Rape kits from two women lead to arrest in 1979 murder of one of them
After over 40 years, authorities have arrested a suspect in the murder of a woman at a South Lake Tahoe campground in 1979.
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Police solve decades-old cold case
The family of Rita Curran never expected to have closure about her 1971 murder, which remained unsolved until new DNA evidence pointed to answers. Michael George has more.
Man sentenced in murder of Army vet girlfriend who was missing for 2 years
Officials said it was the first case prosecuted under the murdered and missing indigenous person bill passed last year.
DNA links man to 1981 murders of women: "Hiding in plain sight for over 40 years"
The District Attorney's Office hasn't decided whether to seek the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
DNA links man to killings of 2 Vegas women: "It's been a long, long 28 years"
Lori Ann Perera and Pearl Wilson Ingram were sexually attacked and strangled in the 1990s, police said.
DNA could crack case over 6 decades after family killed in Florida home
It is among Florida's oldest unsolved crimes on record, notorious for its brutality, as well as for a pool of suspects that numbered over 600.
Suspected serial killer found guilty in slaying of teen in 1974
Warren Forrest is suspected in the disappearances and deaths of nine girls and women in Clark County between 1971 and 1974.
Woman identified 37 years after she was found dying next to highway
DNA technology was used to make the match after the woman's body was exhumed from her grave.
Skull found in 1986 ID'd as missing N.J. man after DNA test locates daughter
Forensic tests matched the victim's remains to his daughter, now a 49-year-old woman living in Florida, earlier this year, authorities said.
Accused 1980's "pillowcase rapist" convicted in one of the attacks
Authorities said the trail eventually turned cold until 2020, when a DNA hit for one of Koehler's relatives led police to the man.
U.S. Marine responds to child kidnap claim
Catherine Herridge reports on part two of the story of "Baby L,” a child who was rescued after a raid in Afghanistan and is now at the center of court battles in the United States.
Judge to consider freedom for man amid new evidence in woman's 1991 murder
"Whenever you have a White, female victim ... it gets a lot more attention than people of color and Native Hawaiians," said the co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project.
Sneak peek: A Killer in the Family Tree
When a woman uploads her DNA to a genealogy website, authorities show up at her door. Is there a double murderer in her family tree? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, Jan. 21 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Arrest made 19 years after woman's headless torso found at rest stop
Police say DNA from the crime scene finally helped lead them to the suspect.
Man convicted in 1984 home invasion attacks claims he doesn't remember them
Michael Sharpe, 71, was sentenced in Connecticut to 40 to 72 years in prison on kidnapping charges connected to a series of attacks on four women.
Woman found dead in 1971 identified; authorities now looking for killer
Kathy Alston was supposed to see her family off at the airport as they prepared to move to Texas, but never showed up.
Woman found dead on shore of Lake Michigan in 1997 is identified
26-year-old Dorothy Lynn (Thyng) Ricker, of Chicago, accidentally drowned before her unclothed body was discovered on October 27, 1997, police announced.
Police: DNA connects suspect to Idaho murders
A police affidavit released Thursday details alleged evidence connecting a suspect to the killing of four University of Idaho students, including DNA found at the crime scene. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant sat down with friends and colleagues of Bryan Kohberger to learn more about the suspect.
Police ID woman killed in 1988 after new info leads them to her son
"Advancements in technology and scientific testing have led to this new information," Kentucky State Police Post 5 Detective Paul Johnson said.
Boy found dead in 1978 identified: "Identifying his killer is the next step"
"Justice delayed doesn't have to be justice denied in this case," authorities said.
Woman's 1994 murder solved after detectives dig up grave of U.S. Marine
"Like an episode of 'CSI', a series of breakthroughs led to Lillian's killer," the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
Murder case solved using DNA from a tree
In 2019, a mother in Missouri went missing, and juniper tree needles would later help lead investigators to her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant joins "CBS Mornings" to share an inside look at his upcoming "48 Hours" report, "The Tree That Helped Solve a Murder."
Oldest-ever DNA samples reveal Greenland forest with reindeer
The northeast tip of Greenland "is a lonely, barren place." But the oldest DNA ever discovered reveals that 2 million years ago, it was filled with lush greenery and reindeer that "should not have survived."
34 years after woman's murder, DNA leads to suspect 2,000 miles away
Gene Meyer lived about a mile from where Betty Rolf's body was found on Nov. 7, 1988, just outside of Appleton, Wisconsin
"Torso Killer" admits slaying 5 women decades ago, including 23-year-old mom
Richard Cottingham has been imprisoned since 1980, when he was arrested after a motel maid heard a woman screaming inside his room.
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Christa Pike critically ill, intubated after botched execution, attorneys say
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
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