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cold case

[kohld keys]

noun

  1. 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.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cold case1

First recorded in 1970–75
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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.

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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.

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Louisa Dunne's case is thought to be the UK's longest-running cold case to be solved.

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The case is thought to be the UK's longest-running cold case to be solved.

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Police believe Mrs Dunne's murder is the oldest cold case ever to be solved in the UK.

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