Navy diver is linked to cold case rape cases in 4 states

The district attorney's office said one victim told investigators she had "waited 40 years" to receive closure.

• Sep 5

Arrest made 20 years after pregnant woman found dead at cemetery

Valerie Laguna, 26, was found dead in a cemetery in 2005. After two decades, a suspect has been charged with murder.

• Sep 2

"American Nightmare" couple helping police

The couple wrongly accused by police of a "kidnapping hoax" that was recently documented in Netflix's "American Nightmare," are now working with law enforcement. CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts spoke to Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, who were recently honored as California's witnesses of the year.

• Aug 21
• 07:45

Moms unravel 15-year cold case murder

Writer Chuck Hogan's latest project is called "The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case." CBS Saturday Morning catches up with the women to see where they are now.

• Aug 9
• 08:10

Boyfriend charged 30 years after slain officer gave ominous warning

Denna Campbell was shot five times in her apartment in 1995. Her department-issued handgun was missing and hasn't been found.

• Aug 7

Mysterious deaths of princes solved 5 centuries later, author says

Philippa Langley, who helped unearth King Richard III's body from a parking lot in 2012, says that two young princes who disappeared from the Tower of London were not killed.

• Jul 18

Man extradited to Oregon to face murder charge in girlfriend's 1983 death

Teresa Peroni was reported missing by her family in 1983, but charges were not filed for decades.

• Jul 18

DNA evidence leads to murder indictment 42 years after woman's disappearance

Teresa Peroni was 27 years old when she disappeared on or around July 4, 1983, in Selma, Oregon. She was last seen with her then-boyfriend Mark Sanfratello.

• Jul 4

Man convicted of 1967 murder in one of U.K.'s oldest cold cases

A jury found Ryland Headley, then aged 34, guilty of attacking Louisa Dunne in June 1967.

• Jul 1

Man charged with murder in father's 2003 cold case death

Douglas Herlihy would have been a teenager when his father, Paul Herlihy, died. Officials have charged him with second-degree murder.

• Jun 18

Detective digs up graves to solve cold cases

Applying new techniques to old cases, law enforcement efforts in Detroit brought closure for dozens of families who longed for answers. Jim Axelrod reports.

• Jun 16
• 03:22

FBI, Detroit police trying to solve cold cases

There's an effort underway in Detroit to solve cold cases by exhuming unidentified human remains. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports. Then, former FBI special agent Katherine Schweit joins to discuss the process.

• Jun 16
• 05:36

A 23-year fight for justice inspires hope for others

For over two decades, Carol Dodge has pursued justice for her daughter Angie, who was murdered in the summer of 1996 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Learn how the family is helping others.

• Jun 27, 2020
• 01:54

Familial DNA testing helps lead to break in cold case

The 1996 murder of Angie Dodge has gone unsolved for more than two decades. But DNA collected from a then-public database owned by Ancestry.com has lead to a break in the case. Anne-Marie Green previews her "48 Hours" reporting on CBSN.

• Nov 8, 2019
• 05:36

How Parabon NanoLabs got into genetic genealogy

Paula Armentrout, vice president of Parabon NanoLabs, talks about leading a project at the company which turned out to be her entry to the world of genetic genealogy and CeCe Moore.

• Oct 21, 2018
• 02:17

Deciding if a DNA sample is viable

Paula and Steve Armentrout explain how Parabon determines the viability of forensic DNA from the crime labs and how they turn that biology into bits.

• Oct 21, 2018
• 01:30

Extracting confessions from a serial killer

Texas Ranger James Holland tells "60 Minutes" how he got serial killer Samuel Little to confess to his crimes. Sharyn Alfonsi reports.

• Oct 6, 2019
• 13:42

Serial killer sketches dozens of his victims

“60 Minutes” goes inside the room where a Texas Ranger keeps the sketches Samuel Little has drawn of some of the 93 women he’s confessed to murdering. Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS

• Oct 4, 2019
• 00:51

Body identified 31 years after being found floating near Florida bridge

Advanced DNA testing helped police in Clearwater, Florida, identify Edman Eric Gleedy as the man whose remains were first discovered 31 years ago.

• Jun 3

Georgia man charged in wife's killing 19 years after fleeing with nanny

Investigators got a big break when investigators traveled to Costa Rica and found the nanny willing to talk after her relationship with Jon Worrell had ended.

• May 23

Bloody, bare footprints lead to decadeslong search for woman's killer

In 1993, Jeanie Childs was found stabbed more than 60 times in her Minneapolis apartment. Bloody footprints and unknown DNA left investigators without answers until a 2015 cold-case review and public DNA database finally pointed to a suspect.

• May 18

DNA helps solve Utah teen's cold case murder 40 years later

The body of Christine Gallegos was found in a field in Salt Lake City on May 16, 1985. She had been beaten, sexually assaulted, stabbed and fatally shot.

• May 16

Oregon cold-case likely linked to notorious California serial killer 45 years later

Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the "Scorecard Killer," is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing, Oregon police said.

• May 10

Reporter who saw teen before 1984 murder reacts to arrest in case

Heather Henry-Tenan was one of the last people to see Linda Maxwell alive before her 1984 murder.

• May 6

Divorce lawyer arrested 12 years after his client stabbed to death

The arrest of 51-year-old Gregory J. Moore marks the latest twist in a cold case that has eluded Ohio authorities since 2013.

• May 5

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