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Repeat offender charged in fatal Easter stabbing of Marine in Wilmington

A 21-year-old Marine died after an Easter morning stabbing downtown, and police say the suspect had decades of felony convictions, including violent offenses.

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Decades-old New Jersey homicide arrest made in 1990 Lisa Marie McBride case

A 35-year-old New Jersey homicide finally produced an arrest when Robert William McCaffrey Jr. was taken into custody in North Carolina in Lisa Marie McBride’s 1990 killing.

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Tulsa Man Allegedly Strangles Wife, Hides Body Under Mattress

Police say Willie Escobar hid Karla Gramajo-Cabrera under a mattress near Mohawk Park after strangling her, then detectives tracked the body by phone data.

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Man Arrested After Fatal Stabbing of Student Film-Maker on Primrose Hill

Police arrested a 27-year-old on suspicion of murder after Finbar Sullivan, 21, was stabbed to death at Primrose Hill. A second man, 25, was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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Arizona Jury Convicts Ian Mitcham in Allison Feldman Murder Case

Allison Feldman’s 11-year case ended with a guilty verdict after a DNA fight that reached Arizona’s highest court and reshaped a cold-case homicide.

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Shelby Nealy sentenced to death for killing wife’s family in Florida

Shelby Nealy got three death sentences after killing his wife’s parents and brother, with the family’s three dogs found dead in the Tarpon Springs home.

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DC Police Make Final Arrest in Chyna Crawford Murder Case

Police say all five suspects are now charged in Chyna Crawford’s disappearance, and investigators believe she was shot, dumped and never recovered.

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Tennessee man allegedly douses mother, sets house ablaze during eviction attempt

A son allegedly doused his mother and her home with gasoline during an eviction, then watched the fire as the house burned to the ground.

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Suspect arrested in North Dakota after Durham murder investigation

A Durham murder suspect was arrested in Ward, North Dakota, months after Luis Alberto Flores was shot outside a Guess Road business.

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Husband arrested after wife vanishes from boat in Bahamas

Brian Hooker said his wife fell overboard from a tiny Bahamas boat, but his arrest in Marsh Harbour turned the disappearance into a criminal case.

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Abilene man charged in teen fentanyl overdose death, police say counterfeit pills sold

Abilene police added felony murder to a 22-year-old’s case in a teen fentanyl death, the fifth such homicide file there since May 2024.

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Portsmouth jury convicts woman in fatal shooting outside Valvoline workplace

A Portsmouth jury said Ahleesha Sykes waited outside Benjamin Nesbitt’s Valvoline shift before the fatal shooting, turning a breakup-level dispute into a workplace murder.

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Tennessee jury convicts John Edward Bean IV in 2021 murder of Trasbin Campbell

Jurors convicted John Edward Bean IV after five days, accepting prosecutors' claim that an obsession over Erica Lee and Trasbin Campbell ended in murder.

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Body of Missing Elk Grove Village Man Found in Retention Pond After Crash

Alexis Ramirez’s body was found in an Elk Grove Village retention pond weeks after a crash, leaving investigators still piecing together how he ended up in the water.

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Los Angeles Man Arrested After Fatal Stabbing of Girlfriend in Sylmar

Sergio Jimenez was arrested after an hours-long manhunt in Sylmar, where Nancy De La Torre was found stabbed to death inside the apartment they shared.

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Texas Rangers arrest suspect in missing woman Amanda Bates’ death

Texas Rangers arrested Andres Perches in Amanda Bates’s death after a 19-month disappearance that began in the Big Spring-Knott area.

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Long Island Architect Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty to Killing 8 Women

Gilgo Beach architect Rex Heuermann admitted to strangling 8 women and keeping a written "blueprint" of his kills, complete with dump sites and a note to "burn gloves."

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FedEx Driver Pleads Guilty to Murdering 7-Year-Old Athena Strand in Texas

A FedEx driver delivering a Christmas gift struck 7-year-old Athena Strand with his van, then strangled her so she couldn't tell her father. He just pleaded guilty.

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Orange County jury convicts Demorris Hunter in 2002 Theresa Green killing

An Orange County jury convicted Demorris Hunter in Theresa Green’s 2002 killing after about seven hours of deliberation, sending the cold case to the penalty phase.

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Released Haitian Immigrant Charged With Bludgeoning Woman to Death in Fort Myers

Nilufar Yasmin, 51, a mother of two, was struck seven times with a hammer at a Fort Myers Chevron after stepping outside to confront a man smashing a car in her parking lot.

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Victorian Man Arrested at Airport, Charged With Murdering Former Partner

Allan Keys, 67, was intercepted boarding an international flight at Melbourne Airport while his former partner Eva Lasrini, 53, lay undiscovered near a freeway 44km away.

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DOJ Guide Details NamUs, ViCAP and Steps for Reporting Missing Persons

The Department of Justice consolidates steps for reporting missing persons - call local law enforcement, note there is no waiting period, and use federal resources like NamUs and ViCAP.

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Forensic evidence links Austin yogurt-shop suspect to 1998 Kentucky murder

Forensic testing matched DNA and a .380 shell casing tying Robert Eugene Brashers to a 1998 Lexington homicide. The findings broaden his linked murders and show the power of preserved evidence.

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Genetic Genealogy Solves Cold Cases, Spurs Warrant Requirements and Privacy Fears

Genetic genealogy has become a forensic workhorse, identifying killers and unknown remains, but its success has prompted new warrant rules and renewed privacy alarms over consumer DNA databases.

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James Unick Convicted in 1982 Sarah Geer Rape-Murder After Cigarette DNA

James Oliver Unick, 66, of Willows was convicted by a Sonoma County jury Feb. 13, 2026, for the 1982 rape and murder of 13-year-old Sarah Ann Geer after DNA from a discarded cigarette matched a 2003 profile.

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Black Glove Found Near Nancy Guthrie Matches Doorbell Footage; FBI Awaits DNA

A black glove recovered about two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home contains DNA and "appears to match" gloves seen on doorbell footage; the FBI received preliminary results and is awaiting confirmation before entering a profile into CoDIS.

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Oxnard Man Nichols Convicted of First‑Degree Murder, Faces 159 Years to Life

A Ventura County jury found 22-year-old Oxnard resident Willis Nichols guilty of first-degree murder for the March 12, 2022 shooting that killed Adrian Sandoval inside an abandoned Goodwill.

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Nicole Winder, 53, Missing After Leaving Bryan Workplace; White Chevy Truck Found

Nicole "Nikki" Winder, 53, was last seen leaving her Bryan workplace about 3 p.m.; her white 2025 Chevy truck with black rims was found burning on FM 974 just after 4 p.m.

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Step-by-Step Ethical Guide to Forensic Genetic Genealogy for Hobbyists Solving Cold Cases

Learn practical, ethical steps to use forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) to support cold-case work while protecting privacy and working with proper channels.

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DNA breakthrough identifies 2006 Grays Harbor John Doe as Ed Asher

Advanced DNA and genetic genealogy identified a 2006 Grays Harbor John Doe as Clarence Edwin "Ed" Asher, resolving a 19-year mystery and restoring his identity to family and community.

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