cold cases
Father of college student who lost leg in mysterious NYC blast 8 years ago says NYPD has 'turned its back' on son
Eight years after a college student was maimed by a mysterious blast in Central Park, the case remains unsolved -- and the victim's parents frustration with law enforcement grows.
Cold case murder of Maryland mother cracked after police arrest ex-boyfriend of victim's daughter
The murder suspect once reportedly dated the victim’s teen daughter, Lauren Preer.
Death of attack victim 38 years after he was battered with a baseball bat is ruled a homicide
Craig Tschudy was 26 when he was attacked with baseball bats in a case of mistaken identity in 1986 -- with his death on June 5 now ruled a homicide.
How newly ID'd Son of Sam victim's high-wire life as trapeze artist in England saved her
The newly-revealed first victim of the Son of Sam’s murderous rampage in NYC 48 years ago credits her survival in the nearly fatal attack to her time growing up in...
State police give update on cold case after woman claims to be Pa. girl who vanished in 1985
“If you wanted your 15 minutes of fame, you’ve already blown it,” Cherrie's mother said. “People are mean, they are cruel, but this affects me really crazy.”
Ex-lover busted in 2005 cold case murder of young mom through damning DNA evidence
The long-unsolved case of a Bronx mom found murdered in her apartment ahead of a Thanksgiving party was cracked when her ex-boyfriend was cuffed in Ohio, police said.
Woman claims to be 8-year-old Pa. girl who vanished from bus stop in 1985
“I wish that we [every investigator who has looked into Cherrie's case] could all get together and sit and talk," Cherrie's mom said. “There's something somebody missed somewhere, and somebody...
FLASHBACK: NYPD finally validates 'Son of Sam' killer's first known victim decades later
Since 1976, Wendy Savino has been telling whoever would listen she miraculously survived being shot by "Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz.
BTK killer’s daughter reveals father's diary entry that suggests he sexually abused her
"There it was, after four decades, hard proof that you, my father, had sexually abused me when I was a toddler."
DNA from fork in Florida restaurant led to bust in NYC case where man killed uncle: sources
Anthony Scarlici, 41, who was living in Boynton Beach, Florida, was extradited to the Big Apple Thursday evening and charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 10, 2009 slaying of...
'Bad Breath Rapist' on the run for 16 years caught after cops spotted him leaving multimillion-dollar home
A convicted sexual predator known as the “Bad Breath Rapist” has been apprehended more than 16 years after he went on the run while his trial was underway in Massachusetts.
Body found after two cars pulled from river in NJ
The unidentified remains were discovered when the cars were yanked up near Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ.
Police arrest suspect in 1989 cold case killing of Pa. woman, 78: 'You don't get a free pass on murder'
"We're at the end of a long investigation that — although it went cold — it was never forgotten, and it was never put aside," the district attorney said.
Alabama middle school assistant principal arrested for decade-old triple murder
The victims had all been "lured" to a home and forced inside at gunpoint, where they were tortured, killed and stuffed inside the 2010 Dodge Charger, officials said.
Georgia man charged with murdering law student, setting fire to apartment in 23-year-old cold case denied bond
A 48-year-old Georgia man charged with murdering 23-year-old first-year law student Tara Louise Baker and setting fire to her apartment 23 years ago has been denied bond in Athens.
Man wearing 'Super Mario' T-shirt on side of highway confesses to cold case murder
Joseph Tyler Beck slipped the 7-and-a-half-year-old secret to a state trooper responding to a report of a man sitting on the side of highway.
Body found stashed in duffel bag identified as missing 4-year-old Damari Carter
Police in Philadelphia said a body found in a trash-strewn alley in March has been identified as 4-year-old Damari Carter, who was allegedly beaten to death last year and thrown...
'Midtown Jane Doe' finally ID'd in 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.