Cold Cases

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

Atlanta child murders suspect Wayne Williams denied parole

ATLANTA (AP) — A man considered the main suspect in a string of killings of black children and young adults in Atlanta in the 1970s... More

December 3, 2019

3 Maryland men exonerated after 36 years in prison

BALTIMORE (AP) — Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of... More

November 26, 2019

Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man’s bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast... More

November 25, 2019

‘Making a Murderer’ subject seeks pardon, commutation

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series... More

October 2, 2019

Ex-soldier serving life for teen’s ’82 murder seeks DNA test

HONOLULU (AP) — Advocates for a former U.S. soldier convicted of the attempted rape and murder of an Army officer's son 37 years ago are... More

September 10, 2019

Authorities: Socks help solve 28-year-old cold case murder

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pair of socks helped lead to an arrest in the killing of a Pennsylvania woman nearly 30 years ago, authorities said.... More

September 5, 2019

Supreme Court Asked to Take up ‘Serial’ Podcast Murder Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial" are asking the Supreme Court to step... More

August 20, 2019

Judge Rejects Bid for New Trial in ‘Making a Murderer’ Case

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A judge has rejected a man's bid for a new trial in a Wisconsin killing featured in the Netflix series "Making... More

August 13, 2019