Landmark Cold Case News Today

there at their convention how he would measure progress. he literally used these words, he said we measure progress differently than republicans, presumably, but it was the fact that he said we measure progress and then he described how it was he and his party measured progress, and i think its interesting given the fact that he laid out what his report card would be to go back and score him on the very report card he laid out. he said, for instance, that we, the democrats measure prog...

States, saying this is a politically motivated case at this point. they feel that the judge in the initial ruling was biased against polanski. they put in all of these appeals. so far the justice ministry has kept quiet and today is decision time. thats why everyones watching. >> the los angeles district attorney says if you got complaints, come back to court, roman polanski, where you were supposed to be sentenced in the first place and fight it out there but not from overseas. an interesting d...

Behind bars. he led police in the bahamas on a high-speedboat chase. and the man who owns the boat says it is a good thing they caught him when they did. >> the police did a great job of apprehending him before he could have gotten further away. he actually had enough fuel on the boat to make it all the way to florida. >> well, our susan candiotti is breaking down that case that seemed destined for a movie theater near you. and the a.m. fix blog is up. go to cnn.com/amfix. first, whoever is ...

Philadelphia. a tug toying the barge. the duck boat crew telling investigators they tried to reach the other crew when they saw the vessels getting closer together. but there was no response. now to crime and consequence. dna helps los angeles police catch an alleged killer who has been eluding them for a quarter of abcentury. the man police believe to be called the grim sleeper was brought down by cutting-edge technology that looks for a family resemblance in dna. cnns thelma gutierrez takes ...

Link that worked. now it could help crack dozens of other cold cases. thelma gutierrez gives us an exclusive look inside the lab that cracked this case. >> reporter: behind these doors at the department of justice crime lab in california, forensic investigators solved a landmark cold case that could change the way police investigations are conducted. we went inside for an exclusive look at the new dna technology that led detectives to an elusive killer dubbed the grim sleeper. it was the 1980s, ...

To even today have told me, maybe he really doesnt want to re-establish relations with the united states. who knows. >> were going to have a lot to digest today and tomorrow. were going to go back to listen to what hes saying. thanks very much, rick. fidel castro, speaking live on cuban television right now. tel. in los angeles, a man suspected of being what was called the grim sleeper serial killer will be arraigned next month. investigators are looking for possible links to dozens of cold ca...

Today, and based on those >> reporter: behind these doors at the department of justice results will give us a better crime lab in richmond, indication of how far along we california, forensic will be to perhaps seeing this, a temporary effort to contain investigators solved a landmark cold case that could change the the flow -- which, considering way police investigations are all of the bad news weve conducted. we went inside for an exclusive received over the past three look at the new dna tech...

Forensic investigators solved a landmark cold case that could change the way police investigations are conducted. we went inside for an exclusive look at the new dna technology that led detectives to an elusive killer dubbed the grim sleeper. it was the 1980s, a serial killer was terrorizing south los angeles. most of his victims were young african-american women, some had been shot with the same .25 caliber firearm. some had been strangled. some sexually assaulted. their bodies dumped in alleys...

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A special "larry king live" looks at haiti and the rebuilding process. and this is breaking news just into cnn now. swiss officials announcing that oscar-winning director roman polanski wont be extradited to the united states. he faces child sex charges here in the u.s. back in 1977 he pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. he skipped the country heading to europe before he would be sentenced. the case has divided hollywood celebrities, but now we know again roman wpolanski wont...