In 1989, Ruth Buchanan was fatally hit by a driver who ran a red light in Charlotte, North Carolina, leaving her to die in the hospital the next day.

After decades, DNA technology helped solve the case and led to the confession of Herbert Stanback in 2022.

Stanback hit Buchanan with his car and fled the scene, eventually leading to his arrest.

He pleaded guilty to hit-and-run resulting in serious injury or death and received a two-year prison sentence to be served concurrently with a 22-year sentence for an unrelated offense.

The case highlights the importance of witness testimony and DNA evidence in solving cold cases..

Danielle Clause's family found closure 33 years after her murder in California thanks to DNA and forensic evidence.

Clause, 42, was found dead near downtown Ventura in 1991 with blunt force injuries and signs of sexual assault.

Investigators collected evidence extensively at the time but the case went cold until officer Tyler Buck reopened it.

Using forensic genetic genealogy, they identified Larry Devon Welch as the killer, who died in 1999.

By 2022, they obtained DNA from his living brother, confirming Welch's presence at the crime scene.

Clause's sister, Marcie Forte, expressed relief and closure knowing justice was served.

Authorities are baffled when a beloved Georgia grandmother is found shot execution-style. As the investigation progresses, a close-knit family fractures, revealing that the apple can indeed fall far from the tree.