Arlington police arrested Mayra Valasquez for the 2012 cold case capital murder of Irasema Chavez after using genetic genealogy to match DNA from a crime scene blood droplet to a discarded plastic

SPRINGFIELD — Cutting-edge forensic testing helped authorities close a 31-year-old Springfield murder case, but the man identified as the killer has since died. Joseph James Ceravolo Jr. has been identified as the person responsible for the 1995 murder of Celestina Perez,

For decades, the brutal murder of Olivia Christian, a 32-year-old elementary school teacher, in her Hampton apartment in 1981 went unsolved.

Ohio police say they've solved a man's 1985 murder using old evidence, including items found soon after the killing behind a Cracker Barrel in Georgia.

WMU’s Cold Case Program is a force multiplier for law enforcement agencies as they work to resolve a backlog of cold case homicide investigations. “From my investigative experience,” he continued, “the systems approach, processes, outputs and ...

Prince George's State's Attorney Tara Jackson discussed a years-long homicide arrest, falling crime rates, juvenile justice and immigration concerns on 7News.

After nearly 43 years as a Jane Doe, DNA testing identified a woman found dead in the Florida Everglades as Shelia Ann Nichols of Decatur, Georgia.

Investigators are bringing advanced DNA testing and other methods to cases that previously looked hopeless. They’ve recently had success.