DNA leads to arrest in cold case murder of 94-year-old

Police in Northern California say they used DNA evidence to arrest a suspect in the 2013 killing of a 94-year-old woman April 11, 2019UBA CITY, Calif. (AP) – Police in Northern California say they used DNA evidence to arrest a suspect in the 2013 killing of a...

Police DNA match IDs killer in 1979 La Jolla cold case murder

In October of last year, the San Diego Police Cold Case Unit and the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Unit asked the FBI’s Investigative Genealogy Team for assistance with the case. March 21, 2019SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A crime scene DNA...

DNA Cracks Infamous Cold Case Murders: Belmont Man ID’d In Case

Police have identified a suspect who they believe brutally killed Thomas and Alice Green in their East Bay home almost 40 years ago. March 12, 2019LIVERMORE, CA — Investigators in Livermore are crediting DNA technology and old-fashioned police work with solving a 1981...

DA’s Rape-Kit Testing Effort Yields Zero Arrests So Far; Half of $1 Million Spent

Enter Headline here March 6, 2019Home » Crime » This Article DA’s Rape-Kit Testing Effort Yields Zero Arrests So Far; Half of $1 Million Spent Posted by Ken Stone on In April 2018, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced a $1 million program...

James Neal, of Monument, has been accused of killing 11-year-old Linda O’Keefe in Newport Beach, Calif., in 1973

Linda disappeared July 6, 1973. She was seen walking home from summer school, and her body was found the next day. Enter Article DATE HERECOLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado man arrested after DNA tied him to the 1973 killing of an 11-year-old California girl has yet...

Murdered 20-year-old woman finally identified 31 years later

Enter Headline here February 6, 2019Southern California cold case investigators announced this week a breakthrough in identifying a 1987 stabbing victim whose hands had been hacked off by her killer.The investigators identified the Jane Doe homicide victim as Tracey...