DNA tests identify murder victim found inside crate in 1980 as Chicago man

An autopsy showed the man had been shot several times and his body had been in the water for about two weeks, the coroner's office said.

• Mar 24, 2023

"Girl with the scorpion tattoo" ID'd 32 years after murder; officials now seek her daughter

"Christine's killer remains unidentified and the whereabouts of Christa Nicole are unknown," the Staten Island district attorney said.

• Mar 22, 2023

Man arrested over 3 decades after woman found dead in woods by hunters

A man is in custody on a murder charge for his alleged connection to the killing of 23-year-old Mary Louicile Willfong in 1989.

• Mar 9, 2023

1978 murder victim identified with DNA from son who was 5 when she vanished

"Thank you for never giving up on her. At least I have some answers now after 44 years," her son said.

• Mar 6, 2023

DNA leads to arrest over 40 years after woman found dead in cornfield

The original deputy on the case was killed in the line of duty in 1985. "His hard work is still helping solve cases over 40 years later," the sheriff's office said.

• Mar 2, 2023

Rape kits from two women lead to arrest in 1979 murder of one of them

After over 40 years, authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a woman at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979.

• Mar 2, 2023

Police solve decades-old cold case

The family of Rita Curran never expected to have closure about her 1971 murder, which remained unsolved until new DNA evidence pointed to answers. Michael George has more.

• Feb 25, 2023
• 03:34

Man sentenced in murder of Army vet girlfriend who was missing for 2 years

Officials said it was the first case prosecuted under the murdered and missing indigenous person bill passed last year.

• Feb 17, 2023

DNA links man to 1981 murders of women: "Hiding in plain sight for over 40 years"

The District Attorney's Office hasn't decided whether to seek the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

• Feb 10, 2023

DNA links man to killings of 2 Vegas women: "It's been a long, long 28 years"

Lori Ann Perera and Pearl Wilson Ingram were sexually attacked and strangled in the 1990s, police said.

• Feb 7, 2023

DNA could crack case over 6 decades after family killed in Florida home

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.

• Feb 6, 2023

Suspected serial killer found guilty in slaying of teen in 1974

Warren Forrest is suspected in the disappearances and deaths of nine girls and women in Clark County between 1971 and 1974.

• Feb 3, 2023

Woman identified 37 years after she was found dying next to highway

DNA technology was used to make the match after the woman's body was exhumed from her grave.

• Feb 2, 2023

Skull found in 1986 ID'd as missing N.J. man after DNA test locates daughter

Forensic tests matched the victim's remains to his daughter, now a 49-year-old woman living in Florida, earlier this year, authorities said.

• Jan 31, 2023

Accused 1980's "pillowcase rapist" convicted in one of the attacks

Authorities said the trail eventually turned cold until 2020, when a DNA hit for one of Koehler's relatives led police to the man.

• Jan 26, 2023

U.S. Marine responds to child kidnap claim

Catherine Herridge reports on part two of the story of "Baby L,” a child who was rescued after a raid in Afghanistan and is now at the center of court battles in the United States.

• Jan 25, 2023
• 08:50

Judge to consider freedom for man amid new evidence in woman's 1991 murder

"Whenever you have a White, female victim ... it gets a lot more attention than people of color and Native Hawaiians," said the co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project.

• Jan 24, 2023

Sneak peek: A Killer in the Family Tree

When a woman uploads her DNA to a genealogy website, authorities show up at her door. Is there a double murderer in her family tree? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, Jan. 21 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

• Jan 18, 2023
• 03:42

Arrest made 19 years after woman's headless torso found at rest stop

Police say DNA from the crime scene finally helped lead them to the suspect.

• Jan 12, 2023

Man convicted in 1984 home invasion attacks claims he doesn't remember them

Michael Sharpe, 71, was sentenced in Connecticut to 40 to 72 years in prison on kidnapping charges connected to a series of attacks on four women.

• Jan 10, 2023

Woman found dead in 1971 identified; authorities now looking for killer

Kathy Alston was supposed to see her family off at the airport as they prepared to move to Texas, but never showed up.

• Jan 10, 2023

Woman found dead on shore of Lake Michigan in 1997 is identified

26-year-old Dorothy Lynn (Thyng) Ricker, of Chicago, accidentally drowned before her unclothed body was discovered on October 27, 1997, police announced.

• Jan 9, 2023

Police: DNA connects suspect to Idaho murders

A police affidavit released Thursday details alleged evidence connecting a suspect to the killing of four University of Idaho students, including DNA found at the crime scene. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant sat down with friends and colleagues of Bryan Kohberger to learn more about the suspect.

• Jan 6, 2023
• 03:52

Police ID woman killed in 1988 after new info leads them to her son

"Advancements in technology and scientific testing have led to this new information," Kentucky State Police Post 5 Detective Paul Johnson said.

• Dec 20, 2022

Boy found dead in 1978 identified: "Identifying his killer is the next step"

"Justice delayed doesn't have to be justice denied in this case," authorities said.

• Dec 16, 2022

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