DNA left at crime scene links former soldier to Virginia artist’s unsolved murder
Cold case detectives Melissa Wallace and Jon Long of the Fairfax County Police Department began reviewing Robin Lawrence‘s…
New York man confesses to Virginia cold case murder, claiming he’s “a serial killer who’s only killed once”
When Stephan Smerk called Fairfax County Police Detective Melissa Wallace on Sept.7, 2023, she was shocked to hear…
Family of murdered D.C. photographer wonders if his convicted killer acted alone
The investigation of Joe Shymanski‘s murder began as a missing persons case. It was Sept. 4, 2023, at…
“48 Hours” contributor finds herself in uncharted territory investigating D.C.-area murder
As a reporter, you see a lot of strange things. You witness the most dramatic and traumatic parts…
Police say an Indiana man’s death was no accident; His wife fights to prove she’s no murderer.
August 12, 2023, New Haven, Indiana. Shortly before morning broke in the home he rented with his wife…
Security video helps lead Oregon detectives to a masked killer who tried to hide the crime
Detectives Stephanie Winter and Devin Rigo of the Hillsboro, Oregon, Police Department had never encountered a crime scene…
Did a Texas teen stab his twin sister to death while he was sleepwalking?
On the morning of Sept. 29, 2021, 17-year-old Benjamin Elliott was in a Harris County Sheriff’s Office interrogation…
Suspect identified in infamous Texas yogurt shop murder case, original investigator says
“48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty has learned a suspect has been identified in the 1991 murders of four…
A Texas teen stabbed his twin sister to death. It’s a mystery why.
In the early morning hours of Sept. 29, 2021, Benjamin Elliott, then 17 years old, walked into his…