A cold case is a crime or an accident that has not yet been solved to the full and is not the subject of a recent criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, retained material evidence, as well as fresh activities of the suspect (e.g. repeated deaths of wives of a suspect, who marries a lady and then does away with her for insurance gain). New technical methods developed after the case can be used on the surviving evidence to re-analyze the causes, often with conclusive results.
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Famous quotes containing the words cold and/or case:
“Some men love truth so much that they seem in continual fear lest she should catch cold on over-exposure.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll be glad to make an exception.”
—Groucho Marx (1895–1977)