Investigators say DNA testing and a renewed review of the case led to the arrest nearly 23 years after Hall was found dead.
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Pennsylvania Authorities Charge Indiana Man in 2002 Erie County Cold Case After Grand Jury Links Him to Sabrina Kahler’s Disappearance and Death
Investigators say witness testimony, old evidence and a Cold Case Section review helped identify a suspect in a case that had gone unsolved for years.
Houston Man Arrested in 2011 Cold Case Murder of Bridget Caldwell After Police Say New Evidence Linked Him to Her Strangling Death
Court records say the victim had reported domestic violence and stalking before she was found dead in her apartment in 2011.
DNA and Forensic Genealogy Lead to Arrest of 68-Year-Old Arizona Man in 1981 Bexar County Killing of Texas Woman Yolanda Herrera
Texas investigators say modern testing, genealogy work and a later confession broke a 45-year-old cold case.
Geofencing Helped Investigators Solve Nancy Woodrum’s Paso Robles Killing After Her Daughter Found Blood at Paradise Ranch and Detectives Traced a Painting Crew Member to the Scene
ABC News’ 20/20 revisits how digital tracking and DNA evidence helped police identify the man accused in Nancy Woodrum’s 2018 disappearance and murder.
Idaho Cold Case of the Unknown Wanderer Is Solved After 43 Years as Ada County Investigators Identify Body Found in a Boise Church in 1982
A reopened investigation, a marked key and DNA from a brother in Los Angeles finally gave a name to a man long known only to true crime fans.
Idaho Police Identify ‘Unknown Wanderer’ Found Dead Under Church Pew in 1982 as Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski After DNA and Property Records Link
Investigators say a key, a deed and a brother’s DNA finally solved the decades-old mystery.
Dallas Cold Case Murder Trial Opens Monday for Steven Augusta Ridge in Tamika Cromer Killing After DNA Matched Evidence From 1996 Autopsy
A three-decade-old Dallas County homicide case is finally headed to court after forensic evidence linked a longtime suspect to Tamika Cromer’s death.
Idaho Detectives Identify Chemist Dr. Matthew Betkouski as a Tylenol Murders Person of Interest, but Chicago-Area Officials Say They Have No Evidence Tying Him to the 1982 Cyanide Killings
Ada County investigators say old workplace remarks drew new scrutiny, while Chicago police, Arlington Heights police and the FBI urge caution.
New Jersey Police Identify Larry Burney as Suspect in William Jenkins’ 1982 Bound Stabbing Death in East Orange After DNA Testing Links Prison-Era Evidence
State investigators said modern DNA work tied Burney to the decades-old killing. He died in prison in 2005.