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New technology for DNA testing and bullet ballistics means hope for families of cold case homicide; and some successes, police say.

Cold cases take a toll on every person caught in their gravity and California has had its share of cold cases.

By JOANNE KIMBERLIN | The Virginian-Pilot | Published: May 16, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — It’s almost beyond belief. How does someone make it through the worst of two wars only to be gunned down on the streets of home for the few bucks in his pocket? It’s been 40 years since the murder of Heren Cabacar, a soldier who survived the Bataan Death March of World War II and the prison camps of the Korean War. Forty years since Portsmouth police knocked on the family’s door at 4 a.m. Fo...

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed attorney Richard Komando to the St. Johns River State College District board of trustees. A former assistant state attorney in the 4th Judicial Circuit, Komando is a partner at Bradley, Garrison & Komando in Orange Park. Komando’s volunteer service includes First Coast Healing Hands, Project Cold Case, Florida’s Children First and the Jacksonville Victims Assistance Advisory Council. He received a bachelor’s degree in criminology and a Master of Business Admini...

California leads the country in unsolved homicides but why? Author: Madison Wade (ABC10) Updated: 10:23 PM PST February 26, 2021 CALIFORNIA, USA — Theres darkness in the sunny state of California. The golden state, tarnished with terror. In that darkness, theres a laundry list of serial killers caught and others still at large.  There are thousands of unsolved murders and missing persons cases. Tracking them all is Ryan Backmann, the founder of Project Cold Ca...

State Attorney’s Office gets $470,000 grant to investigate, prosecute cold cases Grant for DNA testing brings hope to families of cold case victims Published:  Updated:  Tags:  As State Attorney’s Office rolls back to phase 1, grieving families left in limbo JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Providing new hope for local families whose loved ones have been killed, the State Attorney’s Office for Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit has been awarded a $470,000 grant to take another look at cold cases. ...