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An arrest warrant also reveals that the suspect, Mayra Velasquez, was close friends with victim Irasema Chavez before the 2012 stabbing.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office learned the identity of three deceased people, closing cold cases dating back to 2005.

It's one thing to have blood, semen or saliva and a potential suspect identified against whom to compare it. A DNA test would simply show whether it's a match or not.

Despite what some people may think, solving these cases does not always bring closure to families. They are looking for answers.

A 14-year-old homicide investigation in North Texas has taken a dramatic turn after advances in forensic DNA technology led authorities to arrest a woman in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old Arlington resident,

Robin Warr Lawrence was just 37 years old in November 1994 when an intruder broke into her Virginia home and stabbed her 49 times, leaving her 2-year-old daughter alone in the house for two days until a concerned neighbor made the heartbreaking discovery.

After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of the last big battles of the American Revolution can now take his place in history.