Nelson Beckett, who served in the Navy, was shot dead and run over by his own car on Saturday in Houston, according to police.
More than three decades after his trail went cold, one of California's most prolific serial killers and rapists was caught by using online genealogical sites to find a DNA match, prosecutors said Thursday.
An elusive serial killer known as the notorious "Golden State Killer," who authorities say committed at least 12 homicides, 45 rapes and dozens of burglaries across California in the 1970s and 1980s, is believed to be in custody Wednesday.
A reward is being offered for help solving the murder of a 25-year-old man at an apartment in Westchester County.
The Union County prosecutor's office says they are seeking information in the death of 73-year-old Vera Pecoraro, which has been classified as a homicide.
Police are still trying to solve the 3-year-old murder of a man killed in the diner he owned.