Detectives believe he may have interrupted a break-in, but the culprits have never been caught. — It was the summer of 1989, and Andrew ‘Andy’ Dean Elam from Cathedral City had just finished his first year of college at California State University. The 19-year-old was a straight A student with aspirations of becoming a veterinarian, according to his father Billy Dean, and he was a keen…

The killer of 16-year-old Yvonne Leroux has finally been revealed thanks to genetic genealogy. — Police in Canada have announced they have solved the cold case murder of a teenage girl after more than five decades thanks to advanced forensic analysis techniques. Yvonne Leroux was just 16 when she was last seen leaving an appointment at a youth counselling clinic near what was then the…

Shy’Kemmia Pate from Georgia has been missing since 1998. — A new age progression image has been released to mark what should be the 34th birthday of a little girl missing for 25 years. Shy’Kemmia Pate was eight years old and lived in Unadilla, Georgia with her mother Veronica and three older siblings in 1998. On the evening of September…

The 14-year-old was last seen in 1989 and it’s thought some individuals know more than they care to admit. — Investigators in the Middlesex County area of Massachusetts say they still hold out hope of getting answers in a cold case disappearance that has haunted a small town for more than a quarter of a century. Melanie Melanson was just days away from her 15th birthday when she was last…

The young co-ed was brutally murdered in Missouri in 1973 and although there are various theories about it, no suspect was ever charged. — It was the summer of 1973, and Teresa Sue Hilt — Tess to all who knew her — was a 22-year-old post-graduate at Northwest Missouri State University. …

Authorities in California have named a suspect in the killing of Elena ‘Estella’ Mena. — The murder of an 18-year-old security guard has been solved after more than four decades thanks to her desperate fight for life leaving her killer’s blood at the crime scene, authorities in California have announced. Elena ‘Estella’ Mena was working to guard the offices of an electrical company in Sunnyvale…

Patricia Seelbaugh vanished in 1973 and authorities in Pennsylvania are hoping the anniversary appeal could jog some memories. — Five decades after a young woman went missing in Pennsylvania, authorities are hoping a new appeal for information and a substantial reward could prompt anyone with information to come forward. Patricia ‘Patty’ Seelbaugh was 17 and was last seen with her friends at the Barkeyville Truck Stop in Venango County…

Members of the public have been asked for assistance in cracking the cold case killing of teacher Cherilyn Hawkley. — Residents of Placer County in California have been asked to provide any information they can that could help to solve the murder of a beloved schoolteacher in late October 1993. Cherilyn Ann Gartin Hawkley, 39, was a divorcee and mother of three who had recently moved to Roseville and started…

A woman must work out what her heart desires in this fun rom-com. — Jeneva Rose has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of domestic thriller books, so when I heard she was making her first foray into romantic comedy with It’s a Date (Again) I was keen to check it out. In this book we meet our protagonist Peyton…