cold cases

'Midtown Jane Doe' finally ID'd -- thanks partly to eerie twist -- 20 years after remains found in cement at former NYC hot spot

"Now we can start the next phase of the investigation -- finding the killer," NYPD Detective Ryan Glas recently told The Post of the case.

Deathbed confession solves 2000 cold-case murder of mom and daughter, 10, whose remains were found hours after killer died

The remains of the mom and daughter were discovered on Webb's Beckley property Monday -- roughly six hours after their killer died at Mount Olive Correctional Complex.

Texas boy, 10, confesses to killing a stranger in 2022 — but he can't be charged under state law

The boy admitted he once killed a man and threatened to do it again.

Inmate accused of 2017 cold case killing of off-duty DC cop on date: docs

"For far too long, the details surrounding Sergeant Mason's tragic death have remained a painful mystery."

Cold-case murder of WWII veteran-turned-Florida milkman solved more than 50 years after victim's death

The killer behind the “execution style” murder of a beloved WWII veteran turned Florida milkman has finally been unmasked more than five decades after the case was first opened.

Teen mom who left newborn daughter to die in NJ park seeks forgiveness after being caught 40 years later to end tragic 'Baby Mary' cold case

Now 57, Snyder was sentenced to a year in jail last week after pleading guilty to manslaughter, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said. She was publicly identified by authorities for...

New DNA evidence revives horrific 1980s abduction, murder case

Former MP Peter Breen has pushed for an inquiry into Stephen "Shorty’"Jamieson’s convictions for the abduction, rape and murder of Janine Balding in Sydney in September 1988.

Grisly discovery in Westchester park could hold clues to old shooting

Greenburgh police found the remains inside Rumbrook Park on March 21 near a car tied to a June 15 broad-daylight shooting in New Haven, Conn., that left one man in...

Missing Vermont teen's father suspects 'some kind of struggle' before she vanished 20 years ago

The FBI is offering a $40,000 reward for any information leading to the recovery of Brianna Maitland's body.

Secret life of child rapist who faked suicide revealed after neighbors find his body after 15 years in hiding

Mark Clemens was an unassuming LA maintenance worker until he died and a secret was exposed -- he was actually an accused child rapist believed to have committed suicide by...

Convicted pedophile who allegedly confessed to JonBenét murder seen following early prison release

Gary Oliva, who allegedly confessed to the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey, was first spotted on Feb. 23 outside a seedy Denver motel and halfway house, according to the U.S. Sun.

Family demands DNA testing after daughter mysteriously killed in her home, fears suspect still on loose

Megan Drumhiller's parents believe her suspected killer or killers could be walking freely among civilians.

Nevada and Colorado police solve 2 cold cases linked to the same man, 16 years apart

The officers met with a friend and a relative of 31-year-old Sherrie Bridgewater, who had just found her dead inside her apartment.

Cops nab murder suspect nearly 9 years after NYC mom was gunned down execution-style in building stairwell

Lasalle Herman, of Harlem, was cuffed Tuesday afternoon and faces a murder charge in connection to the March 4, 2015 slaying of Michelle Cox, 41, on the stairway of her...

Ex-beau of NYPD detective’s daughter indicted for murder, 21 years after her brutal slaying

Edward Holley was indicted on murder charges Monday in the cold-case slaying of Megan McDonald, the 20-year-old daughter of a former NYPD detective in upstate New York in 2003.

Serial killer on death row for 40 years named suspect in 1974 cold case murder as he fights for clemency

“Seeking the death penalty in a capital case is not a decision that is taken lightly by any prosecutor’s office,” the office also said.

How a discarded coffee drink from accused LI killer's daughter tied him to final 'Gilgo Beach Four' murder

Accused Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann has been tied to the slayings of the women known as the “Gilgo Beach Four" through DNA -- including a sample from his...

Dad filmed crying in 1989 while claiming to stumble across his 5-year-old son's body now charged with his murder

Dad Victor Lee Turner, 69, and stepmom Megan Renee Turner, 63, were arrested Tuesday and charged with the 1989 murder of 5-year-old Justin Lee Turner.

Headless woman drained of blood ID’d 13 years after being dumped in California vineyard: ‘Just creepy’

“I’ve seen some pretty gruesome crime scenes and this was just … it was creepy."

Deceased Virginia fisherman ID'd as cold-case killer

Alan W. Wilmer Sr. was identified through DNA evidence.