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Delia Lerma’s case remained unsolved for nearly 19 years before her husband, Lucio Lerma Sr., was indicted in connection with her 2007 murder. Now, before the case could reach trial, there has been a major development. In this update, I explain what happened and where the case stands now. Lucio …

For decades, an unidentified woman known as “Peaches” and a young child known as “Baby Doe” were connected to the Gilgo Beach investigation. Advanced DNA testing eventually identified them as Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes—and sent investigators in a very different direc…

In 1988, 23-year-old Delores Thompson was found murdered inside her Frederick, Maryland, apartment. The case went cold, but investigators never stopped looking for answers. Nearly four decades later, a reexamination of evidence collected in 1988 led to a DNA profile and identified Calvin Ziegler —…

Three Arrested 24 Years After Frisco, Texas Murder | Frank Weiss Frank Weiss was last seen alive on June 2, 2002. Two days later, his body was found near Lewisville Lake in Frisco, Texas. In 2026, Frisco Police arrested three people on murder warrants connected to his death after reopening the 24…

After advanced DNA sequencing identified 78-year-old Jacquelyn Cirone, her niece and caregiver, Rebecca Stewart Vaughn, was arrested. A federal indictment alleges Vaughn hid Cirone’s body and continued drawing more than $75,000 in Social Security and New York City teacher pension benefits. Rebecc…

For nearly 27 years, she was known as Wilkinsburg Jane Doe. Her remains were found in June of 1999 inside a vacant home at 604 North Avenue in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. She had been reported missing from the same area just two months earlier. Now, through advanced DNA testing and forensic geneti…

After 37 years, the unidentified homicide victim known as “Castleberry Kate” has been identified as Sonya Alice Langan. Sonya’s remains were found buried in a vacant lot on Castleberry Lane in Bullhead City, Arizona, in 1989. Investigators determined her death was a homicide after a bullet was rec…

Randy Gail Sperino was killed in Madison County, Illinois, in 1993. For decades, investigators had a truck description and DNA from the crime scene, but CODIS never produced a hit. So why did it take 33 years to make an arrest when investigators had DNA? Pop over to the CRIMEALYTICS® YouTube chan…

A 3 a.m. assault call led police to two lifelong best friends murdered at a Stockton construction site. More than 30 years later, an arrest has been made. Pop over to the CRIMEALYTICS® YouTube channel to WATCH THIS EPISODE For a full list of resources and to read more on this case visit the BLO…