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Advanced DNA testing helped DeKalb County investigators identify a man they say is connected to three previously unsolved crimes in Tucker dating back more than a decade.
A fingerprint left at a 2019 murder scene helped investigators solve the years-old case and secure a life sentence against a Dacula woman, Gwinnett County prosecutors said.
The sheriff's office closed Heather Turner's nearly nine-year death investigation as a suicide. Paulding County's coroner says unanswered questions remain and wants the decision before a jury.
Nearly 20 years ago, hikers discovered the skull of a man near Interstate 85 in Jackson County. His identity has remained a mystery ever since.
Twenty-six years ago, Cartersville resident Patricia Ann Hanlon was found murdered in her bedroom. The mystery behind her killing remains unsolved.
After nearly 43 years as a Jane Doe, DNA testing identified a woman found dead in the Florida Everglades as Shelia Ann Nichols of Decatur, Georgia.
More than 25 years after a mother of two was found dead in her northwest Atlanta home, police have arrested a suspect in the case.
Ohio police say they've solved a man's 1985 murder using old evidence, including items found soon after the killing behind a Cracker Barrel in Georgia.
James Hand was found shot multiple times of the roof of his Georgia church in 1996. Now, more than 30 years later, authorities say they've identified his killer.
It's been over two years since Xavia McClary was shot to death in a DeKalb County club, and investigators are hoping someone can help bring his family closure.
It's been nearly 27 years since Bridget Lockhart was found dead in her home. Now her children are asking for help bringing the Atlanta woman's killer to justice.
The New Jersey murder case was a mystery for decades until his accused killer became a born-again Christian and confessed the crime to Georgia police, authorities said.
Twelve years ago, the decapitated body of Russell Dermond was discovered in his garage. Shirley Dermond was found 10 days later in a nearby lake. Their killer or killers have never been identified.
Over four decades after a woman was found strangled to death near a home in Waycross, the GBI says DNA lead to a breakthrough and arrest.
Nearly 40 years ago, a series of violent rapes shocked Gwinnett County. Now thanks to DNA evidence, authorities say they've made an arrest in the case.
A breakthrough in forensic DNA technology helped the Georgia Bureau of Investigation solve a decades-old mystery.
In 2010, Sandra Robinson was found stabbed to death in the Georgia phone store where she worked. Investigators say they've now made an arrest in the mother of four's murder.
It's been nearly 45 years since a woman was found dead on McDaniel Road. Gwinnett County police say they have still not been able to identify her or the person responsible for her death.
Edrick Faust, the man convicted for the 2001 murder of University of Georgia law student Tara Louise Baker will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The goal of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board is to bring justice and closure to families who lost loved ones in racially-motivated killings that have gone unsolved.
Edrick Lamont Faust was found guilty of 12 felonies, including multiple murder counts, for the cold case killing of UGA law student Tara Louise Baker.
The 2001 killing of Tara Louise Baker remained an unsolved cold case for more than 20 years. Now the man charged with her murder is going to trial.
Paulding County authorities have identified skeletal remains discovered in 2021 as those of a man who vanished more than a decade ago.
Georgia death row inmate Stacey Humphreys is appealing a judge's decision denying him a new trial days before his scheduled execution.
A Norfolk Southern contractor was shot and killed Sunday night in the parking lot of the railroad company's Whitaker Intermodal Terminal in Austell, according to the company.
A Powder Springs mother is marking a major milestone after breast cancer: She has lost 50 pounds and is training to run her first 5K.
Georgians have several opportunities Tuesday to register to vote or update their voter information as organizations across metro Atlanta mark National Voter Registration Day.
The city of Alpharetta is turning its parks, trails and public spaces into an outdoor gallery featuring work by artists from across the country.