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cold case
[kohld keys]
noun
a criminal investigation that has remained unsolved for an extended period of time.
This year's award recipient is a state trooper whose work helped close a cold case from 1983.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cold case1
Example Sentences
In the series, the investigator has been newly demoted from Robbery-Homicide after clashing with her male partner and has been reassigned to head up the underfunded cold case unit, supervising a staff of reserves and volunteers.
For almost six decades, Headley evaded justice for the crime before cold case detectives at Avon and Somerset Police sent items for forensic analysis last year - resulting in a DNA match.
Louisa Dunne's case is thought to be the UK's longest-running cold case to be solved.
The case is thought to be the UK's longest-running cold case to be solved.
Police believe Mrs Dunne's murder is the oldest cold case ever to be solved in the UK.
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