WSBT Special Reports: Cold Cases

WSBT's Kristin Bien takes a look at several Michiana murder mysteries that have long gone unsolved.

COLD CASE FILES: Do you recognize John Doe?

COLD CASE FILES: Do you recognize John Doe?

It has been more than 12 years since bones were discovered in a shallow grave just outside Benton Harbor. Police still don't know the identity of the person, but they do say he was murdered.  more...

COLD CASE FILES: Mystery of single mom killed in the middle of nowhere

COLD CASE FILES: Mystery of single mom killed in the middle of nowhere

Back in 1981, when Juanta Boyd was killed, the technology to test DNA didn't exist. It does now and police in LaPorte County hope to get results in Boyd's murder case back soon. This has breathed new life into the cold case mystery of a single mother murdered in the middle of nowhere.  more...

COLD CASE FILES: After 15 years, used car salesman's murder still unsolved

COLD CASE FILES: After 15 years, used car salesman's murder still unsolved

Whoever killed an Elkhart used car salesman left evidence behind at the scene. Now, police need more information to connect that evidence to a suspect. It's a case local police been working on for 15 years.  more...

COLD CASE FILES: Who killed the gentle giant?

COLD CASE FILES: Who killed the gentle giant?

CASS COUNTY–  It's been six years since a 34-year-old artist was found shot to death in rural Cass County, and today, police are no closer to understanding why someone would murder him.  more...

 PHOTOS: Kendrick Chapman cold case (2007)

PHOTOS: Kendrick Chapman cold case (2007)

Nearly six years after Kendrick Chapman was murdered at his rural Cass County home, police are still looking for his killer.  more...

PHOTOS: Laurel Mitchell cold case (1975)

PHOTOS: Laurel Mitchell cold case (1975)

In 1975, 17-year-old Laurel Mitchell of North Webster was last seen, and police to this day don't know who killed her.  more...

COLD CASE FILES: Was Lawrence Martin ATM stalked?

COLD CASE FILES: Was Lawrence Martin ATM stalked?

SOUTH BEND – Throughout the week, WSBT is going to be featuring cold cases from around our area. These are cases that have eluded police – some, for decades.  more...

PHOTOS: Lawrence Martin cold case

PHOTOS: Lawrence Martin cold case

Nearly four years after Lawrence Martin, 44, of South Bend was shot and killed, police are still looking for the culprit.  more...