Advances in DNA and genetic genealogy helped police identify a suspect in the 1980 killings of Lynn Vest and her young son, ...

Deputies say a 20-year-old Palm Coast resident was arrested for armed burglary after DNA linked him to a 2024 vehicle ...

A 24-year-old Baltimore native who vanished from his family in the late 1970s has been identified thanks to a DNA project.

DNA breakthrough solves 38-year-old "Colonial Parkway Murders" cold case, linking deceased fisherman to killings of at least ...

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or sub-Saharan Africa. Advances in DNA sequencing are helping researchers resolve a ...

Familial DNA searches help authorities "identify potential relatives of the alleged perpetrator" in DNA databases.

New DNA analysis has solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher. A CODIS match linked evidence in the case to serial offender Vincent Darrell Groves. Officials say the breakthrough highlights ...

The notorious 1991 yogurt shop murders in Austin, Texas, have finally been solved. DNA evidence has identified Robert Eugene Brashers, a deceased serial killer, as the perpetrator. Brashers, who died ...

A data analyst claims to have solved the Bigfoot mystery using statistics and the results are supported by DNA testing done ...

A California murder went unsolved for nearly 30 years, until one DNA match cracked the decades-old case. You can also get more behind-the-scenes of each week's episode by listening to "20/20: The ...

Bensalem, a suburb in Bucks County, near Philadelphia, is on the leading edge of a revolution in how crimes are solved. “It’s groundbreaking to have it in the police department,” said Detective Glenn ...