FBI: Body resembles alleged 1976 family killer

The body of a John Doe who bears a "strong resemblance" to a former state department employee accused of the gruesome 1976 sledgehammer murders of his wife, mother and three sons, is being exhumed by the FBI.Investigators believe the unidentified man who was killed by a hit and run driver in 1981 may well be William Bradford "Brad" Bishop...

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Second man named in Lyon's sisters disapperance

Cops have named a second person of interest in the 1975 disappearance of two young sisters who vanished from a Maryland shopping center.Investigators at Bedford County Sheriff's office said they were "very confident" they are close to finding out what happened to Sheila and Katherine Lyon, aged 12 and 10.They also confirmed they were assisting...

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'Cold blooded' Paul Curry guilty of wife's 1994 murder

A "vicious, cold blooded" former nuclear engineer who was driven by an "insatiable appetite for money" was convicted of the 1994 murder of his wife.Paul Curry gave a sleeping pill to his wife Linda and then poisoned her with a shot of nicotine because he wanted the $547.695 payout from her life insurance policy, prosecutors said.The 57-year-old...

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Still missing a month on, 14-year-old Adelle Burns

A 14-year-old Florida girl is still missing more than a month after she disappeared from the bed she was sharing with her sister.Adelle Burns left a note telling her mom that she would be with friend's in Mississippi, but there has been no word from her since.Her mom Glenna Phillips told the Tallahassee Democrat that the family "just want...

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Stephanie Low's body found in shallow grave

Low The body of a woman missing for nearly four years has been discovered in a shallow grave in the national forest near Wabeno, Wis., cops said. Stephanie Low was found Friday around 80 miles northeast of the Wausau apartment where she was last seen on Oct. 10, 2010, Police Chief Jeff Hardel said. At the time cops found blood...

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Mother fears Hannah Graham victim of serial killer

Gill Harrington has been down the terrible road the family of missing University of Virginia Hannah Graham is now traveling -- and fears a serial killer is hunting in the area. Her daughter Morgan was kidnapped and murdered in 2009 after a Metallica concert -- and now she's seeing chilling similarities between the two cases. MORE AT COLD...

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Cops resume search in 1975 Lyon sisters cold case

Maryland police have resumed their search for two sisters who vanished in 1975 at a rural cemetery in Virginia. Sheila Lyon, 12, and her sister Katherine, 10, disappeared on March 25, 1975 when they went for lunch at a local mall in the Washington, DC suburb of Wheaton. But last February, cops identified convicted child molester Lloyd Lee...

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Mitchell Ruble nabbed in 1981 shotgun slaying

Police have arrested a former Ohio sheriff's deputy and charged him with the cold case murder of a fellow cop in 1981.  Mitchell Ruble, 63, was arrested charged with the brutal shotgun slaying of  Deputy Lt. Ray "Joe" Clark.Cops say that Clark was watching a basketball game when he went to his kitchen to fetch a snack. At that...

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Hannah Graham update: 3 other women missing

UPDATE: Detectives are piecing together new sightings of missing university co-ed Hannah Elizabeth Graham that may help them unravel the mystery of her disappearance. The University of Virginia student last weekend after a boozy outing with pals in Charlottesville, Va. Now, new video footage obtained by cops suggests she made it to...

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Va. cops hunt for missing Hannah Elizabeth Graham

Cops in Charlottesville, Virginia have released new photos of missing co-ed Hannah Elizabeth Graham who vanished last Saturday.The 18-year-old sent a text to pals around 1:20 a.m. and hasn't been heard from since. The University of Virginia student is 5’11” with a skinny build, blue eyes, light brown hair and freckles. Graham was...

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OREGON COPS RELEASE NEW SKETCH OF 1996 COLD CASE

Cops pushing for new leads in a 1996 cold case have released a new sketch of an unidentified murder victim found dead in rural Oregon.Suspicious circumstances at the Polk County crime scene lead investigators to believe that the case was a homicide. Her body may have been in the area for as long as a year before it was found.A search of missing...

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PROF PLEADS TO ROLE IN 1995 MEAT CLEAVER MURDER

Norma EsparzaA psychology professor has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter in the cold case murder of her alleged rapist who was found hacked to death with a meat cleaver 20-years ago.Norma Esparza told a California courtroom that she never meant for Gonzalo Ramirez to be killed in the Spring of 1995, but that her...

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ERIK CROSS DRAGGED BEHIND CAR, MURDERED IN '83

It was a living nightmare for a father: Discovering your child lying dead on the side of the road. It was June 26, 1983 in Vicksburg, Michigan when the body of Erik Stirling Cross, 16, was discovered by his dad. Now, more than 30 years have passed and answers are still few.What is known is this:* The blue-eyed, red-headed teenage boy attended...

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COPS GET BREAK IN 1975 LYON SISTERS KIDNAPPING

Cops in Maryland are fingering a convicted sex offender in connection with the terrifying 1975 disappearance of two young sisters. The mystery has haunted the Washington area ever since.The Lyon sisters -- Sheila, 12, and Katherine, 10 -- were on their way home from the Wheaton Plaza Shopping Center in March 1975 when they vanished. A composite sketch was widely distributed and tips flowed in, but the Lyon sisters were...

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CORTNEY CLAYTON MURDER: SUSPICIONS RUN DEEP

Cortney Clayton went for an evening walk on the evening of Sept. 2, 1988 to get a soda from a nearby convenience store in her tiny hometown of Stamford, Texas. The pretty little girl never came home and on Sunday, March 26, 1989 the 7-year-old's remains were discovered in a field 50 miles away. Her family said that she was a smart, adventurous...

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COPS CRACK 1974 EILEEN FERRO COLD CASE MURDER

Eileen Ferro was just 21-year-old when she was viciously stabbed to death in her Shrewsbury, Massachusetts home. Now, 40 years later cops have finally made an arrest in the grisly crime. Thanks to DNA evidence detectives arrested a 69-year-old Austell, Georgia man, Lonzo Guthrie and charged him with mCNNurder. For more, check ...

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EVELYN SHANK SHOT TO DEATH IN VEGAS IN 1959

She is the oldest unsolved murder victim in a city that has seen plenty of them during its wild existence. Evelyn Shank was the night clerk at the Travelodge and the victim of a kidnap/robbery, Vegas cops say. Her relief worker arrived to discover the switchboard/desk area unoccupied. When he could not locate Shank he called cops. Detectives...

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