Cold Cases Database

This database currently consists of unsolved homicides from 50 Florida counties, 46 U.S. states, and 3 international countries. All victims have been submitted by law enforcement or the victims' families. Additional counties and states will be added to this database as time and funding permit.

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Please note: A bug occurred during a recent update and reset many of the dates to January 1, 1970. We are currently working to correct these mistakes.

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55 cases found.
CCR: Unknown
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Vernon Lomba Jr.
Age 18
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Other
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Elmwood Avenue
Sunburst Lounge
Cranston, Rhode Island, 2910
Providence County
L.E.A Cranston Police Department, Cranston, Rhode Island

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Cranston Police Department at (401) 942-2211.
CCR: 91-10785
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Wendy Madden
Age 23
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Other
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 58 Middle Street
Jan's Place
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 2860
Providence County
L.E.A Pawtucket Police Department, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Cold Case Spotlight

Wendy Madden left her house on March 11, 1991, to walk to the store to buy cigarettes and was seen near her house in the area of Corss Street and Railroad Street on the Pawtucket/Central Falls city line at 11:15 PM. She never returned home that night. Two days later, the body of 23-year old Wendy Lee Madden was discovered behind a local bar in Pawtucket, Rhode Island named Jan's Place. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Pawtucket Police Department at (401) 727-9100.
CCR: Unknown
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Donald Couitt
Age 30
Gender Male
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 78 Mawney Street
Providence, Rhode Island, 2907
Providence County
L.E.A Providence Police Department, Providence, Rhode Island

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Providence Police Department at (401) 272-3121.
CCR: Unknown
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Matthew Muirhead
Age 37
Gender Male
Race African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Broad Street
Providence, Rhode Island, 2905
Providence County
L.E.A Providence Police Department, Providence, Rhode Island

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Providence Police Department at (401) 243-6920.
CCR: Unknown
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Michelle Norris
Age 7
Gender Female
Race Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Ligature/Strangulation
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Central Falls, Rhode Island, 2863
Providence County
L.E.A Central Falls Police Department, Central Falls, Rhode Island

Cold Case Spotlight

7-year old Michelle Norris was found murdered on May 30, 1988, on a wooded hill behind Brook Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Norris had gone missing days prior while playing with family at Captain G. Harold Hunt Elementary School. She had been beaten, raped, and suffocated. Her clothes were found beside her body. No one witnessed the abduction or heard any screams indicating Michelle was being taken. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Central Falls Police Department at (401) 727-7411.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: February 15, 2017
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Norman Baxter
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Missing Person (Presumed Murdered)
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Kent County
L.E.A West Warick Police Department, West Warick, Rhode Island

The victim was reported missing by his mother to the West Warwick Police on February 15, 2017. He had been transported to the hospital on February 5, 2017, but left a message for his mother that he had been discharged on February 6, 2017. He has not been seen since. According to his mother, he is bi-polar, takes suboxone daily, and has an alcohol addiction. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the West Warwick Police Department at (401) 821-4323.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: November 12, 2016
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Robert Baptista
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Gun/Firearm
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Sisson Street
Providence County
L.E.A Pawtucket Police Department, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Robert “Robby” Baptista: On November 12, 2016, the victim was shot in an apartment on Sisson Street in Pawtucket. Witnesses observed four males fleeing the building. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Pawtucket Police Department at (401) 727-9100.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: October 9, 2015
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Stanley Stowik Sr.
Age 80
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Unknown
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Providence County
L.E.A Cumberland Police Department, Cumberland, Rhode Island

Stanley “Stosh” Stowik Sr: On October 9, 2015, the 80 year old victim was violently attacked and killed in his home in Cumberland, RI. He was last seen alive at the American Legion Post #14 earlier that evening. Stanley was a Navy veteran and was physically disabled. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Cumberland Police Department at (401) 333-2500.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: March 20, 2013
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Gandy Kaydea
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Ligature/Strangulation
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location 417 Dyer Avenue
Providence County
L.E.A Cranston Police Department, Cranston, Rhode Island

Gandy "Shad" Kaydea: On March 20, 2013, Cranston Police and Fire responded to 417 Dyer Ave for a reported brush fire. After extinguishing the fire, the victim’s burned body was discovered. It was later learned that the victim was strangled prior to being set on fire. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Cranston Police Department at (401) 942-2211.
CCR: Unknown
Date Reported: January 25, 2012
VICTIM DETAILS
Name Richard Cruz
Gender Male
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name Unknown
Offense Murder
Cause Knife/Stabbing
Location Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status Unsolved
Incident Location Main/School Street
Apex Tire Store
Providence County
L.E.A Pawtucket Police Department, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

On January 25, 2012, the victim collapsed in the street at the intersection of Main and School Street in Pawtucket by the Apex tire Store. The victim had been stabbed multiple times and died as a result of those injuries. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the Pawtucket Police Department at (401) 727-9100.