More than 26 years after she went missing, Lake County investigators now know “Julie Doe’s” real name and part of her story.

A cold case involving a mysterious death from 1988 in Lake County is finally solved thanks to the DNA Doe Project, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

DeLand police are revisiting a 44-year-old cold case and giving hope for a family seeking closure.

Dwight Harris, once facing a life sentence, pleaded no contest in court, securing a 15-year prison sentence with credit for time served. Upon release, he will be on five years of supervised probation and must register as a sexual predator.

Detectives with the DeLand Police Department have reopened a 1981 cold case with the help of new DNA technology.

A person found dead 40 years ago in Lake County and referred to by detectives as “Judy Doe” has been identified, according to the sheriff’s office.

Yekaterina Belaya went out to a store on Sept. 28, 2014, and never returned to her Melbourne home. Ten years later, investigators say her body has been found at the bottom of a retention pond not far from her home.

A former Florida deputy has been identified as a suspect in a 1979 cold case homicide of a 25-year-old woman in Punta Gorda, according to sheriff’s officials.

A cash reward has been announced for information that can help the Volusia Sheriff’s Office solve the killing of Terrell Barkley.

A woman found slain in Volusia County in 1980 has been positively identified after 43 years.

The Ocala Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying human remains found in August 2000 when crews were excavating a water pipe, according to a news release.

Ronald Cates was arrested in August 2022 in connection with the Aug. 10, 1992, death of John Stagner, 53.

The Sanford Police Department offers an update on a cold case,

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says the reward has doubled for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever killed 15-year-old Laralee Spear in 1994.

More than 20 years after human remains were found in the Christmas area of Orange County, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office now knows who the victim was, and they are looking for information that could help solve her murder.

The skeletal remains of a homicide victim found near Apopka in 1993 were recently identified and now, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is one step closer to solving the 30-year-old cold case, according to detectives.

Fifty-two years ago, a person fishing in Polk County found a man dead. Through DNA testing and decades of investigative work, detectives now say the man’s identity has finally been uncovered, as well as that of the men responsible for his murder.

Hiram "Ross’" Grayam, a decorated World War II veteran who saw action at the Battle of the Bulge, was shot dead in Indian River County in April 1968.

More than 40 years after a woman visiting Florida on spring break was abducted from Daytona Beach Shores and found dead in Jacksonville, a serial killer incarcerated in California has confessed to her murder.

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office releases a new facial reconstruction photo of a 1980 cold case victim.

Polk County sheriff’s detectives say they have figured out who killed a 29-year-old Lakeland woman in 1986.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced they are seeking the public’s help identifying a possible witness connected to the 1995 murder of Kissimmee resident Maria Telles-Gonzalez.

A man who was killed almost 26 years ago in Flagler Beach was recently identified with help from forensic genealogists, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Ocoee police marked 31 years since Alan Stephen Rosenblum went missing and took to Twitter to ask the public for tips on Saturday.

Flagler County deputies released a new image Friday of a murder victim from a 1993 cold case who may have connections to South Carolina.

A man who is already serving a life sentence for a brutal murder in Brevard County pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to another murder in Daytona Beach that has gone unsolved since 1991.

After almost 30 years a murdered Kissimmee mom has been identified as the victim in a South Carolina cold case.

A man indicted in the 1991 killing of a Daytona Beach woman is appearing in court.

A man who is already serving a life sentence for a brutal murder in Brevard County now faces charges for the death of a woman that has gone unsolved since 1991.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday it had been chosen to host a meeting of the Florida Sheriffs Association Cold Case Advisory Commission.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office discussed an arrest made in a 1992 cold case at a news conference Wednesday morning.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said technological advancements are breathing new life into a suspicious death from 1984, moving deputies closer to identifying the cold case victim.

An infant who was declared missing in 1981 after her parents, a Florida couple, were discovered dead in a wooded Texas area was found more than 40 years later by cold case investigators, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday.

The remains of a Florida teenager who went missing nearly 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology.

Orlando police and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office are looking for Leslie Lagrotta for seven rape cases over a 10-year period.

A Lake Mary woman is accused of murdering a baby found dead inside a sanitation truck in Greenwich, CT in 1986.

In just the past year, the cold case unit has solved 10 cold crimes, more than have been solved over the past several decades.

Michael Haim, now 55, was found guilty in 2019 of killing his wife and sentenced to life in prison.

Florida officials say a DNA test led to the arrest of a suspect in the April 1985 slaying, rape and kidnapping of a 78-year-old woman who had dementia and had wandered away from her home.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is increasing the rewards in two major cold cases that happened years ago this month. “I do believe there’s a lot of people walking around who know who killed my son,” said Walker’s mother, Alfreda Walker Tarver. “Originally, when deputies responded they believed it was a car accident and the next day in the autopsy they found out he had been shot and killed,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. The other case is the 26-year-old cold case of the murder of 15-year-old Laralee Spear. AdThey’re just two of dozens of cold cases the office still has but the sheriff is bringing light to theirs as the anniversary of their deaths comes this month.

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s been nearly 15 years since Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium. Kesse’s parents sued the Orlando Police Department for a copy of their daughter’s case file. The Kesses have hired a private investigator and there are now some new theories about what may have happened to her. “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant recently spoke to Drew and Joyce Kesse, Jennifer’s parents, about where the case stands right now. The private investigator believes Kesse had left her condo and was locking the door when she was grabbed by the workers.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Decades after the fact, Orange County deputies believe they’ve figured out who strangled a woman who was found dead inside an apartment on April 16, 1997. Deputies said they were called to a possible burglary at a residence on Lee Street and found 42-year-old Donna Byrd dead from strangulation. In September, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s newly formed Cold Case Unit submitted the fingerprints for review and got a match for 51-year-old Jimmy Lee Mahone, according to a news release. Deputies in Orange County contacted officials at the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia after they received information that Mahon could be in that area then on Tuesday, he was arrested in Macon on a murder charge, records show. He’s being held in Macon until he can be extradited back to Florida.

TAMPA, Fla. – DNA, fingerprints, a silver gun and a bizarre Facebook tirade led them to a man suspected of sexually attacking a woman nearly 20 years ago, Tampa police said. The newspaper reported Rivers told investigators he'd had the gun for about two years. But the woman told them about a strange Facebook message she received in 2014. Police obtained a search warrant that allowed them to take a DNA sample from Rivers, now 39, on July 2. But the DNA lab report that came back Sept. 3 showed Rivers’ DNA matched the sample taken after the attack, and he was arrested.

According to officials, Susan Perkins sustained life-threatening injuries on Aug. 31, 2004 after jumping from the trunk of a car. On August 31, 2004, around 8:30 p.m. Susan Perkins and a friend were tinting windows in a salon on Maitland Avenue, officials said. A masked Black male entered the salon, officials explained. He was armed with an unknown type of rifle.According to investigators, the man ordered Perkins and her friend into Susans red Ford Focus and made them drive to the Washington Mutual Bank. The victims leaped from the trunk but Susan struck her head on the pavement in her brave attempt to escape, investigators said.