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Texas cold case was solved when David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted for the murder of Mary Moore Searight using DNA evidence ...

Jan. 23—AUSTIN — Using modern evidence testing, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Laboratory Division has now identified the man investigators believe is responsible for the ...

David Paul Cady Jr., 54, was indicted for killing Mary Moore Searight, 86, in Paris, Texas — about two hours northeast of ...

The Department of Forensic Sciences lost its accreditation in 2021 over concerns of mishandling evidence and overall lab ...

David Paul Cady Jr. has been formally charged in a 1996 cold case murder. DNA evidence has tied him to the death of Mary ...

A man was convicted of rape Thursday in connection to a cold case dating back more than three decades, according to a statement from the Bristol County District Attorney. Eduardo Mendez of Guatemala, ...

Eduardo Mendez, 51, of Guatemala, was originally charged after evidence from the case was tested for DNA in 2019.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced that a 51-year-old man was convicted of aggravated rape.