"Detective Jim Scharf had a sinking feeling that the perpetrator could be a seasoned predator, even a serial killer."
"Please turn your focus toward the unidentified victims and other potentially unknown victims in this case."
"Surely you must know that in criminal cases handled by me it is never the obvious situation that is the correct one."
"There's a lot I still think a lot to be learned from the way celebrity impacted the police investigation in this case."
"We solve cold cases with DNA and genetic genealogy, and that's what we do."
"There's enough circumstantial evidence. I think there's more than that. JonBenet's parents were involved in a cover-up or something that occurred."
"With forensic DNA testing, detectives were able to prove homicide."
"I think this is the most incompetent police work that I have ever covered."
"It's believed that this person of interest had no previous knowledge of this apartment complex."
"Agents found themselves scrambling to link LA's Lawrence Horn and Detroit's James Perry to their case."
"Congress needs to first investigate, have all the access to all the information, and then if we see potential criminal activity, we refer those cases to the Justice Department."
"The more that time went on, the more it was believed that Brandy was a victim of foul play."
"It's really interesting how they caught him and running this against the computer."
"Police are now certain they're looking for a methodical killer."
"Forensic science is constantly evolving, providing detectives with an infallible witness."
"Every criminal leaves evidence behind. The key is to know how to find it."
"Unfortunately, because there seems to be so much to this case that went wrong from the autopsy to the investigation to the alleged corruption and cover-ups in the Chicago PD, I doubt that this promise was upheld by many."
"If we discover evidence of criminal activity, we will consider referring that to the Justice Department."
"It was a landmark case as it included the first DNA extraction of its kind to identify a murderer during a criminal investigation in the United States."
"With advanced technology, forensic artists are identifying faceless victims and exposing a killer's guilt."
"Reports say there have been mutilated corpses of teenagers and college students found in the park."
"We believe that the evidence described by my colleagues today... warrant a criminal referral of former President Donald J. Trump."
"Someone with a dead body in the car doing all this back and forth. What does that tell you if that's what happened?"
"It's kind of crazy to think that everything sort of had to work out perfectly for Gannon to even be found..."
"I think when you have a case that is a whodunit you do have to be really careful with what you put out there."
"I want them to catch whoever this is. I don't want them to spook them in any way."
"Investigators are convinced Su Wei Ming is the one responsible."
"Investigators began to dig up the grounds of the farm and as they did, they uncovered more and more bodies."
"Once killers could escape detection by washing away evidence of their crime but today advances in forensic science can bring proof of murder to the surface even when the victims are dead in the water."
"A forensic scientist, though, found Nathan's DNA on Denise's gear shift, which was interesting since Nathan had said during his initial interview that he had not driven her car in over a year."
"The negative findings of lungs as well as the positive findings of the neck were consistent with the manual strangulation."
"The findings were enough for investigators to request that a thorough forensic examination be performed on the vehicle."
"That photograph and that composite drawing is what broke this case open."
"Some killers go to great lengths to keep their victims' whereabouts a mystery, leaving only traces of the crime."
"Though it may only take a small amount of poison to kill these toxic chemicals leave a telltale trail only forensic science can trace and with it the silent killers come to light and their heinous crimes become all too clear."
"This case came together ultimately as a result of forensic evidence and its examination: fingerprint evidence, fiber evidence, DNA evidence."
"With the team that we had working this, I knew we were going to solve it. It was just going to take some time."
"The unrelenting investigation put three killers behind bars and helped open the door for a forensic technology that has changed criminal investigations forever."
"With the federal warrant outlining evidence sought in connection with the murder, agents could conduct an additional search of the Verdi home and seize any related items."
"He advised us that John was scheduled to be at work on the night of February 27th, the night of the homicide, and had failed to appear for work as scheduled and had not been back since."
"Christopher McCowen's DNA matched the crime scene."
"I would be in the 90 to 95 certainty that she is guilty."
"It seems like foul play for sure, but what exactly happened?"
"What followed was arguably the most extensive and intensive search and recovery operation in US history."
"With Fairweather in custody, the investigation turned its attention to why a teenager had committed such shocking crimes."
"The disappearances and the mass graves were linked and most likely the work of a single criminal enterprise."
"We took him at his word... now there's cold cases being looked at actively by multiple agencies."
"This seems to be a case of investigators always knew who is responsible, but the final death bed confession just solidified it for them."
"From the guys that he was with he was off the radar at that point you know he wasn't one of the known writers from operation Anderson the police didn't have his number they didn't know who he was hence's anonymity was so important to his work."
"Hannibal Lecter is so popular that some investigators have misinterpreted evidence surrounding murder cases because they assumed the killer would follow the pattern of Lecter."
"If it ain't Charles Reed, the genius to crack the case of Albert Throgmorton."
"Agents showed the jewelry to Ruth Mayer's husband, who confirmed it was stolen from their home."
"In 1975, Jimmy Hoffa drove to the parking lot of the Marchus Red Fox Restaurant and waited. 90 minutes later, a car with several men inside picked up Jimmy Hoffa and he was never seen again."
"The F.B.I. suspected Jimmy Hoffa’s estranged adopted son 'Chuckie' O’Brien as one of the men in the car that carried Jimmy Hoffa to his execution. He had a fish story of an alibi."
"These bones had to have been there for months and there was nothing inconsistent with them being placed there about the time she went missing, and that's very important. This was a child that was just dumped in the woods like a piece of trash."
"So, we have to talk about it because when we say whether we think this was accidental or intentional, tape around her head multiple times? I don't think so. Doesn't sound like an accident in that sense."
"This was a huge moment in this case, and it is, you know, once he finds this information out, he relays it back to the FBI."
"Eyewitnesses had recounted that the shooter possessed shoulder-length blonde hair."
"It's a case that I felt like needed more attention."
"Tonight, the intense manhunt for Brian Laundrie, the only person of interest in the death of Gabby Petito."
"No one else's DNA was found in that car, not Sandy's daughters, not her husband Lewis's, or any other family members, just Sandy's."
"The power of forensics: it's incredible what can be done now when you blend science with investigation."
"Truth was about to catch up with Piper Roundtree."
"There's no criminal organization that he cannot penetrate"
"Straffan's case has intrigued criminologists, historians, and authors."
"Michael Camelo, the arson expert, was called to the stand."
"Regardless of her odd behavior, they still had absolutely nothing in terms of physical evidence yet again to charge her with any crime."
"The brutality of a triple homicide in Anchorage tested the medal of even the most seasoned investigators."
"If this was premeditated and you've watched any true crime documentaries, they're always analyzing these phone calls."
"The more I've learned about the case the more I'm thinking foul play."
"Stephen Port did indeed know all four of his victims and all of this combined with the fact that these dead bodies were found less than half of a mile away from Stephen Port's, there was no denying it, he was guilty."
"Here's the problem, the suspect's last words before he died were the man has no t-shirt, I think it's a dead giveaway buddy, you got a hole in your body you're gonna."
"They missed opportunities to catch the real killer, allowing him to strike again."
"The handwriting match was the break the detectives needed."
"Ordinarily, to maintain the integrity of a criminal investigation, you wouldn't want it to be confidential."
"The coroner revealing that his beautiful daughter was sadly strangled to death."
"There was a credible lead that suggests that Aaron Hernandez could have been involved in a fourth murder. If Aaron Hernandez killed four people, he was a serial killer."
"Was it just a random spur-of-the-moment murder?"
"He had hinted that there were 11 or 12 kill kits out there and this really indicated that he had 11 or 12 victims."
"There's at least seven more victims unknown that are out there."
"Kidnapping cases are among the most challenging for law enforcement."
"Technically in the CCTV, you don't see Elaine getting into the car by herself."
"There's the family, Aaron. The Aaron that cared very deeply about her siblings, parents, extended family."
"Flores was a classmate of Smart and has long been the main suspect in her disappearance."
"Dental records finally gave the victim a name: seventeen-year-old Darcy Frackenpole was a runaway from Seattle."
"Now Bell had the evidence he needed to turn up the heat on Gilch."
"As far as the aftermath of all of this and why people to this day still consider this case as a cold case..."
"Reginald McDowell was quickly a person of interest in Meda's missing person case."
"California and this is very alarming for a lot of people because they are the prime murder suspects for one of the most brutal murders in California to that date."
"People absolutely think it's Marty but like it's unsolved because is this a cover-up or is it not."
"I'm just a simple tool to be used by that person, therefore that person would have the strongest motive."
"Witnesses from each different murder scene had all reported seeing an American soldier either in the company of the woman or in the scene of the murder."
"That's right, several sources tell our sister station that the former South Carolina attorney is expected to be indicted for their murders this week."
"These are the hardest cases that you will investigate, but as homicide investigators, you have to show up, whatever you're going through, because the ultimate goal is to find justice for that victim and that victim's family."
"One DNA test could solve this 45-year-old case."
"This man had also made contact with at least two of the parents of missing girls, it might have even been three but it was definitely the mother of Amber Schwartz Garcia whose name was Kim, and the mother of Michaela Garrett who is Sharon."
"He either concealed it hoping that no one would ever find it or he did ditch it."
"This person has waited for them to come home, he didn't follow them, he wasn't that. I think just in my opinion, I think that person probably had been there multiple times." - Dale Carson
"She was able to speak with investigators, identifying her brother Daniel as the culprit."
"The murder of Kelly Moriarty and the disappearance of Doris Carter will remain open, unsolved, and growing cold."
"It's looking like this was a homophobic hate crime."
"Was Kenny Richey responsible for the death of Cynthia Collins? And if so, does his punishment fit the crime?"
"As the layers of the onion begin to be peeled back, it was discovered that a widespread fraud had been perpetrated."
"Steven deliberately giving himself enough time to leave the house, kill Natalie, and then to return home before it ended."
"When someone was murdered in the 19th century, investigators did something unusual."
"Husbands are always suspects when their wives disappear."
"He faced over 17 hours of interrogation... detectives had no doubt... all they needed from him was a confession."
"You would hope that they would reopen the investigation because not guilty means that there's someone else out there."
"Agents believed a woman from Reno who had befriended him brought him wire cutters."
"Any time a body is found in a manner that Judy was, it presents a very difficult case."
"Inspector Cherrill finally had a bit of evidence to work with, a fingerprint of the killer, but now began the laborious task of going through all the records in Scotland Yard in the hope of finding a match."
"The detectives know who did it and that the identity of the shooter is not a secret they just did not have enough proof."
"He is clearly the person law enforcement is focused on."
"I think that will absolutely be helping special counsel Jack Smith and Jack Smith's criminal investigation."
"I smell a charge coming, I feel like it's not long off. There's a lot of probable cause here. There's a lot of evidence already."
"Imagine being an FBI agent and seeing a playset and prioritizing that over the 8,000-acre property of a serial convicted hurter of children in unspeakable ways."
"Only 6 ounces of material from Hella Crafts' remains was ever recovered, but it was enough for the police to make their case."
"But we had fingerprints, so now we have fingerprints, and that was the first time that we as a government and actually got extra fingerprints."
"The maintenance man was quickly cleared as a suspect and police traced his number one suspect, the victim's husband, to his Panama City Beach home."
"There's nothing involved in this case that doesn't have a sinister aspect."
"The FBI realized they were dealing with a serial bomber, one that was passionate about his craft."
"Seven bodies had just been found in the garden of the home."
"I think there's got to be another victim out there somewhere, which is heartbreaking to think about."
"The DNA matched. It was the connection they needed."
"I instinctively knew I had a second murder on my hands."
"You put it all together, and it was very obvious to me that this was a murder case."
"Many people speculate, however, that this may very well be a case of the Smiley Face Killers."
"The new investigation into Erica's murder aims to identify direct perpetrators, accomplices, or accessories to the crime."
"Do you guys think it was the parents or do you think it was whoever those fingerprints belong to?"
"At that moment, everyone was sure that this case was the work of a brutal serial killer."
"Examiners were conclusively able to link these portions of tape by matching the torn ends, the fibers, and the glue."
"The murder of Jack Brown was no random act of violence, nor was robbery the motive. It appeared to be a cold-blooded contract killing, planned and executed by professionals."
"Eddie Lawrence told investigators that Sara was going to divorce Fred."
"By fleshing out this portrait of the killer, the profiler gave investigators new direction in a frustrating case."
"It feels personal because, yeah, what is there to gain? I mean, you wouldn't, you have been better off abducting honey and Barry and trying to get ransom money, I mean, they're worth more alive, unless you stand to inherit something."
"Five years later, we have no idea who killed Honey and Barry Sherman."
"This is the kind of case that's been the giant Log Jam for cold cases." - Detective Zack Stormant
"An investigation filled with blind alleys and dead ends. In order to go forward, we had to revisit the past."
"I'm the best ever. I mean, can't you just get the actual shooter to confess? I mean, just want to Sketchy old goons then he worked for Sketchy."
"A special thank you to Anthony Redgrave of Redgrave Research Forensic Services for his team's extensive work in helping identify Christine's killer."
"The bullet in both of those murders were fired from the same weapon."
"Investigators attempted to connect Janet's case with any of the other 200 unsolved cases in the UK at the time..."
"Somebody knows what happened, invariably these things come to the surface."
"It only takes one person to come forward for a case to be solved."
"For years Sarah pushed the police to look into her father... and because of her die-hard efforts, her father was actually arrested for this crime."
"Until that question could be answered, authorities would have a hard time proving murder."
"Don't you just love it when a murder happens in your backyard and nobody knows who did it?" - Aiden Mattis
"This investigation we should read as a signal from Merrick Garland... that he is willing to pursue criminal cases that may involve the former president of the United States."
"Hazelwood's vast experience tells him that the deaths of Carmen, Wanda, and Michelle will one day be solved with the public's help."
"The investigation took another sinister turn."
"Identifying a killer through a DNA match increases the chances they may be linked to other unsolved cases."
"All it takes is one miniscule piece of evidence to change the entire course of the case."
"Now police want to find a motive, why had this 21-year-old man seemingly suddenly turned into a child killer?"
"The FBI and police are now working two homicides and a string of robberies they suspect are linked to Charlie Stewart."
"Nearly every legal expert... seems like there is... definitely a criminal case to be investigated here."
"Forensic science offers the only hope of justice when innocent victims are caught in a killer's deadly age."
"This killer had gone to great lengths to obliterate any trace of himself from the crime scene."
"The only evidence he left behind was spent bullet casings."
"When a suspect acts defensive... this can be a red flag for deception."
"The investigation into three seemingly unrelated homicides were converging, exposing a trail of murder that led to one serial killer."
"I'm a wife, I'm an author, and the police should find his killer."
"The financial motive in this case was the $1 million life insurance policy."
"The absence of singe marks... strongly suggested that the gun was pointed directly at him."
"Michael's false confession did have a tremendous effect on her case. It kickstarted the investigation because the police realized that Alyssa probably had not run away."
"This case serves as an example of the amazing potential of modern forensic technology to solve cases which were long considered hopeless."
"Coroner Fiona Wilcox concluded that Gareth's death was 'unnatural and likely to have been criminally mediated.'"
"NCIS special agents were able to quickly expose the deadly violence of a Marine Corps Sergeant."
"Police in Washington state were beginning to suspect that fellow officer Sergeant Matt Bachmeier was responsible for the disappearance of 35-year-old James Brad Wren."
"And with that DNA sample, law enforcement might just be able to end this 40-year-old mystery."
"Dr. John Hamilton was the number one suspect in his wife's murder from the very beginning."
"And it really gave an insight into his communication with anybody else that's involved in this case."
"If you could obtain inside information on what's going on in a criminal enterprise, it means a tremendous amount in terms of achieving success in an investigation."
"In the autopsy one of the things that was determined was that her stomach contents were consistent with what was served at the noon meal at Fairview on March 9th."
"Thanks to the hard work of police in ESR fingerprint and DNA science determined who killed Alicia McCallion, offering some answers to a grieving family."
"As this case unfolds, the investigation has revealed a compelling mix of direct and circumstantial evidence."
"Finally, after 20 years of being nameless, William was identified, and this also led to his killer being apprehended."
"By definition, the criminal investigation should be a non-biased search for the truth."
"DNA could come from the skeletal remains and we believe that it is going to come from the skeletal remains."
"Armed with phone records, journal entries, a henchman's confession, and the cut chain link, they were able to tell their story of murder for hire."
"Thirty-two years after her murder, authorities announced they had identified the killer."
"The disappearance of a marine engineer would unearth a dark tale of greed, deception, and dishonesty."
"Foul play was suspected, and the FBI were brought on board to start their own investigations."
"The LA Innocence Project may be sitting on a key piece of evidence they've yet to release - DNA tests from a bloody mattress might crack the case wide open."
"All six of the indicted suspects were small-time criminals with neither the skill nor intelligence needed to pull off such an elaborate crime."
"Over the past decade forensic investigative techniques have advanced rapidly, giving investigators and experts the tools they need to crack cold cases and bring families justice."
"Sometimes these cold cases can sit without progress for years, only to be solved in the most unbelievable ways."
"The discovery shocked Nova's family and the residents of the block of flats, everyone knew Nova as a kind big-hearted woman who was always smiling."
"Top priority: white Alfa Romeo, Italian number MI61741. Approach with caution."
"I said you better start talking, you better tell me everything, we better find her, she better be alive."
"A little piece of fabric turns Andy Rich's investigation 180 degrees."
"Your path to happiness is about to be revealed."
"When you have what might be suspected to be homicide, historically, you start looking at who the people that know the person are."
"It's very difficult to solve the case if you don't know who it is."
"There are a quarter million unsolved murders now in this country."
"Please God please tell me that you had nothing to do with that murder."
"Little did they know that as they worked with the Mennonite Community to solve this terrible crime, authorities would end up discovering a decade's worth of unsolved crimes all leading back to one depraved man."
"Authorities recovered and reported bone fragments."
"The FBI announced the federal arrest warrant for Brian Laundry."
"After so many decades of mystery, Deborah's murder case has finally been closed."