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A student unlocks the drawers holding case files in the Forensic Assessment of Cold Case Files course Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at UT-Arlington. Students are required to keep details of each case ...

A group of criminology student sleuths helped police in Texas make the first arrest in a cold case murder investigation that had puzzled detectives for 34 years. The Arlington Police Department said ...

Everything about 25-year-old Cynthia Gonzalez's murder in Texas in 1991 pointed to a male killer. Gonzalez was an exotic dancer who worked private events, sometimes for solo customers. The night ...