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Hidden homicides: DNA lab research reveals several hundred more unidentified cases may be murders
Updated: Jan. 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM EST
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Sara Goldenberg
Several hundred more cold case homicides could be out there not being investigated, leaving families without answers and criminals walking free.
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Identified: How investigators gave Western Reserve John Doe his name back after 42 years
Updated: Jan. 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM EST
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Sara Goldenberg
A man killed in a hit-skip crash more than four decades ago in northeast Ohio has finally been identified.
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1980 cold case death in Cleveland now ruled a homicide by medical examiner
Updated: Dec. 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM EST
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Sara Goldenberg
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office has issued a new ruling in a cold case that is now more than 45 years old.
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Hidden homicides: DNA lab research reveals several hundred more unidentified cases may be murders
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Identified: How investigators gave Western Reserve John Doe his name back after 42 years
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Unidentified: New methods bring hope 50-year-old Ottawa County Jane Doe case could be solved
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New movement in Brecksville John Doe cold case after 19 Investigates starts asking questions
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DNA lab aims to solve more than 500 cold cases of unidentified children nationwide
Updated: Nov. 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM EST
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Sara Goldenberg
More than 500 missing and murdered children in the United States remain unidentified and unaccounted for, with many families left without answers for decades.
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New movement in Brecksville John Doe cold case after 19 Investigates starts asking questions
Updated: Sep. 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM EDT
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Sara Goldenberg
Now, hope for answers in this case lies in his DNA.
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Unidentified: Note found in shoe could help identify Garfield Heights John Doe
Updated: Sep. 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM EDT
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Sara Goldenberg
There is no sketch available for this John Doe, but some evidence left behind could help someone identify him.
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Bones found in Canadian forest ID’d as Northeast Ohio man who went missing in 1973
Updated: Sep. 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM EDT
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19 News Investigative Team
After decades of dead ends, the case was solved in just 24 hours thanks to revolutionary new technology and a team of volunteers.
19 Investigates
Medical examiner to revisit original death ruling after Cleveland John Doe identified decades later
Updated: Aug. 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM EDT
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Sara Goldenberg
19 Investigates found new information in Danny Mitchell's autopsy report after his identification was publicly announced.
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Michigan man uploads his DNA profile, helps find his missing aunt miles away in Ohio
Updated: Aug. 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM EDT
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Sara Goldenberg
He hopes telling his story will inspire other families who are trying to find their missing loved ones.
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