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Ex-Scout Leader Convicted of 97 Child Abuse Offenses After 27 Years on the Run

Richard Burrows, 80, was found guilty of abusing 26 boys between the 1960s and 1990s, having evaded justice for decades by fleeing to Thailand under a stolen identity.

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Second Hitman in Ripudaman Singh Malik Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison

Fugitive Wanted for 1982 Bombing Captured After Decades Using Dead Classmate's Identity

Fugitive Arrested After 40 Years of Hiding Under Stolen Identity

International Police Foil Multi-Million-Euro Heist, Capture Escaped Convict Antonio Ferrara

Convicted Rapist Dominique Pelicot Investigated for Cold Cases and New Assault Allegations

Man Arrested in Melbourne Cold Case After 44 Years

Dany Leprince’s Conviction for 1994 Quadruple Murder Sent to French Court for Review

Native Hawaiian Brothers Sue, Claim Police Framed Them in 1991 Tourist Murder

Monique Olivier Taken to Site in 1993 Disappearance of Lydie Logé

Murder Trial Begins in Munich 25 Years After Woman's Death

Trial Begins for 1999 Murder of Würzburg Gastwirt

1996 Double Murder Case Reopened as New Suspects Identified

Five Bali Nine Members Return to Australia After Nearly Two Decades in Prison

Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years Awarded $34 Million

Convicted Murderer James Meehan Escapes Prison Supervision for Second Time

Two Men Freed After 15 Years Due to Wrongful Convictions in Kansas City Double Murder Case

Georgia Man Charged in 1985 Church Murders After DNA Clears Original Suspect

Philadelphia Man Freed After 41 Years in 'Sex for Lies' Scandal Review

Chris Dawson Appeals Conviction for Sexual Activity with Student

Man Arrested for Alleged Fraud Tied to Yvonne Fletcher Justice Campaign

Prime Suspect in 1977 Easey Street Murders Faces Charges After Extradition to Australia

Canadian Man Charged in 1997 Cold Case Murder of New Jersey Woman

Suspect Identified in Decades-Old Isère Murders Through DNA Evidence

Man Arrested in Connection to Decades-Old Isère Cold Cases

Bronx Woman Exonerated After 13 Years in Prison for 1999 Murder

Italy Clears Path for Extradition of Easey Street Murder Suspect

New DNA Evidence Prompts Appeal in 1987 Murder Conviction

DNA Solves 65-Year-Old Cold Case of Adopted Boy's Death in Wisconsin

84-Year-Old Arrested in 1974 Cold Case Murder Through Genetic Genealogy

Hannover's Unsolved Cold Cases Draw New Investigative Efforts

Florida 'Killer Clown' Released After Serving Sentence for 1990 Murder

Brooklyn Man Freed After 27 Years of Harsh Sentencing

South Carolina Inmate Opts for Lethal Injection in Upcoming Execution

40 Years On, Grégory Villemin Murder Remains Unsolved

Japanese Inmate Found Dead in Hawaii Prison Cell

Court Rejects Posthumous Honor for Executed Criminal Jacques Fesch

Thierry Ascione Sentenced to 18 Years for Complicity in Guatemala Murders

Third Suspect Charged in 1990 Murder of Carole Soltysiak

Parole Revoked for Ex-LAPD Detective Convicted of 1986 Murder

DNA Evidence Solves 1995 Kidnapping of 6-Year-Old Morgan Nick

Texas Executes Garcia Glenn White for 1989 Murders of Teenage Twins

New Suspect Identified in Morgan Nick's 1995 Disappearance

Man Convicted on Informant Testimony Fights for Freedom After 43 Years

Transgender Killer Sentenced for NYC Murder and Oklahoma Decapitation

Police Identify 200 Genetic Matches in 1983 Aberdeen Taxi Driver Murder Case

Wisconsin Man Charged in 1985 Decapitation Murder of College Student

Parole Board Recommends Release of Steven Ling After 27 Years in Prison

Genetic Genealogy Cracks 31-Year-Old Cold Case in Indiana

Florida Executes Loran Cole for 1994 Murder of FSU Student

Texas Man Exonerated After 34 Years in Prison

DNA Evidence Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case of Texas Nursing Student's Murder

Escaped Convicted Murderer Ramone Alston Recaptured in North Carolina

Oklahoma City Settles for $7 Million with Exonerated Death Row Inmate

New DNA Evidence in 1991 Hawaii Murder Case Leads to Suspect's Suicide

Utah Denies Clemency for Death Row Inmate Taberon Honie

Sandra Hemme Freed After 43 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

Search for Muriel McKay's Remains Ends in Frustration