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  • August 2008
    • Kidnap Dad Now 'Of Interest' in Calif. Murder

      Kidnap Dad Now 'Of Interest' in Calif. Murder

      (Newser) - Los Angeles police have joined officials interrogating accused kidnapper Clark Rockefeller in Boston after declaring him a “person of interest” in the 1985 disappearance of a couple now believed dead. Remains believed to be John Sohus were discovered in 1994, and wife Linda is yet unaccounted-for; authorities think Rockefeller—likely an alias—may be the mysterious guest who vanished after they did, the Globe reports. More »

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      California   crime   Clark Rockefeller   Reigh Boss   imposter   cold cases   kidnaping

  • June 2008
  • April 2008
    • Parachute Didn't Belong to DB Cooper, FBI Says

      Parachute Didn't Belong to DB Cooper, FBI Says

      (Newser) - The FBI says a parachute found along a dirt road in Washington state didn’t belong to legendary hijacker DB Cooper, AP reports. After talking to parachute experts and examining the site, agents concluded that the chute wasn’t used in the nation’s only unsolved hijacking. Cooper made away with $200,000 when he jumped off the plane in 1971, but investigators doubt he survived the leap. More »

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      FBI   Seattle   Washington   cold cases   plane hijacking

  • March 2008
    • DB Cooper's Parachute?

      DB Cooper's Parachute?

      (Newser) - A parachute possibly used by legendary hijacker DB Cooper has been found by children playing in a field in Washington state, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The FBI is analyzing the chute to determine whether Cooper used it to jump out of a plane with $200,000 in 1971—the nation's only unsolved hijacking. More »

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      FBI   Seattle   Washington   cold cases   plane hijacking   parachute

  • February 2008
    • Cops Closing Doors on Cold Cases

      Cops Closing Doors on Cold Cases

      (Newser) - Amid shrinking budgets and shifts in focus, US police departments are downsizing their cold-case divisions, USA Today reports. Federal funding for the units dropped 40% in 2007, and departments are reducing the hours devoted to long-unsolved cases—and even eliminating the positions entirely. Experts in the field worry that such measures leave murderers to roam free. More »

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      murder   law enforcement   police department   violent crime   cold cases

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