In a remarkable turn of events, a decades-old mystery has been solved, thanks to the efforts of forensic science students and advanced technology. The case involves a woman found injured in a field in Woodstock, Maryland, back in 1971. She was treated in a hospital but never regained consciousness and passed away two months later. For years, she was known only as "Ja...
A recent arrest in a decades-old murder case highlights the power of fresh eyes and determination. Janie Perkins, now 63, was taken into custody for the 1991 murder of Cynthia Gonzalez. This case had baffled investigators for 34 years, until a group of criminology students from the University of Texas at Arlington got involved. The students, part of a unique partner...
A cold case from Long Island has finally been cracked, but the news is bittersweet for the families involved. Advanced DNA technology has identified the man responsible for two horrific crimes committed nearly 30 years ago. Steven Briecke, a known criminal with a long history of offenses, was linked to the murder of 69-year-old Ann Lustig in 1997 and the rape of an 8...
In a small town, a young girl's life was tragically cut short in 1962. Carol Ann Dougherty, a bright fifth grader, was found murdered in her local church. For years, her family lived with unanswered questions. But recently, Bucks County officials finally identified her killer. William Schrader, a man with a dark past, was pinpointed as the culprit. He had a history ...
In 1994, Robin Lawrence, a talented artist and loving mother, was brutally murdered in her home. The crime scene was gruesome, with signs of a fierce struggle and a young daughter left alone with her mother's body. The investigation initially focused on Robin's husband, Ollie, due to his affair and suspicious absence during the murder. However, DNA evidence from a wa...
A 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, was recently found guilty of a brutal crime committed back in 1967. He was convicted of raping and murdering 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in her own home in southwestern England. This case is notable for being one of the oldest cold cases ever solved in the U. K. The trial revealed that Dunne was strangled and asphyxiated. Neighbors re...
A man in his 90s has been found guilty of a brutal crime that happened over half a century ago. Ryland Headley, now 92, was 34 when he attacked and killed Louisa Dunne, a 75-year-old woman, in her own home back in June 1967. This case is notable for being the longest-running cold case in the UK to ever be solved. Louisa Dunne was found dead in her home on June 28, 1...
A long-awaited breakthrough happened in a cold case from 2014. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office made an arrest in the murder of seven-year-old Terrez Coleman. This arrest came after a decade of hard work and new technology. In 2014, Terrez was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on Prescott Road. The only clues were shell...
A global effort to solve cold cases has achieved a remarkable breakthrough. A woman, who was found deceased in Spain back in 2018, has finally been identified. She was known only as "the woman in the chicken coop" until recently. Her true identity is Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, a 33-year-old from Paraguay. This identification marks the first time a transcontinental cas...
In 1958, the Martins, a family of five from Portland, vanished without a trace. Kenneth and Barbara Jean Martin, along with their daughters Barbara, Virginia, and Susan Margaret, were supposed to visit the Columbia River Gorge to gather greenery for Christmas wreaths. They never came back. It was a neighbor who first raised the alarm on December 7, 1958, when the fam...