Mom gets life for throwing newborn in river in 1992 after DNA cracked case
The community called the girl "Baby Angel Hope" and buried her in 1992. A jury convicted Stacy Rabon of homicide by child abuse earlier this month.
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Officials work to identify Maui fire victims
Officials in Hawaii said Tuesday as many as 1,100 people remain unaccounted for after wildfires on Maui. Authorities will make public a list of the missing in the coming days. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the latest from Lahaina.
After almost 40 years, blood on a victim's glove IDs the killer
The same day that Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer went missing from Breckenridge, Colorado, a man was rescued on a mountain pass. Decades later, police tie him to their murders.
Remains ID'd as Jewish resistance hero executed by Nazis in 1943
Bernard Luza was shot by firing squad in 1943 after he and hundreds of other Jews and their relatives were arrested following a raid on a factory in Amsterdam.
Brian Kohberger back in court
Defense attorneys for alleged killer Bryan Kohberger focused on the DNA evidence linking him to the murders of four Idaho college students in a court appearance Friday. The defense has questioned the validity of the DNA and offered an alibi for Kohberger, but an independent criminal defense attorney said it's a weak argument. Elise Preston reports.
The "Unsolvable" Murder of Roxanne Wood
How a DNA “detective,” an undercover cop and a cast-off cigarette butt helped catch a killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Genetic genealogist helps solve case that had "a gnat's eyebrow of DNA"
Gabriella Vargas was determined to solve the Roxanne Wood cold murder case even though the odds seemed impossible.
Long Island murder victim identified 27 years after she vanished
Karen Vergata had been living in Manhattan before she disappeared around Feb. 14, 1996, officials said.
Remains found in 2007 identified as woman who was never reported missing
Jeana Burrus' whereabouts had not been questioned in the 16 years since the remains were found, a Florida sheriff's office said.
Man linked to 1984 rape by DNA testing is sentenced to 25 years
The victim was found bound, naked and slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle with the horn sounding in 1984, authorities said.
Mother who dumped newborn into ocean off Florida sentenced to prison
The infant girl, whose body was found floating off Palm Beach County on June 1, 2018, by an off-duty firefighter, was dubbed "Baby June."
Unlikely clue helps bring young mom's killer to justice
More than a year after Mengqi Ji's disappearance, a hiker stumbled upon her skeletal remains in a Missouri park. How DNA from a juniper tree and a pair of muddy boots were crucial to solving her murder.
The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder
When a young mother disappears, DNA from a tree helps lead to her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
How tree DNA helped police close in on a young mother's killer
When 28-year-old Mengqi Ji disappeared, her husband Joe Elledge was suspected of her murder. Then a hiker made a gruesome discovery, and DNA from a juniper tree sealed Elledge's fate.
Timeline: The Disappearance of Mengqi Ji
When a young mother disappears in Columbia, Missouri, investigators use DNA from a tree to help solve the mystery of what happened to her.
42 years after beauty school student found dead, her killer is identified
Evidence collected at the crime scene, including a cigarette butt, a pillow and a glass bottle, revealed a male DNA profile.
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Georgia Senate race between Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker in final stretch; police use DNA from rape victim to charge her years later.
DNA from pizza linked Gilgo Beach murders suspect to victim, documents say
A surveillance team recovered a pizza box Heuermann threw into a garbage can on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, prosecutors say.
U.S. soldier accounted for 8 decades after going MIA in World War II
Hom will be buried in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 11, the U.S. military said.
Cold-case murder suspect captured after escaping in Montana
Michigan's attorney general announced last week that Chadwick Mobley would be charged with felony murder in the 2011 death of Andrea Eilber.
Could DNA testing solve a 1985 murder?
Derek and Nancy Haysom were found stabbed to death in their home in 1985. Their daughter and her then boyfriend spent nearly 30 years in prison for the crime. For part two of our story, Nikki Battiste speaks to two podcast hosts re-investigating the case and the man convicted of the crime.
Skull found by California hunter in 1991 ID'd as missing 4-year-old
A quail hunter found the skull on the outskirts of Mentone, a small community about 65 miles east of Los Angeles.
DNA links suspect in Idaho stabbings to crime scene
According to new court documents, the DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students last year, matched DNA found on a knife sheath discovered at the crime scene.
Remains found stuffed in garment bag in 1978 in Nevada finally identified
How Florence Charleston wound up buried in a shallow grave 535 miles away from her new home is still a mystery.
Man dubbed "Zombie Hunter" sentenced to death for 1990s murders
Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas both disappeared while riding their bicycles along the Arizona Canal, according to authorities.
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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Trump vows Iran war to end "very quickly" as more troops head to Mideast
Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
Professor to present findings questioning whether Epstein killed himself
Trump says Europe will release "massive amount" of diesel oil from stockpiles
Photo of Jane Doe shared in Snapchat group on night of alleged rape
