Cold Cases
History's unsolved mysteries and forgotten investigations
The Murder of Suzanne Jovin
Yale senior Suzanne Jovin was stabbed to death four blocks from campus in 1998. Her own thesis adviser was named a suspect and cleared, and the case is still open.
The Murder of Betsy Aardsma: Stabbed in a Crowded Library, and No One Saw It Happen
Betsy Aardsma was stabbed once in Penn State's Pattee Library in 1969, surrounded by other students. More than fifty years later, no one has ever been charged.
Orange Socks: Texas's Forty-Year Jane Doe
In 1979, a young woman was found dead beside I-35 near Georgetown, Texas, identified only by her orange socks. She stayed nameless for over four decades.
The Jennifer Fairgate Mystery: Oslo's Unidentified Hotel Room Death
The Jennifer Fairgate mystery began in 1995, when a woman using that name died of a gunshot wound in an Oslo hotel room. Thirty years later, nobody knows who she was.
The Disappearance of Jonelle Matthews
Jonelle Matthews vanished after a Christmas concert in Greeley, Colorado in 1984. Her remains surfaced in 2019, and a suspect was finally convicted in 2022.
The Shergar Kidnapping: Ireland's Unsolved Horse Heist
The Shergar kidnapping saw armed men steal the world's most famous racehorse from an Irish stud farm in 1983. No ransom was paid, no body found, no charges filed.
The New Bedford Highway Murders: Nine Women, One Suspect Who Never Faced Trial
The New Bedford Highway Murders left at least nine women dead along local roads between 1988 and 1990, with one suspect indicted but never tried.
The Bob Crane Murder: Hogan's Hero, Scottsdale, 1978
The Bob Crane murder shocked Hollywood: the Hogan's Heroes star was bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment in 1978, and the case remains unsolved.
The Stacy Peterson Disappearance: Illinois's Most Watched Cold Case
The Stacy Peterson disappearance began October 28, 2007, when the 23-year-old vanished from Bolingbrook, Illinois. Her husband was later convicted of another murder.
Crystal Rogers and the Bardstown Disappearances
Crystal Rogers disappeared from Bardstown, Kentucky in July 2015. Her car was abandoned, her body never found, and her father's murder a year later brought no conviction.
The Murder of Chandra Levy: Washington's Coldest Case
Chandra Levy vanished from Washington DC in 2001. A man was convicted, then freed when the key witness recanted. The case is officially unsolved.
The Jessica Chambers Mississippi Burning: A Haunting Unsolved Case
The Jessica Chambers Mississippi case began December 6, 2014: the 19-year-old was found ablaze on a rural road. Two trials, no conviction. The case remains cold.