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

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

Matt Hutchison, the "badass detective," has made arrests in many cold cases.

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

Human remains discovered decades ago along the Washington coast have been identified using advanced DNA technology, marking ...

The 1982 cold case of Charles Nunnenman, once the Western Reserve John Doe, has been solved using DNA and genealogy research.

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 ...

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 ...