It is devastating when a loved one is missing. Often, the pain of not knowing what happened can be among the worst parts. That's why our Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) laboratory continues to explore and advance the use of scientific methods to help solve missing and unidentified persons cases.
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On September 28, 2010, at approximately 11:00 a.m., unidentified human remains were discovered by a construction crew in the Manoa area. It was determined that the skull sustained a gunshot wound and that the remains were placed there under suspicious circumstances.
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In April 1992, the remains of an unidentified individual were discovered in the 700 block of Tri City Beach Road in Baytown, Texas. Baytown is a city just east of Houston. Baytown Police Department responded to the scene. It was determined that the remains were that of a black male who was 5’9” tall, partially clothed, and covered in multiple sheets and blankets. The man was found lying face down in a concrete drainage ditch just south of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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Almost a decade ago on September 2, 2014, Mesquite Police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Moon Drive, after a resident located a female victim lying on the side of their house. The victim had been savagely beaten, leaving her unconscious with severe injuries to her head and face. During the investigation officers learned the victim, prior to the offense, was a disabled individual and was also sexually assaulted during the offense.
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In April 2020, the remains of an unidentified individual were found on the shoreline of Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts. Revere is located 5 miles northeast of Boston. Investigators responded to the scene where they determined that the remains were that of a male. The man was between the ages of 50 and 70 years old, stood approximately 5’11” tall, and weighed 182 pounds. At the time of the man’s discovery, he was wearing a black sweatshirt, a red and blue shirt, denim pants, and a pair of blue socks and white socks. No other identifying clues were available.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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