Cold Cases Database

This database consists of unsolved homicides collected from family submissions, law enforcement submissions, and public records. This database is not part of our advocacy and awareness platform but a separate database for information purposes only. 

Please note: This database is not updated regularly due to cost and manpower. A bug occurred during a recent update and reset many of the dates to January 1, 1970.

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25202 cases found.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: September 29, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Lori Hatton
Age 50
Gender Female
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 14304 Frankfort
Detroit, Michigan, 48224
Wayne County
L.E.A Detroit Police Department, Detroit, Michigan

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-1800 .
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: August 22, 2008
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Samuel Mitchell
Age 47
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 3075 26th St
San Francisco, California, 94110
San Francisco County
L.E.A San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco, California

CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 27, 2015
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Alexander Villafane
Age 39
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location W 24th St
Chicago, Illinois, 60623
L.E.A Chicago Police Department, Chicago, Illinois

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Chicago Police Department at (312) 746-6000.
CCR: 99-29040
Date Reported: March 29, 1999
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Deborah Dalzell
Age 47
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
DOB 09/21/1951
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Luke Fleming
Offense Murder
Cause Ligature/Strangulation
Location Prison
CASE DETAILS
Status Arrest Made
Incident Location 5356 Colony Meadows Lane
Sarasota, Florida, 34233
Sarasota County
L.E.A Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Sarasota, Florida

October 2018 - A Florida man has been arrested and charged in the cold case murder of a 47-year-old woman. Deborah Dalzell was sexually assaulted and then strangled with a T-shirt in March 1999. Though DNA was recovered from the crime scene, the case went cold. But investigators never gave up. They worked with Parabon NanoLabs for years before the company eventually found a partial match to the DNA recovered by comparing it to samples voluntarily submitted to genealogy databases. Upon further investigation, police say they were able to match Luke Fleming's DNA to the a sample at the crime scene. Fleming, 39, was arrested October 3, 2018 and charged with murder and sexual battery. He lived less than a mile from Dalzell at the time of the murder. The news came as a relief for Dalzell's grieving family, who praised the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office for their work. “On March 29, 1999, this evil person turned her paradise into a nightmare,” Peggy Thistle, Dalzell’s sister, said, speaking on behalf of the family. “As a family, we have dreamed of the day that we would get the news that they caught their killer. We now have a face and name for this monster. "Happy birthday, Deborah," she added. Dalzell's birthday would have been Friday. Fleming did not enter a plea at his court appearance and is being held on more than $1 million bail.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: August 26, 2009
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Calvin Gray
Age 20
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 1235 N Recreation Ave
Fresno, California, 93703
Fresno County
L.E.A Fresno Police Department, Fresno, Califonia

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Fresno Police Department at (559) 621-7000.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: December 5, 2010
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Demetrius Brown
Age 30
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 14915 Troester
Detroit, Michigan, 48205
Wayne County
L.E.A Detroit Police Department, Detroit, Michigan

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-1800 .
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: March 7, 2007
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Teno Baltrip
Age 26
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 5658 Cedarburg Dr
Houston, Texas, 77048
Harris County
L.E.A Houston Police Department, Houston, Texas

This case was gathered through a partnership with The Washington Post. The Post gathered information from 50 large cities in the United States regarding their unsolved murders. View the original article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/where-murders-go-unsolved/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.986316f33dac Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Houston Police Department at (713) 222-8477.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: June 17, 2009
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Pierre Oliver
Age 43
Gender Male
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 3690 Mission St
San Francisco, California, 94110
San Francisco County
L.E.A San Francisco Police Department, San Francisco, California

CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: March 12, 1986
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Unknown
Gender Female
Race Hispanic/Latino
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Creek south of I-10 near Highway 87 South.
Santa Rosa County
L.E.A Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, Milton, Florida

On 03/12/1986 a body was discovered floating in a creek south of I10 near Hwy 87S. The subject was believed to have been deceased for approximately 3-6 weeks. The medical examiner was unable to determine exact cause of death. The following information was obtain from the medical examination of victim: Victim was a White Female, possible with a Latin appearance, approximately 5’6” and 120-135 lbs, 25-30 years of age with brownish-black hair, and appeared to be right handed. Victim had 2-3 terminal labor episodes and was a heavy cigarette smoker and cocaine user, there were skull fractures that were 2-3 years old. The victim had very unique dental features and wore partial denture plate. Both hands were missing and they were believed to have been removed by a weight being tied to them. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office at (850) 983-1100.
CCR: PD140311091597
Date Reported: March 11, 2014
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Willis Cernogg Jr.
Age 18
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Other
Location Murder
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 2050 NW 63 ST
Miami, Florida, 33147
Miami-Dade County
L.E.A Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, Miami, Florida