California woman's 1991 killer identified with DNA left under fingernails
Authorities submitted additional evidence for testing after Vicki Johnson's unsolved murder case was reopened recently, along with other cold cases.
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Authorities submitted additional evidence for testing after Vicki Johnson's unsolved murder case was reopened recently, along with other cold cases.
An 8-year-old girl was killed on a summer day in 1975. Police have finally arrested her alleged killer, an 83-year-old former pastor.
In a nearly 60-year-old cold case out of Citrus Heights, advocates haven't given up on justice.
For the first time, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has publicly apologized to the Smart family for how it first handled the investigation.
Police said that after confirming the woman's identity, they are constructing a timeline of her life to try to solve her murder.
A body found in the woods in Alabama 26 years ago has finally been identified as a 20-year-old California resident.
The victims "walked right into my spider web," Samuel Little told "60 Minutes" in 2019.
The moment signaled to Denise and Stan Smart that Kristin hasn’t been forgotten.
The sheriff's office hasn't publicly disclosed the cause of Christine Lester's death because it doesn't want to jeopardize the investigation,
The Placer County Sheriff's Office confirmed with CBS13 on Friday that there are new developments in the murder mystery of a 70-year-old Tahoe man, Robert Gary Spohr.
Robert Gary Spohr was killed in his Homewood home in North Lake Tahoe on June 5, 2021. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video of a suspect when it happened. Now investigators say they are looking for multiple suspects who may live in the Reno area.
A 44-year-old cold case homicide has just been solved in El Dorado County. Authorities tested DNA from a rape kit in Washington state and connected it to the case of Patricia Carnahan, who was found strangled at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says. They ran that finding through the FBI database, which led them to 63-year-old Harold Carpenter in Spokane. He's now awaiting extradition back to El Dorado County.
A suspected killer has been arrested in connection with a cold case that's been a mystery for over 42 years.
There has been a major break in a cold case known as "The Lady in the Fridge". Detectives used DNA analysis and genealogy research to identify the victim, Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza.
There has been a major break in a cold case known as "The Lady in the Fridge". Detectives in San Joaquin County used DNA analysis and genealogy research to identify the victim, Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza, 27 years later.
A 75-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the cold-case killing of a woman whose body was found in a rural Northern California river nearly 18 years ago, authorities said.
Patricia Joseph was 56 at the time of her 2005 death. An autopsy found she had had died from multiple blunt force traumas and asphyxia.
The District Attorney's Office hasn't decided whether to seek the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
A local cold case and unsolved murder has caught the attention of a popular true crime podcast, The Fall Line. Host Laurah Norton hopes to shed light on a mystery left in the dark for more than a decade.
"Justice delayed doesn't have to be justice denied in this case," authorities said.
A woman known only as Delta Jane Doe for the last 14 years has been identified through genetic genealogy.
A former deputy Nevada attorney general accused of a 1972 killing in Honolulu told a Reno judge Wednesday he wants to fight extradition to Hawaii because he believes his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested last week.
The bones were discovered on Jan. 22, 1991 -- two weeks after what would have been Coffey's 37th birthday.
A suspect has finally been identified in a Sacramento-area murder case that had gone cold for years.
A 76-year-old Fairfield man is under arrest, accused in two homicides 16 years apart.
A homeless encampment in Sacramento, at the center of near-weekly visits from the city, was cleared last week, but concerns related to safety and illegal activity have not gone away
Red light cameras at one intersection caught nearly 700 violations during a trial phase in the city of Manteca.
A viral video is making its way across social media of a man coming out of a storm drain in Stockton.
UC Davis and Sacramento State are among 60 universities nationwide that received warnings to ensure the protection of Jewish students on campus, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday.
The City of Modesto is getting over $5.5 million to clear away a large homeless encampment from Yosemite Boulevard.
A suspect is now under arrest after a Sacramento business was hit by multiple smash-and-grabs over the past few days.
A homeless encampment in Sacramento, at the center of near-weekly visits from the city, was cleared last week, but concerns related to safety and illegal activity have not gone away
In a sign of his improved health, Pope Francis followed the Vatican's weeklong spiritual retreat via videoconference on Monday.
Red light cameras at one intersection caught nearly 700 violations during a trial phase in the city of Manteca.
A viral video is making its way across social media of a man coming out of a storm drain in Stockton.
Some homeowners in Sacramento's College-Glen neighborhood are feeling targeted by the city after a code enforcement officer wrote ticket after ticket up and down the streets.
The Sacramento Downtown Partnership has been running a business incubation contest for 12 years now, and now we know this year's winner: Pittador Brews.
President Trump's tariffs and the new U.S. trade war have California farmers facing a new uncertainty.
The Sacramento Police Department is taking a unique approach to meeting a significant recruiting deficit within the department.
The City of Sacramento is getting millions of dollars to help fix up Old Sacramento, but the historic district is showing signs of its old age and has a long list of things that need to be fixed.
The final leg of Cyndi Lauper's farewell tour has been announced, and Northern California will have several chances to see her.
Authorities have publicly identified two people killed last month in the midair collision of two small planes at a southern Arizona airport.
California's Democratic governor is already facing blowback from his own party after comments he made in the debut episode of his podcast "This is Gavin Newsom."
California state workers must work at least four days per week in office beginning July 1 under a new executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The remains of a man found in a secluded area of Northern California in the late 1980s have been identified, and now authorities are seeking information about how he became a victim of a homicide.
San Francisco told nine-time Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk that he will be released before the start of the league year on Wednesday, a source told the Associated Press on Monday.
The Denver Broncos have signed both safety Talanoa Hufanga and linebacker Dre Greenlaw away from the San Francisco 49ers with three-year contracts, according to online reports.
Outfielder Lawrence Butler and the Athletics have finalized a $65.5 million, seven-year contract, another major investment for a team preparing to spend three seasons playing in a temporary minor league home.
Kawhi Leonard's hook shot at the buzzer lifted the Los Angeles Clippers over the Sacramento Kings 111-110 in overtime to tighten their grip on eighth place in the West.
Luke Loucks is returning to Florida State to take over as the coach of the Seminoles.
Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.
The dispute will be heard by the Supreme Court in its next term, which begins in October.
As Trump's trade war looms over Canada, the ruling Liberal Party has chosen veteran economist Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau.
NOAA previously fired 880 employees on Feb. 27, the majority of which were probationary staff with fewer than two years in their positions.
A man brandished a firearm near the White House, leading to an "armed confrontation," the Secret Service said in a statement.
James Harrison, an Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died, his family says. He was 88.
Experts in Sacramento are seeing a rise in a little-known eating disorder that primarily affects adolescents. It's called ARFID and can often be mistaken for just being a picky eater.
Breakfast chain cites supply shortages and surging prices in its tacking on of temporary extra fee for meals with eggs.
Research is just beginning on the impacts that the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California had on the health of first responders.
Recalled supplemental shakes were distributed to hospitals and long-term care facilities nationwide, federal officials say.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
As the demand for eggs skyrockets, so is the demand for chickens.
Within the next two weeks, construction is going to start on underground infrastructure to put in power and water for the new shopping center with a car wash, food and retail shops.
In an exclusive interview, Huskins and Quinn take us through his interrogation, showing us step-by-step how old-school interrogation training led to their "American Nightmare."
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major lumber company, in a $75 million partnership to build and maintain fuel breaks throughout California and Oregon.
Research is just beginning on the impacts that the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California had on the health of first responders.
Federal funding cuts to the U.S. Forest Service are raising concerns in Placer County about whether there will be enough resources to prevent wildfires.
A West Sacramento woman who lost everything when her home flooded knew she had to step in to help those now suffering the same fate in the Los Angeles area.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
UC Davis and Sacramento State are among 60 universities nationwide that received warnings to ensure the protection of Jewish students on campus, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday.
A stretch of Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento is at the center of crime, homeless concerns, and confusion over who's responsible for the area.
When the grace period is over, each red light runner will receive a ticket for $490 dollars.
Wildfire danger zones are expanding across California as Cal Fire released its latest round of new fire hazard maps.
The City of Stockton said it was the first report it had received of something like this and work is underway to ensure it's the last.