The father of a boy found dead on the side of a highway in September 1998 was criminally charged Monday, months after he allegedly confessed to his son’s unsolved murder. WRAL reported that an Orange County grand jury indicted John Russell Whitt, 57, on charges of murder and concealing a death in connection with the …
A Maryland man was charged last week for the 1985 murder of his wife, who was stabbed to death in what authorities long believed was a home burglary gone wrong. From the Baltimore Sun, Karen Norton, 23, had come home from work at JCPenney at 6:45 p.m. on December 17, 1985, when she was fatally …
Authorities in California say a man has been arrested nearly 40 years after he allegedly raped and murdered an octogenarian in Oxnard. According to Fox News, 58-year-old Lenard Chester was linked to the December 1, 1980, attack after forensic testing of DNA evidence found at the scene. At the time of her death, authorities found …
Authorities in North Carolina announced that a man was arrested in Florida for the kidnapping and slaying of a woman who was found dead next to her 4-month-old son in December 1972. The Raleigh News & Observer reported that DNA evidence led to Monday’s arrest of Larry Joe Scott, 65, in Bradenton, Florida. The Johnston …
Suspect Richard Knapp was convicted of sexual assault in 1986 but his DNA was never entered into a database
Police in Fort Worth, Texas, have released a letter that may contain a cryptic clue into the unsolved murder of a 17-year-old girl in 1974. According to the Dallas Morning News, Carla Walker was raped and brutally murdered in February 1974. Her body was found a few days after an unknown assailant pulled her out …
An elderly man in New York City has been arrested for the 1973 slayings of two 19-year-old women who were vacationing in Virginia Beach at the time. The New York Times reports that DNA evidence recovered from the crime scene was matched this fall with Ernest Broadnax’s profile in a national database. Broadnax, 80, was …
A Florida man who walked out of federal prison Friday was reportedly rearrested moments later for a murder he allegedly committed nearly two decades earlier. According to WFTS, New Port Richey police arrested Randy Petersilge, 51, for the November 2001 murder of Simon Clark, 41, who was found dead of blunt force trauma in Pasco County. Authorities …
Authorities in South Carolina announced the arrest of a man who they’ve reportedly tied to at least 13 attacks which occurred from March 1995 to May 2003. According to the Herald-Journal, the Spartanburg Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Gregory Howard Frye, 52, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, and first-degree burglary in connection with a …
A Maryland woman who lost her sister over 20 years ago to a violent crime is hoping that large billboards will capture the attention of someone who can help police crack the case. Jody LeCornu, a college student with big dreams, was just 23 when she was shot dead outside of Baltimore in 1996. Authorities …
A Florida man was arrested Wednesday for the 1998 murder of a consignment store worker after he reportedly submitted his fingerprints for a job application—and the prints were found to have matched those recovered from the crime scene. According to WFLA, Todd Barket, 51, was apprehended in Brandon in connection with the slaying of Sondra Better, 68. Better …
The unsolved murder of North Carolina woman Allison Foy has helped pave the way for investigators to crack other unsolved crimes. Authorities credit Foy’s sister for relentlessly pushing for new DNA-collection equipment that can pick up more forensic evidence than previous methods used. Port City Daily reports that Foy’s sister Lisa Valentino, has been pushing for years …
