POMONA PARK, FL – The identity of a man whose remains were discovered in a shallow grave in December 1980 has been confirmed by the local sheriff’s department. The victim, a Marine and Vietnam veteran named William Irving Monroe III, was found in a wooded area in Pomona Park, Florida, after being brutally murdered. Monroe was found with gunshot wounds, blunt force trauma to his chest, and a hairline fracture at the base of his …
ONEIDA, NY – A man from Oneida, New York, is being held for extradition to Germany following a breakthrough in a cold case dating back nearly 45 years. James Patrick Dempsey, 66, is linked to the rape and murder of a woman in the late 70s through DNA forensics, with a 1-in-270 quadrillion match, as revealed in court documents. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven C. Green, in a document submitted to the U.S. District Court for …
PHOENIX, AZ – A nearly 20-year-old Phoenix cold case found its closure as Phoenix detectives used DNA and genealogical data to tag 51-year-old Annie Anderson of Washington as the culprit for the 2005 murder of an infant. Deemed “Baby Skylar,” the heartbreaking story of the baby girl found dead in Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport captured the hearts of Arizonans for many years. The incident unfolded at the Phoenix airport on October 10, 2005, when airport …
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Notorious serial killer, Billy Mansfield Jr., 65, has confessed to the murder of 18-year-old Carol Ann Barrett, a case that remained unsolved for over four decades, according to local law enforcement. Barrett’s lifeless body was discovered in a ditch near Interstate 95 in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 24, 1980. The previous day, the young woman from Ohio had been reveling in her spring break in Daytona Beach when she was abducted from …
AUSTIN, TX – In a chilling turn of events, Raul Meza Jr., a man suspected of multiple murders, surrendered to the police last May, stating, “I think you are looking for me.” Currently, he is being held in a Texas detention center, implicated in the strangulation death of Gloria Lofton, 65, in 2019, and the capital murder of Jesse Fraga, 80, a former probation officer, in 2023. While Meza awaits trial, law enforcement is meticulously …
An unsolved disappearance case led a volunteer dive team to a surprising discovery in Miami on Sunday. The team, United Search Corps, found more than 30 vehicles at the bottom of a lake while searching for clues related to the case. The missing person had reportedly driven from Pinellas County to Miami International Airport to pick up relatives and then disappeared. The team targeted the lake due to its location near the airport and its …
Minneapolis police have announced a breakthrough in a cold-case murder and assault from 1984, thanks to advancements in DNA technology. The suspect, Matthew Russell Brown, 66, has been charged with second-degree murder with intent, first-degree burglary, and assault. The crime took place on July 17, 1984, when Brown would have been 27 years old. The case had remained unsolved for nearly four decades, but recent DNA analysis has provided crucial evidence leading to the arrest. …
South Carolina law enforcement officials have announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Heyward “Trey” Delno Price III, a 32-year-old father of three. Price was tragically shot to death in 2021, just a few feet away from his sleeping children. After an extensive investigation that initially went cold, authorities have finally apprehended the alleged killer. The victim was known for his love of coaching and fishing, and his untimely death left a …