Familial DNA searches help authorities "identify potential relatives of the alleged perpetrator" in DNA databases.

Using blood found on Mena's shoe, Hutchison found a genetic match in 2023. It was linked to a man named Samuel Silva, who had ...

The 1982 cold case of Charles Nunnenman, once the Western Reserve John Doe, has been solved using DNA and genealogy research.

New DNA analysis has solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher. A CODIS match linked evidence in the case to serial offender Vincent Darrell Groves. Officials say the breakthrough highlights ...

Discover how DNA breakthroughs are solving Australia’s most infamous cold cases, including the Easey Street murders and Bondi ...

A California murder went unsolved for nearly 30 years, until one DNA match cracked the decades-old case. You can also get more behind-the-scenes of each week's episode by listening to "20/20: The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, the Austin Police Department (APD) held a press conference detailing how advanced DNA testing led them to identify the suspect responsible for the 1991 murders of four girls ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Snohomish County sheriff's detectives say they have solved a homicide that has been a mystery for 33 years, since 24-year-old Marsha Sitton was found strangled in the back seat ...

SCOTT COUNTY, IN – Decades after a violent crime shocked the local community, the Indiana State Police (ISP) Cold Case Unit has announced an arrest in a 1996 rape investigation in Scott County, ...