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True crime cases in the US

1,211case filesUpdated Sep 29, 2026

Casepin holds 1,211 case files in the US. By legal status, 223 marked unsolved, 40 marked cold, 61 marked ongoing, 870 marked solved and 17 marked overturned.

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Files: 1,211
Unsolved: 223
Cold: 40
Ongoing: 61
Solved: 870
Overturned: 17
Span: 1622–2026

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Moscow, Idaho · 2022
2022 University of Idaho Murders
Four University of Idaho students—Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle—were fatally stabbed inside an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022. Bryan Kohberger, a criminology PhD student at nearby Washington State University, was arrested that December and pleaded guilty in 2025, receiving four consecutive life sentences.
15 to watch & hear
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Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California · 2009
Death of Michael Jackson
Singer Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles from acute propofol intoxication administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray. The Los Angeles County coroner ruled the death a homicide, and Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011.
27 to watch & hear
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Bardstown, Kentucky · 2015
Disappearance of Crystal Rogers
Crystal Rogers, a 35-year-old Bardstown, Kentucky, mother of five, disappeared in July 2015 and has never been found; in 2025, her former boyfriend, Brooks Houck, was found guilty of her murder, and two other men were convicted of related conspiracy and evidence-tampering charges.
8 to watch & hear
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Modesto, California · 2002
Murder of Laci Peterson
Laci Peterson, 27 and eight months pregnant, disappeared from her Modesto, California home on December 24, 2002; her body and that of her unborn son Conner were found in San Francisco Bay in April 2003, and her husband Scott Peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering both.
22 to watch & hear
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Delta, Fulton County, Ohio · 2016
Murder of Sierah Joughin
Sierah Joughin, a 20-year-old Ohio college student, was abducted while bicycling home in Fulton County on July 19, 2016, and found dead three days later. James Dean Worley, a neighbor with a 1990 abduction conviction who was not listed in any offender database, was convicted of her murder in 2018 and sentenced to death, prompting Ohio's Sierah's Law, which created a searchable violent-offender registry.
9 to watch & hear
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Mesa, Arizona, United States · 2000s
Murder of Travis Alexander
Travis Alexander, 30, was stabbed, slashed, and shot to death in his Mesa, Arizona home on June 4, 2008. His ex-girlfriend, Jodi Arias, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2013 and sentenced to life without parole in 2015 after two juries deadlocked on the death penalty.
9 to watch & hear
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Bridger–Teton National Forest, Wyoming · 2021
Killing of Gabby Petito
Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old travel vlogger, was killed by strangulation and blunt-force trauma in August 2021 while on a cross-country van trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. Laundrie returned to Florida alone, was named a person of interest, and later died by suicide, leaving a note admitting he had killed her.
28 to watch & hear
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Auburn, Alabama · 2019
Murder of Aniah Blanchard
Aniah Blanchard, a 19-year-old Alabama college student, disappeared from Auburn in October 2019 and was later found dead of a gunshot wound; the man convicted of her murder was sentenced to life in prison in 2026.
9 to watch & hear
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Leakin Park, Baltimore, Maryland · 1999
Murder of Hae Min Lee
Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student, was strangled and found buried in Leakin Park in February 1999. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was convicted of first-degree murder in 2000; the case gained international attention after the 2014 podcast Serial, and Syed's conviction underwent multiple vacaturs, appeals, and reinstatements through 2025.
13 to watch & hear
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New Canaan, Connecticut, United States · 2019
Murder of Jennifer Dulos
Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five in New Canaan, Connecticut, disappeared on May 24, 2019, after being attacked at her home; her body has never been found, and she was declared legally dead in 2023. Her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, was charged with her murder but died by suicide in January 2020 before trial, while his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, was convicted in 2024 of related charges.
16 to watch & hear

About these files

Case files in the US

The files run from 1622 to 2026. The 2010s hold the most, with 310 files. The oldest is Murder of Penowanyanquis, from 1638.

They are spread across 50 states and regions; the most are in California (146), Texas (100) and Florida (82). By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (946), kidnapping and abduction cases (195) and mass shooting cases (160).

494 files of the 1,211 have coverage attached: 1,247 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 33 creators. The most covered is Killing of Gabby Petito, with 28 items to watch or hear. Dr. Todd Grande, That Chapter and Kendall Rae have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

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Levy County Florida Courthouse — Credit: W.H. Whitehead per imagePublic domainSource
UNSOLVED AudioRosewood MassacreRosewood, Levy County, Florida, United States · 1923
Mario Buda — Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioSacco and VanzettiBraintree, Massachusetts, United States · 1927
Joshua Coleman McDonald's Lawrence Journal-World July 22, 1984 — Credit: Leonard Ignelzi. 18 July 1984.Public domainSource
SOLVED AudioSan Ysidro McDonald's massacreSan Ysidro McDonald's site, San Ysidro Boulevard, San Diego, California · 1984 · 5 to watch & hear
Tombstone-of-Betty-Sue-Gravlin--Perrin-Cemetery--Troy--Michigan.-April-2005-IMGP0865 2056 — Credit: Jcr00CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
SOLVED AudioTroy axe murders2121 Garson, Troy, Michigan · 1964
Kathleen Leissner Whitman in 1966 Viking — Credit: University StudiosPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioUniversity of Texas tower shootingUniversity of Texas at Austin Main Building (Tower), Austin, Texas · 1966
Buffaloes. 367th Infantry, (African American) troops return colors to Union League Club. Men draw . . . - NARA - 533590 — Credit: Western Newspaper Union, Photographer (NARA record: 556413)Public domainSource
SOLVED AudioWhite River WarWhite River Indian Agency / Milk Creek, near present-day Meeker, Colorado · 1879
Nortcott house — Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioWineville Chicken Coop MurdersWineville (now Mira Loma), Riverside County, California · 1920
Eric Holder at Wounded Knee Memorial — Credit: US Department of JusticePublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioWounded Knee MassacreWounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation · 1890
Chattanooga-Shooting-Map — Credit: VeggiesCC BY-SA 2.0 Source
SOLVED Audio2015 Chattanooga shootingsChattanooga, Tennessee, United States · 2015
CC COSPRINGS — Credit: The original uploader was Postoak at English Wikipedia.CC BY 2.0 Source
SOLVED Audio2022 Colorado Springs Nightclub ShootingClub Q, 3430 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, Colorado · 2022
Wtc05-orig-2001-09-11-09-13-05-Charles-Marsh — Credit: Charles MarshPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center, North Tower, New York City · 2001
William McKinley — Credit: Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons infobox presidential portraitPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioAssassination of William McKinleyTemple of Music, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York · 1901
SOLVED AudioCherry Valley massacreCherry Valley, New York · 1778
UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Dennis MartinSpence Field, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee · 1969 · 2 to watch & hear
Lake Charles courthouse postcard — Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioEarll family murdersNear Welsh, Louisiana · 1902
Initial Moments In Deadly Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting — Credit: CCTV at Fort Lauderdale Airport, FloridaPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioFort Lauderdale Airport ShootingFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Terminal 2 · 2017
Andrew Brown Protest in Graham (2021 Apr 27) (51144267879) — Credit: Anthony CriderCC BY 2.0 Source
SOLVED AudioKilling of Andrew Brown Jr.Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States · 2021
Marvin Gaye — Credit: Wikimedia Commons; 1973 Motown publicity photoPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioKilling of Marvin GayeWestern Heights, Los Angeles, California · 1984
Grave of Antoinette Rappel — Credit: TthrailCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
UNSOLVED AudioLynching of Ell PersonsNear Macon Road bridge over the Wolf River, Memphis, Tennessee · 1917
Bobby Franks (photograph, 1916–1924) — Credit: Unknown photographer; via Wikimedia CommonsPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioMurder of Bobby FranksKenwood neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois · 1924
SOLVED AudioMurder of Kimberly CatesMont Vernon, New Hampshire · 2009 · 2 to watch & hear
Stuart Tay, the victimEditorial use Source
SOLVED AudioMurder of Stuart TayBuena Park, California · 1992
Newport, Jersey City waterfront, skyline — Credit: Andrew GordonPublic domainSource
COLD AudioPavonia Massacre, New NetherlandPavonia (Communipaw), New Netherland — present-day Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey · 1639
Boston Logan Gate C19 with Flag and Jet — Credit: Jeremy KempPublic domainSource
SOLVED AudioUnited Airlines Flight 175World Trade Center, South Tower · 2001 · 1 thing to watch or hear

Questions

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How many case files in the US are on Casepin?

1,211. By status: 223 unsolved, 40 cold, 61 ongoing, 870 solved and 17 overturned. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Murder of Penowanyanquis, from 1638. Open the file

Which case in the US has the most coverage?

Killing of Gabby Petito, with 28 videos, podcasts and documentaries linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in the US?

Dr. Todd Grande (105 cases), That Chapter (88 cases) and Kendall Rae (87 cases), among 33 creators in all.

Where in the US are most of these cases?

California (146), Texas (100) and Florida (82).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Sep 29, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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