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Court UpdateBowling GreenCold CasesVerified July 24

Robert Scott Froberg admitted kidnapping and killing the 7-year-old in 1996 after advanced DNA testing helped investigators break the case.

ChargedHoustonCold CasesVerified July 15

HPD says a 2023 investigation moved to new charges after a 41-year-old man was found in the trunk of a burned vehicle on Nelson Street.

Arrest MadeSan DiegoCold CasesVerified July 15

San Diego police say renewed testing led investigators to a suspect in the strangulation death of 23-year-old Diane Ayres.