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  • Suspect Arrested in 21-Year-Old Cold Case Homicide Investigation

    July 24, 2024
    On September 4, 2003, at approximately 2:15p.m., the Henderson Police and Fire Departments responded to the 200 block of Gold Street in reference to a female occupant located deceased inside of a residence. read more
  • Long Island Man Sentenced To 25 Years After Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Caused Four Deaths

    July 24, 2024
    Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Marquis Douglas, a narcotics trafficker who operated a narcotics business that was responsible for the distribution of large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and other illicit substances throughout the North Fork of Long Island, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 25 years’ imprisonment. Douglas pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiring with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, more than one kilogram of heroin, more than 280 grams of crack cocaine, more than 40 grams of fentanyl and a quantity of fentanyl analogue (fluorofentanyl), and distribution of cocaine and fluorofentanyl on or about August 12, 2021, which resulted in the overdose deaths of four people. read more
  • Hartford Man Gets Life for Double Murder and Witness Tampering

    July 24, 2024
    Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin announced today that the Honorable Michael J. Gustafson on July 18, 2024 sentenced Brandon Letman, age 31, to life in prison without the possibility of release for the 2016 fatal shootings of Ashley Spence, age 21, and Cameron Mounds Jr., age 19, in Hartford. read more
  • Genetic Geanology Helps Cops Nab Suspected 1982 Murderer, Rapist

    July 24, 2024
    The Cloverdale Police Department announced on July 22 they have arrested Willows resident James Unick, 62, and charged him with the murder of Sarah Greer, 13 at the time. Unick was charged with Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, and Lew and Lascivious acts with a minor under 14-years-old by force. read more
  • Shifting Perspectives in the Drug War: Identifying Patterns with AI

    July 23, 2024
    For decades, investigators tackled the scourge of drugs on the streets, chasing down leads on individual suspects one at a time. This person-centered approach—while crucial—has limitations. It is reactive, labor-intensive and often struggles to keep pace with the evolving tactics of drug traffickers. read more
  • Suspect Identified in Half-Century-Old Cold Case

    July 22, 2024
    The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office has developed probable cause resolving the 1963 Homicide of Wayne Pratt. Sheriff's Detectives, working with multiple specialized DNA companies and laboratories, have identified a suspect in this more than half-century-old cold case. read more
  • Saline County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 2021 Doe

    July 22, 2024
    April 2021, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered by a group of friends hunting for mushrooms in a wooded area just west of the city of Salina in Saline County, Kansas. As they walked between the railroad track and a water-filled creek, the group came across the remains and called local law enforcement. read more
  • Man Charged With Two Sexual Assaults That Occurred 33 Years Ago

    July 22, 2024
    On Wednesday 17 July 2024, Special Crime Squad –Cold Case detectives charged a 54-year-old man with seven offences as a result of their investigation into two serious sexual assaults that occurred between 1990 and 1991. read more
  • 40 Years Later, Suspect Arrested in Holly Campiglia Case

    July 22, 2024
    Justice more than 40 years after the sexual assault and murder of Holly Campiglia. Yesterday’s, Holly’s killer was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The road to yesterday’s sentencing has taken many turns. read more
  • Advancements In DNA Technology Allow Police In Florida To Solve 1999 Murder

    July 22, 2024
    Police in Florida were able to utilize new technology to identify the owner of a knife with blood and other DNA samples on it to make an arrest in a nearly 25 year old previously cold case homicide. read more