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July 17, 2026

Greenfield Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for 2009 Rape

February 27, 2026

Monterey County Deputies and Cold Case Task Force Solve 1982 Murder

February 18, 2026

Mother of Deceased New-Born Found Abandoned Sentenced

September 25, 2025

Noel Ledesma Found Guilty of 2010 Murder of Yvette Martinez

September 25, 2025

Stephen Vasquez 2010 Cold Case Murder Arrest

August 26, 2025

Ira Ulyesses Bastian Convicted of 1991 Double Murder

June 10, 2025

Cold Case Project of Monterey County Goes Live

March 20, 2025

Man Sentenced in 1982 Murder of Anne Pham

March 6, 2025

Eric Hurtado Arrested For A 2008 Murder

February 5, 2025

Man Charged for 2010 Murder of Ex-Girlfriend

October 18, 2024

Arrest Made in 1994 Homicide of “Baby Garin”

September 2024

Man Lost at Sea since 1997 Identified

August 15, 2024

Man Identified Using Genetic Genealogy

July 16, 2024

1991 Double Homicide in Prunedale Solved

April 30, 2024

Two 1979 Marina Homicides Have Been Solved

July 31, 2023

1991 Seaside Cold Case Murder Solved

July 31, 2023

DNA and Genetic Genealogy ID “Mom in Box”

December 20, 2023

Man Convicted of 1999 Cold Case Murder

November 27, 2023

Two Potential Homicide Victims Exhumed in 2023

October 20, 2023

Arrest in Ten-Year-Old Cold Case

October, 2023

Man Lost at Sea Since 2001 has been identified

July 20, 2023

2009 Sexual Assault Cold Case Solved in 2023

June 12, 2023

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1981 Murder

March 27, 2023

CCTF Attempts to Identify 2002 Human Remains

February 3, 2023

King City Man Convicted in Murder of Martin Heredia

May 23, 2022

Man Convicted of 1995 Cold-Case Murder

November 28, 2022

Three Plead Guilty to 2014 Cold Case Murder

December 3, 2021

Greenfield Man arrested for 2018 Unsolved Homicide

January 27, 2022

Greenfield Man Arrested for Multiple 2020 Shootings

August 25, 2021

Five suspects Charged with Murder

June 4, 2021

2017 King City Cold Case Homicide Arrest in 2021