It took decades for Carla Walker’s killer to finally get caught and put behind bars. “This is a time of healing. It’s funny ...

After decades of silence, advancements in DNA technology are bringing long-awaited answers for cold cases in the Upper Midwest Retired Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand speaks after a press conference ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The world of crime and DNA has evolved significantly over the past decade, including the use of phenotyping to help solve cases. In the Lowcountry, a 40-year-old cold case was ...

For decades, the Golden State Killer avoided capture despite leaving DNA at multiple crime scenes. Traditional databases failed, fingerprints led nowhere, and the case went cold. Everything changed ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com recently tightened restrictions for law enforcement, requiring a court order ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A new forensic process is helping investigators across Oklahoma identify remains in cold cases dating back decades — including a Canadian County case involving a woman who had ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Genetic genealogy has helped solve hundreds of cold cases in recent years. The process uses DNA testing and public databases to discover ancestral origins, potentially ...

TEXARKANA, Texas- Police are hoping to solve more cold cases using advanced DNA technology. Investigators recently made a break-through in a more than decade old case, and they're not stopping there.

Prosecutors may use the same high-tech DNA that linked accused serial killer Rex Heuermann to seven butchered sex workers to ID another Gilgo Beach body that has stumped investigators for decades.

Attorneys for Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey lawyer prosecutors say they linked to a series of rapes in the North End and Charlestown in the mid-2000s, are asking a judge to suppress key DNA evidence. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attorneys for Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey lawyer prosecutors say they linked to a series of rapes in the North End and Charlestown ...