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Cold Case Investigations
Long‑unsolved crimes revisited with new leads or techniques.
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San Joaquin County 'Speed Freak Killer' Wesley Shermantine dies at 60
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (637+ words) FOLSOM — Serial killer Wesley H. Shermantine, whose drug-fueled killing spree across San Joaquin and Calaveras counties earned him and his partner the notorious nickname the “Speed Freak Killers,” died Thursday, Sept. 17 while incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento, the California…...
Prosecutor says he’ll hold second trial in Sioux City cold case murder
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (242+ words) The Woodbury County Attorney plans another trial in a Sioux City cold case that ended with the jury unable to reach a decision. County Attorney James Loomis says he will re-try 63-year-old Thomas Popp in the 1983 shooting death of Terry…...
Last of ‘Speed Freak Killers,' notorious duo of '80s and '90s, dies in California prison
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (507+ words) Condemned inmate Wesley Shermantine, who was part of a murderous duo known as the "Speed Freak Killers," has died in a California prison. He was 60. Shermantine and Loren Herzog, his childhood friend and accomplice, were suspected of killing more than…...
Toronto Police Solve 2003 Assault of Late Elderly Woman
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (301+ words) The Toronto Police Service began investigating, collecting forensic evidence and canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses. Investigators distributed a composite sketch of the suspect, and Crime Stoppers released a video re-enacting the crime in an effort to generate leads. At the…...
A Single Trip Ends Poul Thorsen???s Life as a Wanted Person
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (1503+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2026 — One international journey ended Poul Thorsen’s long existence beyond American custody when German authorities encountered the Danish autism researcher in Passau and acted upon an INTERPOL Red Notice connected with his outstanding federal warrant. Thorsen had remained in…...
DNA Leads to Mother in 1992 Murder of Newborn
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (226+ words) Last week, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Cold Case Unit Agents and Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD) officers arrested a Jacksonville woman in connection with the 1992 homicide of a newborn baby boy in Pine Bluff. Stephanie Amos, 52, was taken into custody…...
No criminality: Woman's body found 10 years after disappearance near Salmon Arm
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (189+ words) Published 2:21 pm Monday, September 21, 2026 By Jennifer Smith/Vernon Morning Star The remains of a woman missing for more than 10 years have been found. The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP announced Monday that Deanna Wertz was located on Sept. 13 in a vast…...
Body of missing hiker recovered in Washington's Olympic National Park
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (500+ words) Searchers found 26-year-old Neil Gehring on Mount Appleton after analyzing additional cellphone location data. By Chloe Bland, AccuWeather, editorial intern Published Sep 21, 2026 1:15 PM EDT | Updated Sep 21, 2026 1:15 PM EDT A 69-year-old kayaker was rescued from a log jam on the Yakima…...
Incarcerated man charged in 1986 Druid Hill Park cold case murder
55+ min ago (275+ words) BALTIMORE — A 67-year-old man has been arrested nearly 40 years after a woman was found shot to death in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park. Teresa Ann Houck, 23, was found dead on Oct. 22, 1986 in the park; police at the time noted had been…...
1995 Wisconsin cold case: $1M bond for man accused of killing former roommate
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (403+ words) FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A Wisconsin man accused of killing his former roommate, James Ruland, leading to a decades-long cold case investigation, made his initial court appearance Monday. Jerome Baier, 83, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Judge Anthony Nehls set…...