Arrests many years later
Cold cases where an arrest came at least ten years after the death or disappearance.
- Murder of Sylvia Quayle — Arrested 2021, 39 years after her body was found
39 years · arrested 2021
Murder of Sylvia Quayle
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, United States · 1981
Also in: Hung juries and retrials
Convicted 2022
- Murder of Amanda Stavik — Arrested 2017, 28 years after her disappearance
28 years · arrested 2017
Murder of Amanda Stavik
Whatcom County, Washington, United States · 1989
Convicted 2019
- Murder of Tupac Shakur — Arrested 2023, 27 years after the shooting
27 years · arrested 2023
Murder of Tupac Shakur
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · 1996
Convicted 2026
- Murder of Martha Moxley — Arrested 2000, 24 years after her disappearance
24 years · arrested 2000
Murder of Martha Moxley
Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States · 1975
Also in: Convictions reconsidered · Charges dropped
No prosecution since 2020
- Murder of Audrey Hoellein — Arrested 2019, 24 years after her death
24 years · arrested 2019
Murder of Audrey Hoellein
Vancouver, Washington, United States · 1994
Also in: Charges dropped
Charges dismissed 2022
- Murder of Bonnie Haim — Arrested 2015, 22 years after her disappearance
22 years · arrested 2015
Murder of Bonnie Haim
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States · 1993
Also in: Disappearances later ruled homicide
Convicted 2019