Cold case

Nassau County police cruiser (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS/File)

Police Reopening Investigation Into 1986 Murder Of Long Beach Student

The Nassau County Police Department will hold a press conference Tuesday on the death of 15-year-old Chaim Weiss.

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Man Sentenced In 14-Year-Old Cold Case Rape

Lerio Guerrero was sentenced Tuesday, 14 years after he committed the crime in the Lower East Side. He pleaded guilty to the rape charges earlier this month, according to prosecutors.

2012/10/23

EXCLUSIVE: Huge Reward Offered In Case Of Missing Yonkers Mother

A missing persons’ case has morphed into a possible murder investigation. A mother has been the object of an intense search in Westchester County, and her family is pleading for help to find her — dead or alive.

2012/10/19

Seen At 11: Finally, A Break In A Quarter Century-Old Upstate N.Y. Cold Case?

One woman’s chilling story is bringing new attention to the case of Joe Helt, a young man who vanished one night on a mountain near Ellenville, N.Y..

2012/08/02

Lissette Torres (credit: Personal Photo)

Edwin Alcaide Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of Lisette Torres In 1987

Torres’ parents called Thursday’s arrest the miracle they’ve been waiting for. Detectives found the key evidence at the original crime scene, but they couldn’t trace it until now.

2012/07/19

First Round Of Connecticut Cold Case Playing Cards (credit: CT Dept. of Correction)

Conn: Success From Program That Looks To Prison Inmates To Help Solve Cold Cases

Law enforcement officials in Connecticut say they’ve had success in a new attempt to solve cold cases, WCBS 880 Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported.

2012/06/27

Pennsylvania Convict Arrested In 1998 Cold Case Slaying Of Bronx Girl

Police said 40-year-old James Martin was extradited to New York on Wednesday and arrested on charges of murder and rape.

2012/05/09

Councilman Daniel Dromm with Jena Liang in Elmhurst on Nov. 2, 2011 (credit: Handout)

Daughter Of Missing Queens Woman Urges Police To Reopen Case

Nearly a decade ago, Jena Liang came home to her Elmhurst apartment to find her mother gone and blood stains on the floor and ceiling. Police records showed strong evidence of foul play but no body was ever found.

2011/11/02

Nearly 4 Decades Later, Former N.Y. State Cop Still Looking For Missing Sister

It was 37 years ago that a 20-year-old woman disappeared from a Brooklyn disco. And while it’s a decades-old cold case, the woman’s brother has not given up on finding out what happened.

2011/07/08

New Details Emerge In 1980 Slaying Of New Jersey Rock Singer Melvin Hopkins

Authorities say they have developed new information in the unsolved 1980 slaying of a local rock musician in New Jersey.

2011/05/26

Hempstead Man Charged In Deadly 1995 Robbery

Police in Nassau County said Thursday they’ve cracked a cold case, the murder of a Westbury woman 15 years ago.

2011/04/21

Officials Search For Body In Decade-Old Homicide In Riverdale

Officials with the NYPD, Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement began digging Monday at a site near Palisades Avenue and Spaulding Lane in the Riverdale section of the borough, sources told 1010 WINS.

2011/03/28

Cold Case Remains Unsolved On 12th Anniversary

When 17-year-old Nancy Noga failed to come home 12 years ago, there weren’t many clues on what happened. Although her beaten body turned up a few days later in some woods behind a strip mall in Sayreville, her cold case remains unsolved to this day.

2011/01/07

Trial Date Set For NJ’s Coldest Case

A state Superior Court judge in Newark set a May 2 trial date for Lee Evans of Irvington and his cousin, Philander Hampton of Jersey City, who are charged with murdering five Newark teens in 1978.

2011/01/04