DNA breakthrough helps Broward detectives solve 1987 cold case
Nearly 40 years after an 85-year-old woman was assaulted in Deerfield Beach, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives have linked Gregory Rollison to the crime using advanced DNA technology.
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Nearly 40 years after an 85-year-old woman was assaulted in Deerfield Beach, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives have linked Gregory Rollison to the crime using advanced DNA technology.
Human remains found in a Florida canal two years ago have been identified as those of a woman who vanished in 1985, police said.
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.
After losing their own sons to gun violence, Miami-Dade mothers are urging the public to come forward with information in the unsolved 2018 killing of Jermaine "Mickey" Anderson.
According to the Miami Gardens Police Department, Warren Masai Pollock, 25, was arrested in the 2019 shooting death of 17-year-old Rodney Hinds Jr.
Forensic tests helped identify a man whose remains were found inside a sleeping bag in Washington state in 2000.
Years after their teenage sons were killed in separate drive-by shootings, two South Florida mothers are still waiting for the same thing: answers.
The 12-year search for answers has concluded for the family of Trukita Scott, a mother of two who suddenly disappeared in 2014.
Detectives have identified a person of interest in the July 3, 2020, cold case murder of trans woman Bree Black.
Janice Randle was found dead in her bed in 1992, but police couldn't make an arrest in the case until new information emerged.
Authorities also say Christian Miguel Orosco, 49, had been working as an air traffic controller in Peru for decades before he was extradited to Miami.
Paul Kovacich's defense team contends that long-suppressed evidence debunks claims that he killed his dog weeks before his wife disappeared.
Residents of a Cooper City community want to find the five young men that were seen on video running over a group of geese with ATVs over a year ago.
The suspect in the "Colonial Parkway murders" that shook Virginia in the 1980s has been linked to 2 more of the killings, investigators announced.
It's been three years since the killing of a Fort Lauderdale man and no one has been arrested for the crime.
Convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham recently confessed to a 60-year-old New Jersey cold case murder, police said.
Police said forensic testing and genetic genealogy identified Kenneth Smith as the person who killed two women in the 1980s and a third woman in the 1990s.
Nearly 40 years after Connie Brewer Adams was fatally shot in North Bay Village, her son and detectives are urging anyone to come forward with information.
The 1997 killings of a mother, her sister, and two infants remain unsolved, leaving relatives desperate for closure.
A cold case was solved over a decade later after a Miami Gardens man accused of killing his wife was found in San Diego late last month, police said.
DNA evidence led to the arrest of a 63-year-old man in the 2009 rape of a Pompano Beach mother attacked at gunpoint while her children slept, investigators said.
A decade-old murder case involving a South Florida father has been closed following the conviction and life sentencing of the man responsible for his death.
According to the Miami Herald, Thomas is also charged in a separate cold case involving the murder of a 16-year-old Gainsville boy in 2010.
The Davie Police Department said it has charged Donald Lawless, who is now dead, in the case of the 1987 murder of Marilyn Decker.
Sumter County deputies have identified "Little Miss Panasoffkee" as Maureen L. Minor Rowan through advanced fingerprint technology.
A late-night recording session in a Hollywood, Florida home used as a studio turned deadly when gunfire erupted, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized.
Authorities in Miami have arrested 11 people accused of falsifying information to obtain disabled parking permits.
At first glance, the Everglades seem unchanged—but a closer look reveals the unmistakable impact of two straight years of drought.
A Homestead woman tells CBS News Miami her husband was handed $2,100 in counterfeit "Motion Picture Use Only" bills before a suspect snatched his gold chain.
Backyard gardening isn't for everybody, but if you're successful the rewards go far beyond the potential money saved.
A late-night recording session in a Hollywood, Florida home used as a studio turned deadly when gunfire erupted, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized.
Authorities in Miami have arrested 11 people accused of falsifying information to obtain disabled parking permits.
At first glance, the Everglades seem unchanged—but a closer look reveals the unmistakable impact of two straight years of drought.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy honors the best high school football player from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Florida primary is being held on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s closed-door research has yet to produce evidence linking vaccines and autism.
The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.
Gov. Ron DeSantis toured the state harping on the need for a major cut to property taxes, at times questioning why property taxes should exist at all.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Vietnam last week and is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. official.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering her for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death on Sunday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.