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Jerry Lewis was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of a 15-year-old Far Rockaway girl in 1992.

Virginia man sentenced for 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway girl: DA

By Bill Parry

A Virginia man was convicted at trial of murder in the second degree for strangling a 15-year-old girl to death in Far Rockaway in May 1992.

Virginia man convicted of 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway teenage girl: DA

By Bill Parry

Former Astoria resident Joe Velasquez was indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 13 for the cold case murder of this still unidentified woman at the old Turf Motel 27 years after her body was discovered stuffed in a mattress box in Room 119.

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Former Astoria resident indicted in 1998 cold case strangulation murder of unidentified victim: DA

By Bill Parry

Alleged Queens cold case rape suspect looks at camera while detectives escort him

AMNY

Cold cases shattered: How the NYPD cuffed suspect accused of raping 5 women in Queens 30 years ago

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Cold case homicide: Queens DA seeks public help in solving 2020 murder of correction officer

By Bill Parry

Detective works to solve murder mystery

AMNY

Rockaway Beach murder mystery: How a detective hopes a blanket and DNA evidence will lead them to a toddler’s killer

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Chilling video of South Jamaica mom’s murder re-released in hopes of sparking new leads before case goes cold: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Queens cold case murder suspect bows head while being escorted by detective

AMNY

How a discarded fork helped Queens detectives crack a 15-year-old murder cold case

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AMNY

Justice after 45 years: How the NYPD and Queens prosecutors solved the decades-old murder of a World War I veteran

Wounded Nature volunteers discovered a lower jawbone at Mill Basin’s Floyd Bennett Field in May that’s been matched to a body that was found along the shores of Jamaica Bay three years ago.

Jawbone discovered in Floyd Bennett Field linked to dead body found three years ago

By The Brooklyn Paper

Bank robber who executed driver in Forest Hills 27 years ago finally pays for the crime

By Robert Pozarycki

New York state has moved one step closer to allowing familial DNA testing for unsolved cases like the Karnia Vetrano case that came to a close in February.

Police arrest suspect in murder of Howard Beach’s Karina Vetrano

By Robert Pozarycki

The NYPD released further details about the man who killed Karina Vetrano of Howard Beach in August.

Someone must know something: Cops release a profile of Howard Beach woman’s anonymous killer

By Robert Pozarycki

DNA ties man to 1996 Far Rockaway rape: DA

By Cristabelle Tumola

DNA links man to two 1997 Richmond Hill rapes

By Cristabelle Tumola

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LIC nurse charged in 1984 Louisiana cold-case murder

By Alexa Altman

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