The Ledger

Every case on the record

2,713 of 2,713 files match. Each entry carries its docket, jurisdiction, evidence list and leads which are filed automatically after a quick search.

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The Abduction of Amber Hagerman (1996)

Nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas in January 1996 and found dead four days later. Her case led to the AMBER Alert system and remains unsolved.

2680 followersInvestigate
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The Killing of Tupac Shakur (1996)

Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by on the Las Vegas Strip in September 1996 and died days later. Duane 'Keffe D' Davis was indicted for murder in 2023 and the prosecution is proceeding.

5240 followersOpen case
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ColdNC-0001
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The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey (1996)

Six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in her family's Boulder home on December 26, 1996. No one has been charged; Boulder police continue DNA testing and treat the file as an open homicide.

4820 followersInvestigate
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The Abduction of Morgan Nick (1995)

Six-year-old Morgan Nick was abducted from a Little League ballpark in Alma, Arkansas in June 1995. The FBI and Alma police continue to investigate and a reward stands.

1430 followersInvestigate
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ColdNC-0022
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The West Memphis Child Murders (1993)

Three eight-year-old boys were killed in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Three men convicted of the killings were released in 2011 under Alford pleas, and no one is currently held responsible.

2190 followersInvestigate
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People v. Erik and Lyle Menendez — Resentencing (1989)

Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents in Beverly Hills. A Los Angeles judge resentenced them in May 2025 to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole consideration.

3260 followersOpen case
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ColdNC-0035
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The Disappearance of Tara Calico (1988)

Tara Calico disappeared while riding her bicycle near Belen, New Mexico in September 1988. A 1989 Polaroid found in Florida has been examined repeatedly without a confirmed link.

1580 followersInvestigate
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The Murder of Sherri Rasmussen (1986)

Nurse Sherri Rasmussen was beaten and shot in her Van Nuys condominium in 1986. DNA from a bite mark led to the 2012 conviction of former LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus.

1390 followersRead finding
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ColdNC-0013
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The Chicago Tylenol Murders (1982)

Seven people in the Chicago area died in 1982 after taking Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide. No one has been charged with the poisonings; the investigation reopened in 2009.

2050 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Etan Patz (1979)

Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared walking to a school bus stop in SoHo in 1979. Pedro Hernandez was convicted in 2017; a federal appeals court vacated that conviction in 2025 and the case is back before the courts.

2330 followersOpen case
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The Golden State Killer Case (1974–1986)

A series of rapes and murders across California was linked by DNA to former officer Joseph James DeAngelo. He pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders and dozens of related charges and received life without parole.

3870 followersRead finding
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The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa (1975)

Teamsters president James R. Hoffa disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in Bloomfield Township, Michigan in July 1975. He was declared legally dead in 1982 and the FBI file has never closed.

3120 followersInvestigate
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The D.B. Cooper Hijacking (1971)

A man using the name Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 in 1971, collected $200,000, and parachuted from the aircraft. The FBI suspended active investigation in 2016; the file is public.

2760 followersInvestigate
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The Zodiac Killer Murders (1968–1969)

At least five killings in Northern California were claimed by a letter writer calling himself the Zodiac. The case remains open with the San Francisco Police Department and other Bay Area agencies.

6110 followersInvestigate
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The Boy in the Box — Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1957)

A boy's body was found in a box in Fox Chase, Philadelphia in 1957. Police identified him in 2022 as four-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli through genetic genealogy; his killing is still unsolved.

2210 followersInvestigate
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The Black Dahlia — Elizabeth Short (1947)

Elizabeth Short, 22, was found killed in Leimert Park, Los Angeles in January 1947. The LAPD investigation drew hundreds of confessions and no charges; the case is still carried as open.

3390 followersInvestigate
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State v. Campbell North HP-9506

High-priority active kidnapping case in Campbell County, WY. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the ballistics report against the public record as the trial moves forward.

2076 followersOpen case
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ActiveHP-9505
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State v. Natrona Central HP-9505

High-priority active trafficking case in Natrona County, WY. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the forensic inventory against the public record as the trial moves forward.

2399 followersOpen case
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ActiveHP-9503
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State v. Campbell Central HP-9503

High-priority active kidnapping case in Campbell County, WY. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the forensic inventory against the public record as the trial moves forward.

603 followersOpen case
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State v. Brown Central HP-9499

High-priority active armed robbery case in Brown County, WI. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the phone records against the public record as the trial moves forward.

565 followersOpen case
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ActiveHP-9498
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State v. Dane North HP-9498

High-priority active kidnapping case in Dane County, WI. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the surveillance footage against the public record as the trial moves forward.

629 followersOpen case
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ActiveHP-9497
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State v. Milwaukee Central HP-9497

High-priority active trafficking case in Milwaukee County, WI. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the phone records against the public record as the trial moves forward.

2364 followersOpen case
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ActiveHP-9494
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State v. Milwaukee North HP-9494

High-priority active trafficking case in Milwaukee County, WI. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the surveillance footage against the public record as the trial moves forward.

1249 followersOpen case
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ActiveHP-9490
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State v. Kanawha North HP-9490

High-priority active kidnapping case in Kanawha County, WV. Prosecutors and contributors are cross-checking the 911 call log against the public record as the trial moves forward.

2187 followersOpen case