On a quiet Long Island street in the mid‑1980s, 16‑year‑old Theresa Fusco vanished on her way home from work, and for decades ...

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

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

A 2007 home invasion and sexual assault case was solved nearly 20 years later using advanced DNA genealogy, authorities say. Larry Franklin Tucker Jr. was identified and faces charges related to the ...

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 ...