VERNAL, Utah — More than half a century after a young Army soldier was brutally murdered and his date assaulted, a breakthrough in forensic science has led to the arrest of a 74-year-old man, marking a major advancement in a long-stagnant case. On the same day 52 years ago, the crime against Gregory Dahl Nickell, … Read more
Warwick, R.I. — A Rhode Island man has been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a woman who vanished over two years ago after forensic evidence linked him to her remains. Mark Perkins, 64, was taken into custody Wednesday as he faces charges for the murder of 44-year-old Charlotte Lester. Lester was … Read more
Menomonie, WI — Nearly 50 years after 25-year-old Mary Schlais was brutally murdered and left in a Wisconsin snowbank, a breakthrough has finally been achieved in the cold case. Authorities announced the arrest of 84-year-old Jon Miller on Thursday, shedding light on a mystery that had long confounded investigators. Schlais, originally from Minneapolis, met a … Read more
DUNN COUNTY, Wis. — Authorities in western Wisconsin have announced a breakthrough in a murder case that has remained unsolved since 1974, leading to the arrest of an 84-year-old Minnesota man. Jon Keith Miller, now facing first-degree murder charges, was tied to the decades-old crime through advanced genetic genealogy techniques. On February 15, 1974, the … Read more
MINDEN, La. — Seven years have passed since the unsolved murder of Tyrone Sumlin in the quiet town of Minden, Louisiana. Sumlin was fatally shot in 2017 in his own driveway, leaving his family and community seeking justice in what detectives now consider a cold case. Initially, the investigation into Sumlin’s death appeared promising with … Read more
Chicago, IL – A brutal cold case that haunted the Chicago area for over four decades might finally be getting closure after recent DNA evidence linked the 1979 murder of Kathy Halle to Bruce Lindahl, a suspected serial killer who himself died two years after the crime. This breakthrough adds another chilling chapter to Lindahl’s … Read more
Southampton, UK — More than three decades after Richard Haywood, a local jeweler, was fatally shot at his home, the cold case is gaining new attention thanks to significant advancements in forensic science. Known to friends and family as Ricky, the 36-year-old was found dead in his bathtub on October 16, 1989, in a flat … Read more
San Diego, CA — More than 30 years after the murder of Terri Bistodeau in San Diego, the man accused of her death, Alfredo Hernandez, faced a courtroom this week charged with her murder. Bistodeau, who was 39 at the time of her death, was found strangled in her home in the Emerald Hills neighborhood … Read more
St. Louis, MO – Decades after a brutal bar fight in Missouri ended in the death of a father of two, the persistence of his twin daughters and their true-crime podcast has culminated in a long-awaited arrest. This breakthrough comes 35 years after the tragic incident that left a family seeking justice and a community … Read more
Gilbert, AZ — Nearly two years after a brutal murder shook the community of Gilbert, Arizona, a significant breakthrough has brought new developments to light. Authorities have escalated their investigations following crucial leads in the homicide of a local woman, whose life was tragically cut short in what initially seemed like an isolated incident. In … Read more