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A Rerun of America’s Most Wanted Helps Trigger Arrest in 1997 Des Moines Hit-And-Run Case After a Decades-Old Identification Break
Police say renewed attention to a 1998 TV episode helped investigators identify a suspect in a fatal crash that killed a 24-year-old resident.
Riverside Man Convicted in 2005 Cousin Killing Gets 50 Years to Life After Nearly Two Decades as a Fugitive in Mexico
Luis Contreras was sentenced Monday after a Riverside jury found him guilty in the 2005 shooting death of Alfonso Vera.
Virginia Man’s Murder Conviction Is Vacated After 25 Years in Prison and More Than a Decade on Death Row in Bristow Case
Justin Michael Wolfe walked free after a judge set aside his conviction and a new plea deal ended a case that stretched across a quarter-century.
Mohave County Detectives Arrest Kingman Man in 2016 Shooting Death of Matthew Johnson After Evidence Was Resubmitted and Witnesses Were Re-Interviewed
Investigators say new work on old evidence led to a first-degree murder arrest nearly a decade after the killing.
Connecticut Man Accused in 1986 Virginia Beach Rape and Murder Cold Case Gets $100,000 Bond With GPS Monitoring and Weekly Court Check-Ins
Prosecutors opposed release, but a judge allowed bond in the decades-old case tied to Roberta Walls’ killing.
Chicago-Area Tylenol Murders Get New Scrutiny as Idaho Detectives Identify Mentally Ill Drifter Found Dead in Boise Church With Cyanide in 1982
Investigators say Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski may have had a connection to the unsolved 1982 poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area.
Utah Judge Orders Longtime Death Row Prisoner Douglas Stewart Carter Released on Bail After DNA Testing Failed to Match Him to 1985 Murder Evidence
The ruling comes after the state Supreme Court ordered a new trial and prosecutors said new DNA results did not link Carter to the crime scene.
Idaho Cold Case Leads Investigators to Posthumous Suspect in 1982 Tylenol Murders Tied to Seven Chicago Area Deaths, Authorities Say
Detectives say the identification of a Boise church decedent opened a new line of inquiry in the long-unsolved poisonings.
Chesapeake Police Offer Reward for Tips in 2021 Apartment Shooting That Killed Kerry Eaton Jr. and Left Another Person Wounded on Towne Point Road
Investigators are asking for help in a cold case tied to a fatal apartment shooting in Chesapeake.