Advanced DNA analysis on cigarette butts solves San Rafael cold case murder after 60 years

A suspect was positively linked to the cold case murder of Marjorie Rudolph, a San Rafael woman killed inside her home in 1966, police announced Tuesday.

• Mar 31

Remains found in Alameda Marina in 2008 identified as 20-year-old man from Honduras

Human remains found floating in the Alameda Marina nearly two decades ago have now been positively identified, authorities announced.

• Aug 4, 2025

DNA leads to arrest 4 decades after murder, sexual assault of teens

A 64-year-old man living in Arizona at the time of his arrest has been charged after DNA linked him to a California cold case.

• Jul 24, 2025

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office names suspect in 1976 cold case murder of Karen Percifield

Authorities in Santa Cruz County have identified a man who was a person of interest in a 1976 homicide near Aptos Village Park as the suspect in that murder.

• Apr 4, 2025

Remains found in Sonoma County in 1998 identified through DNA technology

After nearly 25 years, the remains of two Jane and John Does found in Sonoma County have been identified through the help of DNA technology, authorities said.

• Apr 3, 2025

Remains found decades ago in Santa Cruz County identified as missing NY teen

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday announced that human remains found almost exactly 30 years ago in a riverbed near Watsonville have been linked to a teen from Queens, New York, who went missing in 1975.

• Mar 25, 2025