While the small blue pills have become synonymous with fentanyl, the analysis shows the escalating variability in the illicit drug supply, including counterfeit tablets and powders.
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Last week, detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit arrested a sexual battery suspect from a 1998 cold case.
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In January 1984, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered at a landfill. Investigators determined that the woman had died before being transported, but despite extensive efforts, her identity remained unknown.
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Authorities in the Permian Basin (Texas) have now identified the man they believe violently raped a 49-year-old woman in a mall parking lot in Midland almost 30 years ago.
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The funding will help departments address staffing shortages, provide training, and purchase equipment to increase DNA processing capacity.
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Forensic analysis of pollen has revealed new clues as to where a Jane Doe spent her last days before her body was discovered in the English Bay (British Columbia, Canada) in 2022.
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Last week, cold case detectives from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department attended the exhumation of 1969 homicide victim Nora Kathylene “Kathy” Jones.
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In hopes of identifying a cold case homicide victim and generating new leads, investigators are releasing a new facial approximation and asking anyone who recognizes her to come forward with information.
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Students in Ferris State University’s inaugural Cold Case Investigations class say they are making progress on a mystery that has been unsolved for years.
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The landscapes of Namibia that testify to this violence still survive, but are under increasing pressure from urban expansion, infrastructure development and environmental change.
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