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The worst fear of any case is becoming cold. Cold cases refer to the crimes that remain unsolved for weeks, years or even decades.

Idaho man gets life in prison in cold-case murder and rape
Idaho man gets life in prison in cold-case murder and rape

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and killed in her Idaho home a quarter-century ago and an innocent man wrongly served 20 years in prison for the crime. On Tuesday, the man authorities have said is the real killer was sentenced to life in prison. Brian Leigh […] More

June 14, 2021

Longtime suspect charged with murder in 2018 disappearance of Colorado woman
Longtime suspect charged with murder in 2018 disappearance of Colorado woman

DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – The man Longmont police named as a suspect nearly three years ago in the March 2018 disappearance of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia has been charged with her kidnapping and murder, according to court documents. Juan Jose Figueroa, 32, faces counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, felony murder and second-degree kidnapping in connection with the […] More

June 7, 2021

Head found in Louisiana identified as that of Texas woman
Head found in Louisiana identified as that of Texas woman

CAMERON, La. (AP) — A head found along a highway near the Louisiana coast three years ago has been identified as that of a Texas woman who was last seen in 2017. Investigators used dental records to identify the dead person as Sally Ann Hines, 58, of San Antonio, news outlets reported. Police had received […] More

June 4, 2021

Murder, rape charges filed in decades-old Maryland cold case
Murder, rape charges filed in decades-old Maryland cold case

COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been charged with murder and rape in connection with the 1982 abduction and slaying of a woman who had been walking to the grocery store. Howard County Police announced Thursday that 62-year-old Howard Jackson Bradberry Jr. of Laurel was arrested at his home May 25. Police say DNA […] More

June 1, 2021

Husband accused of submitting election ballot for missing mom Suzanne Morphew
Husband accused of submitting election ballot for missing mom Suzanne Morphew

DENVER (Scripps News Denver) — Barry Morphew, the Chaffee County man accused in the disappearance of his wife Suzanne Morphew, also faces charges of forgery after he allegedly submitted a mail ballot in his wife’s name in last year’s election. When asked why he did that, he told FBI agents that he “wanted Trump to […] More

May 14, 2021

Cold case experts meet with police in Maya Millete case
Cold case experts meet with police in Maya Millete case

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (Scripps News San Diego) — Experts from the Cold Case Foundation met with Chula Vista Police this week regarding the Maya Millete case. The foundation has joined the police department to look for any ways they can help with the investigation into the mother of three’s disappearance. Last week, Millete’s family was […] More

May 14, 2021

Husband denied bail in case of missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew
Husband denied bail in case of missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — In his first court appearance Thursday morning, Barry Morphew, who’s accused of first-degree murder in the Suzanne Morphew case, was read his rights and told he was allowed to have “civil contact” with his daughters if they wanted to interact with him.   Barry, 53, was arrested Wednesday near […] More

May 6, 2021

Husband arrested in case of missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew
Husband arrested in case of missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — Barry Morphew, the husband of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew, has been arrested in Chaffee County on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, almost a year after Suzanne was first reported missing, according to court documents. Barry, 53, was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering […] More

May 5, 2021

Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit
Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit who was strangled and dumped in an overgrown field in central Florida 37 years ago. Thomas Garner of Jacksonville has pleaded not guilty to killing Pamela Cahanes. He was arrested […] More

May 5, 2021

The Unsolved Casefile: Where are Orson and Orrin West?
The Unsolved Casefile: Where are Orson and Orrin West?

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo) — 3-year-old Orson and 4-year-old Orrin West have been missing for months. According to Trezell and Jacqueline West, the boys adoptive parents, the boys disappeared from their backyard on Dec. 21.   “They do not just roam around these patches … I think definitely would have been picked up or […] More

April 22, 2021

Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect’s backyard
Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect’s backyard

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in a court document. The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor […] More

April 21, 2021