13 True Crime Cases That Were Solved In 2022

For years, these cases have been cold — until 2022, when advancements in DNA technology helped bring closure to the victims' family and friends.

By: Alexa Rockwell

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Cases solved in 2022

After years, revisiting evidence and advancements in DNA brought justice for victims in some of the oldest cold cases in true crime history.

DNA From Under Victim’s Fingernails Leads To Arrest Of Las Vegas Murderer After 42 Years

The case of who murdered 25-year-old Sandra DiFelice went cold for over four decades until her daughter urged police to take another look at the case in 2021.

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Arizona Police ID ‘Little Miss Nobody’ Found Dead In Desert In 1960

More than six decades after the body of a child was found in the Arizona desert, police confirmed her identity through forensic genealogy.

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Man Sentenced For Beating College Student To Death With A Piano Leg

On Sept. 20, 2004, Rebekah Gould, 22, answered the door to a man who asked to use her phone. A week later, her body was found dumped on the side of the road. Her case went cold for over a decade and a half.

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30 Years Later, Tech CEO Charged With The 1992 Cold Case Murder Of Roommate’s Girlfriend

Advances in DNA technology led to the July 2022 arrest of John Kevin Woodward for the murder of 25-year-old Laurie Houts.

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A Massachusetts College Student’s 1986 Cold Case Murder Was Finally Solved 36 Years Later

20-year-old Claire Gravel spent the night of June 29, 1986 with friends at a pub. After she was dropped off at her Salem apartment early the next morning, she was never seen alive again.

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DNA From Coffee Cup Solves 1975 Cold Case Murder Of 19-Year-Old Lindy Sue Biechler

In July 2022, one of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania’s oldest cold cases was solved when David Sinopoli, 68, was arrested for the brutal murder of Lindy Sue Biechler.

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Anonymous Letter Sent To Cops Leads To Arrest Of Woman Accused Of Murdering Boyfriend In ‘96

At the time, 22-year-old Jade Benning claimed a man had forced his way into her apartment and fatally stabbed Christopher Hervey.

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DNA Helped Solve Cold Case Murder Of Woman Found Wrapped In Carpet On The Side Of The Road

The body of Lina Reyes Geddes, 37, was found along a highway near Maidenwater Spring in Utah’s Garfield County on April 20, 1998. Her murder remained unsolved until June 2022.

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Texas Truck Driver Charged In Nearly 30-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Of California Mother

The body of Sherri Herrera, 30, was found along a California freeway onramp on March 30, 1993. Nearly 30 years later, a suspect has been charged with her murder.

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Man Convicted Of 1993 Cold Case Murder Of Woman Stabbed 65 Times In Her Minnesota Apartment

The victim, Jeanie Childs, “was a wonderful person” who “had a big heart,” her mother said after the verdict.

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Bite Marks Left On Victim’s Body Help Police Identify Suspect In 1994 Cold Case Murder

“She told us that someone had been taking photos of her and hanging up when she answered the phone,” the mother of Cheri Huss recalls.

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A Pair Of Serial Killers Were Charged In Rape And Murder Cold Cases Of Two Florida Women

In 2020, Robert DuBoise was exonerated after four decades of wrongful imprisonment for the murder of Barbara Grams. Two years later, DNA evidence helped solve the case.

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Sacramento’s Oldest Cold Case Has Been Solved Thanks To Advances In DNA

28-year-old Nancy Bennallack was murdered in October of 1970. Over 50 years later, police have identified her killer.

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