as a missing person case. COLD CASESA HIGH-DESERT MURDER MYSTERY: DID A MAN CONFESS TO DECADES-OLD KILLINGS IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA OR WAS IT MADE UP?
Las Vegas area police say a man confessed to two separate killings that have been unsolved for 25 years. But, now he says he wasn't the shooter. COLD CASESPOLICE CRACK 1981 COLD CASE MURDER WITH DNA COLLECTED FROM VANILLA COKE CAN
Police in Colorado announced they arrested a man in connection to a murder from 1981. The cold-case murder was helped solved by DNA from a Coke can. COLD CASESAFTER 40 YEARS, FLORIDA POLICE IDENTIFIED WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN A CANAL. THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHO KILLED HER.
For more than 40 years, police didn't know the ID of a woman found dead in a Florida canal. Last year, she was identified as Nicki Elkins, but police still want help finding her killer. MISSINGALEXIS MURPHY WAS MURDERED IN 2013 AND FOR SEVEN YEARS NOBODY KNEW WHERE HER REMAINS WERE. UNTIL NOW.
Alexis Murphy went missing in 2013 and a man was convicted of her murder, without the body being found. Virginia officials announced they found the remains. NEWSHALF-BROTHER OF JONBENET RAMSEY TALKS WHETHER NEW DNA TESTING COULD SOLVE COLD CASE
The half-brother of JonBenet Ramsey is set to be on the Dr. Oz show to talk new DNA efforts. The Colorado pageant child's killing still garners interest decades later. COLD CASESCOLD CASE UPDATE: SIX-FIGURE REWARD OFFERED IN COLUMBINE HS SWEETHEARTS' MURDER. DO YOU KNOW WHO KILLED THEM?
Bottom SlotsVISITS GONE WRONG: SOME OF THE MOST NOTABLE COLD CASES COME FROM U.S. NATIONAL PARKS
Here are some of the most notable cold cases at U.S. National Parks. They include tales of death and disappearance. MURDER & MAYHEMINDIANA INVESTIGATORS PROMISE VIOLENT VALENTINE’S MURDERS OF ABIGAIL WILLIAMS AND LIBERTY GERMAN 'WILL NOT GO UNANSWERED'
The remains of two Indiana teenagers were found on Valentine's Day 2017. Three years later, their killer remains free. MURDER & MAYHEMIN 2003 HE REPORTED HIS GIRLFRIEND'S DEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE. 17 YEARS LATER, HE IS NOW CHARGED WITH HER MURDER.
A man who reported his girlfriend’s death in North Carolina on Christmas Eve 2003, now faces accusations of her murder 17 years later. COLD CASESCOLD CASE: FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS THERE WERE NO ARRESTS IN THE DEATH OF A 4-YEAR-OLD AND HER MOM. DNA HELPED CHANGE THAT LAST WEEK.
COLD CASESVICTORIA ROSE MILLER WAS MURDERED – AND HER FAMILY HOPES A PODCAST BRINGS HER KILLER TO JUSTICE