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Patrol
Utah Detective Honored for Solving Cold Cases
Park began working on cold cases full-time in 2005 and estimates he has solved around a dozen crimes — some of them many decades old — bringing closure to family members of victims who have sought answers for years.
July 18, 2012
Patrol
Can Giving Playing Cards to Inmates Crack Cold Cases?
About 3,000 inmates in the Travis County, Texas, jail system are about to get new decks of playing cards. And the right card in the hands of the right inmate could help crack homicide or missing person cold cases. Read Full Story Here.
May 21, 2014
Patrol
Video: Can Giving Playing Cards to Inmates Crack Cold Cases?
About 3,000 inmates in the Travis County, Texas, jail system are about to get new decks of playing cards. And the right card in the hands of the right inmate could help crack homicide or missing person cold cases.
May 21, 2014
Technology
Cold Cases: National Databases and Cold Case Investigations
The FBI administers several national databases that have played a critical role in numerous cold case investigations.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Virginia Sheriffs' Offices Searching Cold Cases for Link to Missing UVA Student
Police reveal there may be a new forensic link with the missing UVA student case and other cold cases in Virginia.
October 1, 2014
Patrol
Charlotte Officers Working with Nonprofit to Close Cold Cases
The department is working with the North Carolina Unidentified Project, a group that helps departments pay for the advanced forensic technology needed to identify victims.
July 28, 2022
Investigations
Federal Grant Helping Idaho Investigators Close Cold Cases
The grant ISP is using is part of the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, a program through the Bureau of Justice Assistance to help transform how law enforcement handles sexual assault cases.
January 12, 2024
Patrol
California Cold Hit DNA Program Cracks Baffling Cases
In the last few years, California cops and prosecutors have scored 200 cold hits from DNA databases. That sounds impressive, but during the same time period, Virginia scored 1,000. California is clearly lagging behind many other states when it comes to exploiting 21st-century forensic technology, but that may be changing.
December 17, 2002
Technology
Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service
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When CODIS fails to find a match, don't let your cases go cold. IACP Booth #303
October 16, 2014
Technology
Missouri Inmates to Get Cold-Case Playing Cards
In Missouri, the cards feature details about unsolved murders, missing persons and fugitives. Missouri State Patrol Sgt. Jason Clark said his agency had enough cold cases to fill several 52-card decks. So they had to be selective. The Brooks case has frustrated authorities because the young girl is believed to be dead and her body has never been found, despite promising suspects over the years.
January 9, 2009
Weapons
Brits Develop Method for Lifting Prints from Wiped Cartridge Casings
Authorities in Britain and the United States used the method to re-open three cold cases, including a U.S. double murder that police are now optimistic of solving, said John Bond, the physicist who developed the technique.
September 4, 2008
Investigations
Denver Police Link 1981 Cop Killer to Serial Murders
The Denver Police Department revealed in a news conference on Friday morning that they have learned the man who killed an Aurora police officer more than four decades ago was a serial killer. Police said DNA evidence and genealogy helped investigators link the cold cases together.
February 1, 2022
Special Units
Man Charged with Murder in 1957 Cold Case
A retired gas-station owner was arrested at his home in a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, and charged with murdering two police officers in 1957 in El Segundo, California.
February 6, 2003
Investigations
10 Tips for Successful Cold Case Investigations
Building and maintaining an effective cold case unit involves assigning the right personnel, training them, and giving them the necessary resources and support.
December 21, 2023
Patrol
Cold Case Interrogations
In many instances, the suspect in a cold case turns out to be someone who is serving time for another crime. What are the considerations for conducting custodial interrogation of such a prisoner, insofar as Miranda and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel are concerned?
February 28, 2007
Technology
Parabon's Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service Reveals New Clues in 27-Year-Old Cold Case
Working with the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Police Department, Parabon generated a composite image from DNA linked to the unsolved murder of April Tinsley.
July 22, 2015
Training
Inside the Mind of a Cold Case Detective
The first thing a good investigator, especially a cold case investigator, needs to know is that you can't base your conclusions on past experiences because those experiences are not foolproof. The only way to solve a decades-old murder is through hard work.
October 21, 2014
Patrol
Justice Served Cold
The tenacity and determination of the homicide investigators paid off, and the killers of Stacey Weinstein were identified and arrested. It was a major coup for Miami-Dade Homicide, and it was also the beginning of Miami-Dade Homicide’s “Pending Case” unit. Later the unit was nicknamed the “Cold Case Squad” by a Miami Herald reporter.
September 30, 2004
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