How Advances In DNA Analysis Finally Solved Washington's Oldest Cold Case
On TV police procedurals, DNA testing seems like the magic bullet that solves everything. The fact is, it sometimes works that way in real life, too.
Read MoreOn TV police procedurals, DNA testing seems like the magic bullet that solves everything. The fact is, it sometimes works that way in real life, too.
Read MoreThe world was shocked in 1963 when for the fourth time, a U.S. president was assassinated. Questions still remain about the death of John F. Kennedy.
Read MoreFor more than six decades, an unknown child was only known only by the monikers Jane Yavapai Doe and "Little Miss Nobody." Now, she has been identified.
Read MoreIn 2016, authorities gained access to new technology called Snapshot Phenotyping, which uses DNA to create composite sketches of a suspect.
Read MoreOn the night of October 10, 1933, the skies near Chesterton, Indiana lit up as a flaming, 10-seater plane crashed to Earth.
Read MoreThere are several theories about the mysterious disappearance of wife and mother Joan Risch. Here are some of those theories, explained.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, June 27, 1995, Jodi Huisentruit was expected to arrive at the KIMT-TV studio in Mason City, Iowa, where she worked as a morning news anchor.
Read MoreHere are the most widely discussed theories regarding the 2006 disappearance of Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer.
Read MoreOne of the United States' oldest unsolved plane crashes is the bombing of Flight 2511. Here's what we do know about the crash:
Read MoreRelisha Rudd went missing in 2014 at 8-years-old, and hasn't been seen since. Here's the story of how she went missing, and what may have happened to her.
Read MorePsychic medium Kristy Robinett was able to pinpoint the location of Ashley Howley's remains.
Read MoreIn Australia, January is the heart of summer, and people go to the beach. On January 12, 1970, the Grimmer family did just that.
Read MoreIn June 1997, 18-year-old Kristen Modafferi arrived in San Francisco to take a photography class at UC Berkeley. She mysteriously disappeared not long after.
Read MoreJenny Pratt was a 16-year-old girl who was hit by a wooden plank while on a motorcycle with her boyfriend in 1996.
Read MoreThe disappearance of Cecilia Newball and Rene Perez remains a mystery today, but speculation still remains. Here's the story of what happened.
Read MoreAnn Sigmin went into hiding after her husband was murdered. She is still missing. Here is The mysterious disappearance of Ann Sigmin explained.
Read MoreAdam Hecht was last seen in 1989, and his disappearance remains unsolved.
Read MoreAt only 9 years old, Anthonette Cayedito, nicknamed Squirrel, was a caregiver for her younger sisters. In April 1986, she disappeared without a trace.
Read MoreIn 1988, Annie Laurie Hearin was a 73-year-old southern socialite who vanished under bizarre circumstances — and her husband was among Mississippi's richest.
Read MoreDespite the wonders of modern technology, tragically, people still manage to disappear without a trace. That seems to be the case of Amy Bechtel.
Read MoreA woman's mutilated body was found in Race Point Dunes in Provincetown in 1974 and was unidentified until 2022. Police also say they've identified her killer.
Read MoreIn the U.S., some 800,000 children are reported missing every year. In 1980, a 14-year-old girl named Laureen Rahn went missing in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Read MoreThough in most instances, the breakthroughs were overshadowed by bigger news stories, but an impressive number of cold cases were solved in 2021.
Read MoreThe morning of December 5, a group of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, collectively known as "Flight 19," set off from the Naval Air Station in Ft. Lauderdale.
Read MoreIn 2021 the oldest cold case ever solved by DNA in the United States finally identified the man who killed a teenaged couple in Montana in 1956.
Read MoreThe missing girl was 13-year-old Erica Parsons. She was reported missing by her adoptive brother on July 30, 2013, who claimed he had not seen her since 2011.
Read MoreRobert Durst's first wife, Kathleen McCormack, disappeared in 1982 and her case is yet to be solved.
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