Crime | best of 2023 10 Cold Cases That Were Closed in 2023 Some date back half a century By Newser Editors Posted Dec 22, 2023 1:51 PM CST Copied Some of these cases happened in the typewriter era. (Getty Images / SimoneN) Forensic genetic genealogy is leading to more and more decades-old cases being closed—bringing long desired answers to the relatives of the dead. Here are the 10 cold case developments we covered in 2023 that were most-read by our readers: An Empty-Nester Saw a Facebook Post, Helped Solve a Cold Case Canada Cracks One of Its Best Known Cold Cases Cops: For Years, Girl's Killer Acted Like 'Friend' of the Family DA: We Know Who Killed the 'Lady of the Dunes' Crews Cleaning Storm Debris May Have Solved a Cold Case Writer May Have Cracked Ocean City Cold Case Victim in City's 'Oldest, Most Infamous' Cold Case Identified Cops Solve One of Quebec's Highest-Profile Cold Cases Victim's 1973 Struggle With Her Killer Credited With Arrest A 52-Year-Old Piece of Evidence Leads to Killer (Read about more cold cases here.) Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Sienna proves herself to be a very, very good dog. Three hikers jumped into a waterfall and never resurfaced. Report an error