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US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Police found a missing woman 60 years after she disappeared. She wants to stay hidden

Audrey Backeberg, missing since 1962, has been found alive; her disappearance was voluntary and not linked to foul play.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Body of woman missing for more than a year found in California desert. A suspect has been arrested

Tyna Castillo, missing since December 2023, was found deceased in Needles, CA, and a suspect has been identified after extensive investigations.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

A woman who disappeared from Wisconsin more than 6 decades ago has been found safe

Audrey Backeberg, who disappeared 62 years ago, was recently found alive and safe after living under the radar due to personal circumstances.
Los Angeles
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Missing California woman's body found buried in desert, man arrested

A missing California woman, Tyna Castillo, was found dead over a year after her disappearance, leading to a murder suspect's arrest.
Women
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

California woman who disappeared around Christmas 25 years ago identified

Zania Lynette Williams' remains were identified nearly 25 years after her disappearance, thanks to advancements in forensic technology.
Genetic genealogy played a critical role in identifying the remains of a woman who was a Jane Doe for 25 years.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Police found a missing woman 60 years after she disappeared. She wants to stay hidden

Audrey Backeberg, missing since 1962, has been found alive; her disappearance was voluntary and not linked to foul play.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Body of woman missing for more than a year found in California desert. A suspect has been arrested

Tyna Castillo, missing since December 2023, was found deceased in Needles, CA, and a suspect has been identified after extensive investigations.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

A woman who disappeared from Wisconsin more than 6 decades ago has been found safe

Audrey Backeberg, who disappeared 62 years ago, was recently found alive and safe after living under the radar due to personal circumstances.
Los Angeles
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Missing California woman's body found buried in desert, man arrested

A missing California woman, Tyna Castillo, was found dead over a year after her disappearance, leading to a murder suspect's arrest.
Women
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

California woman who disappeared around Christmas 25 years ago identified

Zania Lynette Williams' remains were identified nearly 25 years after her disappearance, thanks to advancements in forensic technology.
Genetic genealogy played a critical role in identifying the remains of a woman who was a Jane Doe for 25 years.
#true-crime
NYC parents
fromsilive
1 month ago

A secret adoption, a grisly murder, and a 30-year mystery: Timeline of Staten Island 'scorpion' cold case

Christine Belusko's cold-case murder continues to garner attention as new leads emerge and investigations unfold.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Calif. teacher's killing was a mystery for 47 years. Confession from family of a student solves it

The killer of teacher Diane Peterson, a student named Harry Nickerson, has been confirmed after decades of investigation.
SF parents
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

San Jose cold case: Family confession solves 1978 fatal teacher stabbing, authorities say

A recent confession has linked Harry Nickerson to the 1978 murder of teacher Diane Peterson.
Law
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

California killer gets second life sentence for murder of Bay Area teen

Marvin Ray Markle Jr. receives second life sentence for the 1982 murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, providing closure to her family.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Human remains separated by over 50 miles identified as Calif. schoolteacher

Despite a breakthrough in the investigation, authorities are still unable to identify the killer of Kay Adams.
NYC parents
fromsilive
1 month ago

A secret adoption, a grisly murder, and a 30-year mystery: Timeline of Staten Island 'scorpion' cold case

Christine Belusko's cold-case murder continues to garner attention as new leads emerge and investigations unfold.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Calif. teacher's killing was a mystery for 47 years. Confession from family of a student solves it

The killer of teacher Diane Peterson, a student named Harry Nickerson, has been confirmed after decades of investigation.
SF parents
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

San Jose cold case: Family confession solves 1978 fatal teacher stabbing, authorities say

A recent confession has linked Harry Nickerson to the 1978 murder of teacher Diane Peterson.
Law
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

California killer gets second life sentence for murder of Bay Area teen

Marvin Ray Markle Jr. receives second life sentence for the 1982 murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, providing closure to her family.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Human remains separated by over 50 miles identified as Calif. schoolteacher

Despite a breakthrough in the investigation, authorities are still unable to identify the killer of Kay Adams.
#dna-evidence
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Man charged in cold case murder, sexual assaults could have more victims, police say

A man has been arrested for a cold-case murder linked to DNA evidence from earlier crimes.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

SoCal man who killed wife and tossed her severed legs in trash gets 15 years to life in prison

Jack Potter was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder of his wife, Laurie Potter, after concealing her death for nearly two decades.
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

DA: DNA match solves woman's 1977 strangling near San Jose bar

Cold-case techniques led to a breakthrough in a 1977 murder investigation.
An Ohio man has been charged with the strangling of Jeanette Ralston after 46 years.
Fingerprint and DNA evidence were crucial to linking Sims to the crime.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

DNA found on cigarette carton leads to major break in 1977 San Jose cold case murder

Advancements in DNA and fingerprint technology solved a decades-old murder case in Santa Clara County.
Portland food
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Serial killer dubbed 'Scorecard Killer' linked to decades-old cold case murder

Larry Eugene Parks was identified almost 50 years after his murder, linked to serial killer Randy Kraft.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Man charged in cold case murder, sexual assaults could have more victims, police say

A man has been arrested for a cold-case murder linked to DNA evidence from earlier crimes.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

SoCal man who killed wife and tossed her severed legs in trash gets 15 years to life in prison

Jack Potter was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder of his wife, Laurie Potter, after concealing her death for nearly two decades.
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

DA: DNA match solves woman's 1977 strangling near San Jose bar

Cold-case techniques led to a breakthrough in a 1977 murder investigation.
An Ohio man has been charged with the strangling of Jeanette Ralston after 46 years.
Fingerprint and DNA evidence were crucial to linking Sims to the crime.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

DNA found on cigarette carton leads to major break in 1977 San Jose cold case murder

Advancements in DNA and fingerprint technology solved a decades-old murder case in Santa Clara County.
Portland food
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Serial killer dubbed 'Scorecard Killer' linked to decades-old cold case murder

Larry Eugene Parks was identified almost 50 years after his murder, linked to serial killer Randy Kraft.
#murder
New York City
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Fugitive suspected of choking boss to death with zip ties inside NYC jewelry store busted 8 years later: prosecutors

Fugitive Michel Patrick Desalles, accused of murdering his boss with zip ties in 2017, has been extradited to New York to face charges.
Law
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Convicted killer sentenced in 1982 murder of 14-year-old Bay Area girl

Marvin Ray Markle Jr. sentenced to 26 years to life for the brutal murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, delivering long-awaited justice for her family.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

78-year-old man sentenced for 1982 Sunnyvale cold case murder of Karen Stitt

Gary Ramirez was sentenced to 25 years to life for murdering 15-year-old Karen Stitt after cold case breakthroughs linked him to the crime.
fromNew York Post
2 months ago
Boston real estate

'Career criminal' arrested in decades-old murder of a Florida real estate broker based on overlooked fingerpirnt evidence

New York City
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Fugitive suspected of choking boss to death with zip ties inside NYC jewelry store busted 8 years later: prosecutors

Fugitive Michel Patrick Desalles, accused of murdering his boss with zip ties in 2017, has been extradited to New York to face charges.
Law
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Convicted killer sentenced in 1982 murder of 14-year-old Bay Area girl

Marvin Ray Markle Jr. sentenced to 26 years to life for the brutal murder of De Anna Lynn Johnson, delivering long-awaited justice for her family.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

78-year-old man sentenced for 1982 Sunnyvale cold case murder of Karen Stitt

Gary Ramirez was sentenced to 25 years to life for murdering 15-year-old Karen Stitt after cold case breakthroughs linked him to the crime.
fromNew York Post
2 months ago
Boston real estate

'Career criminal' arrested in decades-old murder of a Florida real estate broker based on overlooked fingerpirnt evidence

#murder-investigation
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Gilgo Beach homicide victims 'Peaches' and her toddler's identities to be announced: report

Authorities will reveal the identity of 'Peaches' and her daughter, whose remains were found decades ago in the Gilgo Beach murder investigation.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Key clue in Bay Area mom's brutal slaying was on cigarettes, officials say

After 46 years, Jeanette Ralston's murder case is solved with the arrest of Willie Eugene Sims through advanced forensic technology.
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Gilgo Beach homicide victims 'Peaches' and her toddler's identities to be announced: report

Authorities will reveal the identity of 'Peaches' and her daughter, whose remains were found decades ago in the Gilgo Beach murder investigation.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Key clue in Bay Area mom's brutal slaying was on cigarettes, officials say

After 46 years, Jeanette Ralston's murder case is solved with the arrest of Willie Eugene Sims through advanced forensic technology.
#identification
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

I remember Ian Bailey meeting Sophie Toscan du Plantier even though he denied it, says neighbour who found body

Shirley Foster, who is now 90, holds onto the belief that law enforcement will eventually uncover the truth about Sophie Toscan du Plantier's death, despite the passage of time.
Canada news
#murder-case
#san-francisco
fromsfist.com
1 month ago
SF parents

FBI Releases New Sketch of Person of Interest In Seemingly Random 2016 Aquatic Park Murder

fromsfist.com
1 month ago
SF parents

FBI Releases New Sketch of Person of Interest In Seemingly Random 2016 Aquatic Park Murder

#kidnapping
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
SF parents

New image could help find Calif. baby abducted 45 years ago, officials say

SF parents
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

New image could help find Calif. baby abducted 45 years ago, officials say

Newly released age-progressed image aims to help find Kevin Verville Jr., abducted as a baby over 40 years ago.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Annie McCarrick: The investigation, the suspects and the theories so far

"For over three decades, the disappearance of Annie McCarrick has generated countless theories, ranging from involvement of local criminals to speculation about foreign serial killers in her case."
UK news
SF parents
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Bay Area teacher's killer allegedly had 'Teacher Dear' inscribed on knife

The murder of teacher Diane Peterson was solved almost 50 years later, identifying her killer, Harry Nickerson, who confessed to a family member.
fromtime.com
1 month ago

Breaking Down the Tense and Thrilling Ending of Netflix's Dept. Q

Dept. Q is a gripping series exploring the investigation of cold cases through the eyes of troubled Detective Chief Inspector Carl Morck.
UK news
OMG science
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

30-year mystery of bone fragments washing up on several NJ beaches finally solved by group of college kids

The remains found on New Jersey beaches belong to Captain Henry Goodsell from a 19th-century shipwreck.
NYC startup
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Good Morning, News: Peacock Bully Behind Bars, Oregon Cold Case Solved, and Not Even God-Fearing Folks Want Trump's White South African "Refugees"

A cold case from 1980 involving a body linked to a serial killer in California has been solved through DNA identification.
#missing-person
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Skeletal remains identified as Calif. woman in 42-year-old cold case

Patricia Ann Hertel's remains, missing since 1981, were identified through DNA testing, reigniting attention on her case that remains open.
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Skeletal remains identified as Calif. woman in 42-year-old cold case

Patricia Ann Hertel's remains, missing since 1981, were identified through DNA testing, reigniting attention on her case that remains open.
NYC parents
fromQNS
3 months ago

Do you know what happened to Jeffrey Blackman? NYPD seeks tips for 1999 Queens cold case - QNS

The NYPD seeks public assistance to solve the cold case homicide of Jeffrey Blackman, unresolved for over 26 years.
fromNBC News
3 months ago
NYC parents

'Peaches' and 'Baby Doe,' bodies found near Gilgo Beach, ID'd as mother and 2-year-old daughter

The remains of Tanya Jackson and her daughter Tatiana Dykes, identified after 14 years, may link to the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.esquire.com
3 months ago

Evidence From Execution Case of Four Americans in El Salvador Exposes CIA Cooperation

U.S.-trained Salvadoran forces murdered four American women in 1980, reflecting systemic violence and complicity in El Salvador's civil conflict.
#forensics
#forensic-science
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