Woman ID'd 21 years after body found; search underway for killer
The body was identified as that of a woman who had never been reported missing.
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The body was identified as that of a woman who had never been reported missing.
Police used forensic genetic genealogy and family tree research to solve the cold case.
The remains of a man found murdered in Florida in 1980 have been identified as William Irving Monroe III, a U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam.
Hospital workers took Maria Angelica Gonzalez' son from her arms right after birth in 1981 and later told her he had died.
Jeana Burrus' whereabouts had not been questioned in the 16 years since the remains were found, a Florida sheriff's office said.
An attorney for the man accused of gunning down rising rap star XXXTentacion during a 2018 robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop told a jury Wednesday that DNA evidence proves his client and another man are innocent.
It is among Florida's oldest unsolved crimes on record, notorious for its brutality, as well as for a pool of suspects that numbered over 600.
Research shows a father and his teenage daughter lived together in Siberia more than 50,000 years ago.
Investigators say they got the cup from the trash at a Philadelphia airport and used genetic genealogical research as well to lead them to the suspect.
Two brothers have reunited after 70 years, thanks to a DNA test.
Police have arrested a man they said raped a 17-year-old girl in September of 2017 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime.
After 31 years, police have arrested a man in a woman's rape based on new DNA testing of old evidence.
DNA, fingerprints and pings from a cell phone tower led authorities to an auto parts store parking lot in south Florida where they arrested a 56-year-old man Friday morning.
Whether or not he knew that the walls were closing in, Cesar Sayoc didn't seem concerned as he carried on with his life.
A study of Florida's python population has discovered some unnerving information about a possibly terrifying new breed of slithering creatures.
A promising experimental treatment has left a Florida woman's advanced breast cancer in remission.
Your DNA can expose much more than your ethnicity or family tree.
An extremely long and at times frustrating investigation may have finally come to an end.
The shocking revelations came about after the woman's daughter, now 36 years old, took a DNA test and learned that her biological father was a complete stranger.
A former Major League Baseball groundskeeper is back at his old job with the Chicago White Sox after spending more than 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit.
Scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases, the first such experiment in the United States.
Police in Aventura have a new possible lead in the 16-year-old murder of Irving "Al" Sicherer.
The powerful chairman of a Senate committee that oversees the criminal-justice budget said Wednesday that Florida's backlog of thousands of untested rape kits is one of his top priorities.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is asking for $8.5 million to help process a backlog of untested rape kits - about 11,000 of them.
Deputies said they arrested a teen responsible for breaking into more than a dozen cars in Oakland Park last month.
The relocation is raising questions from both cities.
Heisman Trophy hopeful Cam Ward threw for 400 yards and five more touchdown passes, three to Xavier Restrepo on a record-setting day for both of them, and No. 5 Miami erased a double-digit deficit for the third time this season to roll past Duke 53-31 and stay unbeaten.
The city posted on X that Tim Schmidt Jr. was one of the victims, calling the news "heartbreaking."
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.
AJ Greer scored his first goal for Florida early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each had assists in their homeland and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Saturday to finish a two-game sweep in Finland.
The relocation is raising questions from both cities.
Heisman Trophy hopeful Cam Ward threw for 400 yards and five more touchdown passes, three to Xavier Restrepo on a record-setting day for both of them, and No. 5 Miami erased a double-digit deficit for the third time this season to roll past Duke 53-31 and stay unbeaten.
The city posted on X that Tim Schmidt Jr. was one of the victims, calling the news "heartbreaking."
Here are some key things to know before voting in the 2024 election, including what's on the ballot and what a sample ballot looks like.
Families are going together, some even voted for the first time.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia allow voters to track the status of their ballot. Find out how to check yours.
There are similarities between Trump and Biden on long-term armed forces strategy, but the 2024 election shows stark differences in Harris and Trump's view of the military's role.
Harris' campaign believes that rhetoric is helping boost Harris with late-breaking battleground voters — by double digits.
Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.
Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have offered their views on legalizing weed.
Jim sits down with key stakeholders in some of Florida's most contentious ballot initiatives.
Jim DeFede speaks to two individuals on both sides of legalizing recreation marijuana with Amendment 3.
Republican Rosanna Cordero-Stutz and Democrat James Reyes faced off for a debate as Miami-Dade's sheriff.
Jim DeFede spoke to women who were not allowed to have an abortion in Florida.
Jim goes one-on-one with Dr. Grazie Christie, a radiologist who is opposed to Amendment 4 on the right to abortion.
The manufacturer of tumblers sold at Wawa stores says it has received four reports of cuts from the product's metal drinking straws.
Recalled products were sent to distributors in 35 states and sold on Amazon, Dynarex said in notice posted by FDA.
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.
At Memorial Healthcare System, the innovative Aquablation procedure is changing the landscape of enlarged prostate treatment.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
There are two sales tax holidays for hurricane supplies
Rapper Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.
Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam on Wednesday revoked his endorsement of Donald Trump, after Tony Hinchcliffe's rally joke calling Puerto Rico "garbage."
A benefit raising money for relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton will be broadcast Saturday night.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
Tourism officials on Florida's Gulf Coast say one of the ways concerned people can help the area recover is to visit as tourists.