Cold Case

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Cigarette butt helps Washington police hunt 1980 murder suspect across country: ‘I was hooked in this case’

A cigarette butt helped investigators track down an Arkansas man accused of murdering a woman in Washington state in 1980 after the case went cold.

CRIME August 29

Florida mom charged with four-year-old son’s murder over decade after his death during unsupervised visit

Over 11 years after Antwan Hope's death, Florida authorities arrested his mother, Destene Simmons, in Broward County and charged her in his murder.

Pennsylvania August 27

Pennsylvania man identified nearly 50 years after his remains were found in an Appalachian Trail cave

Remains found in a cave along the Appalachian Trail nearly 50 years ago in Pennsylvania have been identified as then-27-year-old Nicolas Paul Grubb.

US August 24

North Carolina inmate confesses to fatal 1989 hit-and-run while he was on prison work release

A North Carolina inmate has pleaded guilty to a nearly 35-year-old hit-and-run that killed a woman in Charlotte after DNA linked him to the crime.

Cold Case August 17

Serial killer confesses to 1986 murder of teen mom in Southern California

A 70-year-old serial killer on death row for the murders of a dozen women has confessed to the 1986 murder of a 19-year-old mother of two after his DNA was found on her clothing.

US August 16

Suspect, 78, charged in 44-year-old Texas cold case kidnapping, murder of nursing student

The Austin Police Department has charged Deck Brewer Jr. in the 1980 cold case murder of Susan Leigh Wolfe, who was abducted from her neighborhood.

Austin August 15

Authorities seek public’s help identifying suspected Texas serial killer after DNA links person to 2 murders

The Austin Police Department has announced two murders in the city were linked through DNA evidence, and it is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect.

California August 11

Woman arrested in 37-year-old cold case for allegedly leaving dead newborn baby in California dumpster

A woman was arrested Friday in a nearly 37-year-old cold case in which a newborn baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in Riverside, California.

Cold Case August 10

Investigators hunt Melissa Witt's Arkansas killer 30 years after mysterious trail of blood

Melissa Witt's murder and the subsequent investigation into her Arkansas disappearance are the subject of a new docuseries about the cold case.

US August 9

Suspected serial killer who was long-haul truck driver charged after DNA links him to 47-year-old murders

A suspect whose DNA was matched to the murders of three Southern California women who were strangled to death between May and December 1977 has been charged in Ventura County.