US EditionHow DNA testing helped detectives solve a cold case from 1982
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Reno man sentenced to life in prison for 1982 murder, kidnapping of Anne Pham
A Seaside cold case from 40 years ago is closed after the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced that Robert Lanoue was sentenced for the murder and kidnapping of 5-year-old Anne Pham back in 1982. Lanoue, 72, from Reno, Nevada was given 25 years to life in prison plus 31 additional years. On Feb. 20 Lanoue pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping, committing a forcible lewd act on a child under 14, forcible rape and forci…
How DNA testing helped Utah detectives solve a cold case from 1982
It took over four decades, but Provo police say theyve finally solved a nagging, missing person case. And its now a murder investigation.Robby Peay ran away from a group home in 1982. But it wasnt until this past week detectives were finally able to say what happened to him.The twists and turns in this case could fill a novel. Provo Police Sgt. Cameron Nelson says it took a lot of old-fashioned investigation and a little bit of luck to bring it …
Cold-case suspect Gideon Castro is released from Utah jail
A 66-year-old murder suspect, allegedly linked by DNA evidence to the 1977 strangulation death of a 16-year-old McKinley High School student, was released from the Salt Lake County Jail because Honolulu prosecutors are not ready to proceed with the case. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office said Monday it is continuing to investigate the case against Gideon Castro, but declined to provide any information that it said might jeopardize the case or its…
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