Sherburn, Minnesota – A breakthrough in a decades-old murder investigation has reignited hope for justice in the small town of Sherburn, Minnesota. A DNA sample recently discovered at the site where 21-year-old JoAnn Bontjes was fatally shot and left in a roadside ditch in 1975 has sparked new leads in the case, Martin County Sheriff … Read more
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The DNA found at a Wheat Ridge jewelry store and on items left behind is being used as evidence linking Charles Shay to the killing of Peter Arguello, according to police. Shay, who had been in custody since late December on burglary charges, is now facing a murder charge in … Read more
LANCASTER COUNTY, VA – Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. passed away in his home in Northern Neck over six years ago, only to be discovered weeks later by a delivery driver who noticed an open door. The discovery in 2017 led to an investigation by the State Medical Examiner’s Office into the cause of death. After … Read more
LANCASTER, Va. (AP) – After 36 years, DNA evidence has linked a deceased Lancaster County man to a double murder case in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The Virginia State Police identified Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. as the likely killer in the 1987 murder of 20-year-old David Knobling and 14-year-old Robin Edwards. The case remained … Read more
A court in Moscow, Idaho has ruled that prosecutors must hand over DNA records to the defense team of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the quadruple murder case of University of Idaho students. The stabbings took place in November 2022, leading to the arrest of Kohberger seven weeks later. The genealogy databases linked him to … Read more
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – After more than 30 years, a cold case involving the murder of a Jane Doe victim may have ties to Southwest Louisiana. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology, investigators are close to identifying the victim. The woman is one of eight victims murdered by Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the … Read more
Suffolk, Virginia – DNA evidence from a deceased Virginia fisherman has been linked to three unsolved murders from the 1980s, including the sexual assault and killing of a 14-year-old girl. The suspect, Alan W. Wilmer Sr., who passed away in 2017 at the age of 63, was identified by the Virginia State Police on Monday. … Read more
Tappahannock, Virginia – DNA evidence has linked a deceased Virginia fisherman to a series of brutal murders that occurred in the 1980s, bringing closure to the families of the victims after decades of uncertainty. Alan W. Wilmer, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 63 in Lancaster County, has been identified as the … Read more
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside County officials are seeking the public’s help to identify the remaining unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the “Happy Face Killer.” Recent advancements in DNA technology have provided a significant lead in identifying the woman, referred to as “Claudia” by Jesperson, who was killed 31 years … Read more
RICHMOND, Va. — DNA evidence has lead to a suspect in three killings in the Hampton Roads region in the late 1980s, possibly connected to a string of crimes known as the Colonial Parkway murders. State and federal investigators revealed that Alan W. Wilmer Sr., a waterman with no felony record who died in 2017 … Read more