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The brutal and slaying of a rock star on the rise: The killing of Mia Zapata
The killing of Mia Zapta, a musician in the Grunge scene in the 1990s, left its mark on Seattle. But, it took nearly a dozen years for her killer to face charges.
A young mom was murdered in her Florida home in 1985. Police say they just solved the cold case.
Cops in Sarasota, Florida, say they solved the 1985 cold-case murder of a young mom. Police say DNA helped them identify the suspected killer.
California investigators crack 1980 cold case murder of woman found dead in her condo
Authorities used genetic genealogy to identify the person they believe killed 20-year-old Michelle Louise Wyatt in 1980 in her Santee, California, home.
The man buried next to the murder victim was her killer. California police just didn't know it for 45 years.
Police in California say they identified the murderer of a woman killed 45-years ago. The suspect, who died shortly after the crime, was identified using DNA.
Man arrested for murdering 85-year-old woman in 1987 cold case that once sent an innocent man to prison
Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested a new suspect in connection to a nearly 34-year-old murder case that sent an innocent man to prison for 16 years.
15 DNA cells and an anonymous donation: How Las Vegas police solved the murder of a 14-year-old on her way to school
Las Vegas police announced they solved a 1989 cold-case murder of a girl killed on her way to school. A small DNA sample and an anonymous donation helped police.
Suspect arrested after nearly 20 years in Florida ‘Woodline Rapist’ cold case
A suspect has been connected to at least two sexual battery cases linked with Florida's "Woodline Rapist." The cold cases date to 2002 and 2003.
Though their cases may be decades old, new technology is helping ID 'Jane and John Does'
New technology and volunteer groups are helping police identify decades-old John and Jane Does. Finding their identities helps bring closure to families.
For a decade, nobody knew who the mom was that left a dead newborn in a dumpster. DNA changed that.
A woman in Indiana is accused of leaving a newborn in a dumpster in Pennsylvania a decade ago. Police say DNA helped solve the cold-case homicide.
Chicago area teen murdered more than 50 years ago. Now, police say they arrested the suspected killer.
Police in the Chicago Suburb of Naperville say they arrested a suspect in the 50-year-old cold-case murder of a teen. The suspect was found using DNA.
Here's how Oregon police say they solved a 41-year-old cold-case murder
Police in Oregon say they arrested a suspect in the 41-year-old cold case and murder of a college student. DNA helped officers identify a suspect.
Arizona man allegedly conceived a child with 14-year-old girl, arrested on sex charges
An Arizona man has been arrested on a charge of sexual conduct with a minor. He was the father of a child whose mother was about 14 years old when she conceived.
Man sentenced to prison for murder — the same killing an innocent man served 20 year beind bars
A man in Idaho was sentenced in a murder case where another, innocent, man served 20 years behind bars for the same killing. DNA helped free one man and convict the other.
Dental hygienist recently convicted of 1984 slaying in Florida now accused of cold-case Hawaii killing
A convicted killer-turned-dental hygienist recently found guilty of murder in Florida is now accused of killing another victim in Hawaii in 1982.