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Body of ‘Jane Doe', found in 1973 in Loudoun County, exhumed to solve cold case
A young Black woman found shot to death in a field in rural Loudoun County, Virginia has remained unidentified for 50 years. But a new and extraordinary effort is trying to identify Jane Doe — and bring her killer to justice.
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Body of 1973 ‘Jane Doe' exhumed in effort to identify her
Authorities exhumed the body of a young Black woman found dead in a field in rural Loudoun County in 1973. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on the effort to identify this “Jane Doe.”
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DNA breakthrough leads to arrest in 1994 homicide
A suspect has been arrested in the murder of a Virginia woman dating back almost three decades, detectives in Northern Virginia announced Monday. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Arrest in 1994 cold case killing of woman found slain in her Springfield home
The victim, Robin Lawrence, 37, was found stabbed to death in her home on Reseca Lane in Springfield on Nov. 20, 1994.
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Las Vegas police videos show surprise raid of home in Tupac Shakur murder investigation
Two dozen Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a man and woman exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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Man who killed NH beauty school student Laura Kempton in 1981 is identified
The man who killed a beauty school student in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, more than four decades ago has been identified, authorities said Thursday. Laura Kempton, 23, was found dead of massive head trauma at an apartment on Chapel Street on Monday, Sept. 28, 1981, according to an unsolved homicides page on the city’s website. Through DNA information and other investigative…
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All your questions answered about the Gilgo Beach murders
A suspect has been taken into custody and charged with three counts of murder, over a decade after the remains of 11 people were found along a beach in Suffolk County. Here’s what you need to know.
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New DNA testing helps Maryland investigators arrest suspect 44 years after woman's killing
Four decades after a mother was found killed in a wooded area of Charles County, Maryland, authorities say they have arrested the man responsible with the help of advancements in DNA testing technology.
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Man arrested 44 years after Maryland mother killed
Developments in DNA technology helped Charles County investigators find the suspect. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Charles County detectives trying to identify woman killed 25 years ago
Charles County investigators are still trying to identify a woman found dead in Bel Alton, Maryland, 25 years ago. No one ever reported her missing, and her killer has never been caught.
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Charles County detectives trying to identify woman killed 25 years ago
Charles County investigators have been trying to identify a woman found dead in Bel Alton for 25 years. News4’s Megan McGrath reports no one ever reported her missing, and her killer has never been caught.
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Man wanted for 1984 killing of Florida woman arrested in San Diego
A man wanted in the 1984 killing of a Florida woman has been arrested in California nearly four decades later, authorities said Thursday.
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Family Learns Men Initially Charged in 1981 Homicide Never Went to Court
Four decades after the manager of a Silver Spring, Maryland, store was shot during a robbery, his family has learned the two men initially charged in the killing never spent even one day in court.
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Unanswered Questions in Decades-Old Homicide Case
Four decades after the manager of a Silver Spring, Maryland, store was shot during a robbery, his family has learned the two men initially charged in the killing never spent even one day in court. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Wife Identified as Husband's Killer 62 Years After North Miami Murder
More than six decades after a man’s dinner outing with his wife ended with him gunned down in his car in North Miami, detectives believe they’ve solved his murder.
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Who Murdered Megan McDonald? NY Cold Case Featured on ‘Dateline' Unsolved 20 Years Later
It was March 15, 2003. The body of a young woman was discovered in a field in the town of Wallkill in the Orange County city of Middletown. She had been murdered. Her name was Megan McDonald, and she was 20 years old.
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Arrest Made in 2001 Killing of Pregnant US Soldier on Base in Germany
The U.S. Department of Justice announced an arrest in the 2001 murder of a pregnant soldier on a military base in Germany.
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Fairfax County Police Identify Missing Woman in 30-Year-Old Cold Case
Remains found at the base of a tree in Centreville in 1993 have been identified as a woman who disappeared from Fairfax County in the ’80s. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Fairfax County Police Identify Missing Woman in Nearly 30-Year-Old Cold Case
Sharon Abbott Kay Lane disappeared from the Fairfax County area around 1987. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Cold Case: Remains Found in 1993 Identified as Missing Fairfax County Woman
Remains found at the base of a tree in Centreville in 1993 have been identified as Sharon Kay Abbott Lane, a woman who went missing around 1987.