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While we most often hear of crimes being solved with the same few types of physical evidence, such as fingerprints, DNA, and ballistics, not all cases pro

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If you're a regular viewer of the channel, then you might remember that we already did a video covering these types of cases a few months back. As is common

https://listverse.com/2024/01/06/10-unusual-pieces-of-evidence-that-helped-solve-murder-cases/
Here are ten unusual pieces of evidence that helped solve murder cases and lead investigators to justice. Related: 10 Captivating Mysteries That Are Yet to Be Solved. 10 Sweet Potato. On February 27, 2011, Barnstable police responded to a shooting in Hyannis, a village located on Massachusetts's Cape Cod peninsula.

https://listverse.com/2014/08/17/10-crimes-solved-by-a-tiny-piece-of-evidence/
10 The Murder Of Karla Brown. In the summer of 1978, the body of a young woman was found partially submerged in a large drum of water in the small town of Wood River, Illinois. Her name was Karla Brown, and she had been brutally beaten, raped, and murdered.

https://www.eightieskids.com/new/30-weird-pieces-of-evidence-that-solved-crimes/
Barring an unexpected confession, crimes are solved by police officers who methodically collect, examine and interpret evidence. Clues left at the scene of a crime take many forms, ranging from DNA to circumstantial evidence that hints at the identity of the perpetrator. Oftentimes, the piece of evidence that cracks a case initially seems small and insignificant, its importance only becoming

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John D McHugh/AP. Fans of crime shows know that almost anything can provide evidence, including bugs, stray hair, and even fabric fibers. In one 2002 case, however, a murder was solved by the

https://www.cracked.com/article_22352_5-insane-coincidences-that-solved-unsolvable-crimes.html
In the summer of 1976, New York City was terrorized by one of the most infamous serial killers of all time. Over the course of the next year, this unidentified psychopath carried out a series of random shootings, murdering six people and wounding seven others. He taunted the police and the media with anonymous letters, referring to himself as

https://authorjenniferchase.com/2018/06/27/fascinating-forensics-2-high-profile-murders-solved-by-unusual-evidence/
Maple Tree Solves a Murder. In the farmlands of Indiana, a gruesome murder occurred in the summer of 1981. Charlotte and Fred Grabbe had been married for a tumultuous 23 years. Then, one day, their dismal marriage came to a tragic end when Fred strangled Charlotte to death in their barn.

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Here, they both take us through 12 serious cases from the past - revealing some of the key evidence that helped secure convictions. "This is the spade that Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen used to bury

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But the investigator of that case realised the variety of glitter particles meant they could be useful for solving crimes. The approach was used to solve a nasty crime in 1994 when a mother and her five-year-old daughter were murdered during a burglary.

https://www.ranker.com/list/crimes-solved-by-a-tiny-shred-of-evidence/mike-rothschild
A 30-Year-Old Slaying Is Solved Thanks To A Deck Of Cards. Faced with a string of unsolved cold cases, including several harsh slayings that left no evidence, the Seattle Police Department got creative. They decided to create a deck of " Cold Case Cards " that could be distributed to prisons.

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Just cases that are really bizarre and hard to make sense of. Here are a few that I have come across: On December 12th, 2014, a teenager in Pennsylvania called 911 after he stumbled across a woman's head in the woods near a rural road. The head had been professionally embalmed, but curiously, the eyes had been replaced with rubber balls.

https://listverse.com/2017/04/09/top-10-murder-mysteries-finally-solved-using-forensics/
8 The Krystal Beslanowitch Murder. One of the most modern, most sensitive forensic tools helped solve the cold case of a teenager found bludgeoned to death by the side of the Provo River in Utah in 1995. The victim was 17-year-old Krystal Beslanowitch. Next to her, police found the murder weapon—a blood-stained rock.

https://www.rd.com/list/forensics-solved-mysteries-cold-cases/
On January 7, 1969, 23-year-old Jane Britton failed to show up for an exam. Her boyfriend, who went to her apartment to look for her, discovered her dead of blunt force trauma. The boyfriend was

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Three-Cold-Case-Murders-Solved-After-Decades-Using-DNA-Advancements
In this article, we will zero in on three cases—Fawn Cox, Jody Loomis and Carla Jan Walker—where advances in genetic technology helped catch violent killers and solve decades-old cold cases. The murder of Fawn Cox was a mystery for 30+ years until DNA technology was used. Her killer was the last person the family suspected.

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5. Lorenzo Sanchez: Convicted With a CD Case. Cally Jo Larson, a 12-year-old girl who adored gymnastics, was stabbed to death in her own home. When police arrived at the crime scene, they saw what appeared to be evidence of a burglary.

https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/resources/10-cold-cases-solved
Methodology. The following criteria were used in compiling this list of 10 Solved Cold Cases: 1. Crime Committed: Each cold case on this list was related to unsolved murders, sexual assaults, or missing persons. 2. Length of Case: All cold cases in this piece are at least ten years old and, in many cases, are three to six decades old. 3. Recently Solved: All cold cases featured here were

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jan/15/how-the-technology-that-solved-the-idaho-4-murders/
Between 500 and 1,000 cases of violent crimes and unidentified human remains have been solved in the last five years through genetic genealogy - averaging at most 200 a year.

https://listverse.com/2017/07/07/top-10-infamous-murder-cases-solved-through-pioneering-forensics/
10 Sophie Ursinus. In 1803, Sophie Ursinus was arrested on suspicion of trying to kill her servant with plums laced with arsenic. Police launched an inquiry and uncovered a few mysterious deaths in Mrs. Ursinus's past. Her husband, a Prussian counselor named Theodor Ursinus, died in 1800. Her aunt died in 1801 after leaving Sophie an inheritance.

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Williams passed away in 2018, and unfortunately, by the time the crime was solved, nobody was left to mourn Conyers. Michael Golden, a high school classmate, attended the announcement of the resolution of the case, where he offered a sad coda to the decades-long story. "I still mourn her death. I got to be old. She didn't. She's forever 16," he

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In August of 2016, 22-year-old Jasmine Richardson was set free from a Canadian prison, 10 years after her and her ex-boyfriend's convictions. In 2006, then-12-year-old Richardson and her boyfriend, Jeremy Steinke, murdered Richardson's family - her parents and younger brother - in cold blood. The crimes took place in the Richardson family's

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More than 400 Cold Cases Solved. "Golden State Killer" James DeAngelo Jr. might not have been the first person to be tied to a crime (or series of crimes) thanks to forensic genealogy, nor would he be the last. Two weeks earlier, authorities announced a breakthrough in a decades-old cold case thanks to forensic genealogy, although in this case