...Trish - Oberweis; Abigail Keller; Michael Lewis Purpose In the absence of new funding dedicated to cold case investigation, innovation is required. Design/methodology/approach The number of unresolved homicides in the USA has surpassed a quarter million, and the figure grows by thousands every...

...Katrina Nurthen; Luke van der Laan Purpose The purpose of this scoping literature review was to identify and consolidate all available theories and methods for cold case homicide evaluation, solvability and priority ranking that would serve to guide a broader exploratory study and future research...

...Robert C. Davis; Carl Jensen; Lorrianne Kuykendall; Kristin Gallagher Purpose – As a result of advances in DNA and other forensic technologies, police agencies are showing increased interest in cold-case investigations, with larger departments dedicating staff to conducting these investigations...