World Homicide Tracker

Court testimony reveals DNA and fingerprint analysis under defense scrutiny, with experts noting limitations.

• Y-STR testing isolated unknown male...

The crime scene photographs from the 1888 Whitechapel murders document an unsolved case while fueling ongoing ethical debate.

• Archival role: Joseph...

• DNA and fingerprint evidence from 1960 now links former Chicago homicide detective Thomas F. McInerney Jr. to the abduction and shooting of...

DA Larry Krasner indicated his office may pursue charges against an officer for providing false information and obstructing justice in the "deeply...

• Victim: Shelli Waltemath, 50, of Gallatin Gateway, killed Wednesday at a business near West Main Street and Professional Drive
• Suspect: Steven...

Advances in forensic DNA analysis have renewed the long-cold 2011 murder investigation of Il Jae Kim, identifying Mike Nunez as a suspect and...

This curated list of 34 Netflix documentaries offers a guide to real homicide cases of different types.

• Spans historical investigations like The...

• Eric Lewis, acquitted of 2019 murder due to alleged police lies about fake tips, now stands accused of killing Officer Shane Seiber and wounding...

Bexar County Sheriff's Office classified the case as murder-suicide based on the suspect's actions.

• Sheriff's account: Ian Torme Riles shot Jessica...

New investigative tools are reopening long-unsolved murders, though converting leads into charges demands more than technology alone.

• Digital...

• Police requested a drone to digitally map the neighborhood and photograph routes taken by a masked suspect seen on surveillance footage.
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• SBI agent Justin Heinrich detailed how investigators spent years comparing DNA from hundreds of leads after Hedgepeth's 2012 killing.
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In 1979, six Mexican American officers formed the Chicano Squad, shifting from translators to lead investigators on murder cases within days.

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Forensic scientist Erin Ermish testified that DNA from Faith Hedgepeth's vaginal and rectal swabs matched Miguel Salguero Olivares with extreme...

Four arrests made in separate New Orleans homicide investigations; all presumed innocent until proven guilty.

• Michael Adams, 35: accessory after...

Identifying the Lake Mead barrel-murder victim more than four years after his 2022 discovery demonstrates the value of sustained DNA and forensic work...

A false confession by Laverne Pavlinac and John Sosnovske for the 1990 murder of Taunja Bennett derailed the investigation, letting Keith Jesperson murder at least seven more women across multiple states before he turned himself in five years later.

Modern DNA tools are turning long-frozen homicides into solvable cases.

• Training surge: IHIA now runs dedicated workshops teaching investigators...

Genetic genealogy by Ramapo College researchers identified the 1991 Albuquerque Jane Doe as 18-year-old Becca Mallekoote in March 2026, ending decades...

Cold homicide cases stall primarily due to crushing caseloads and strict time limits, not detective skill.

• Core problem: Detectives juggle up to...