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Cold Cases by Decade

Cases are grouped by the decade in which the crime or disappearance happened, not when it was solved.

Cases in the index by decade
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0501001502001880s: 2 cases1880s1890s: 2 cases1900s: 3 cases1900s1910s: 6 cases1920s: 7 cases1920s1930s: 8 cases1940s: 9 cases1940s1950s: 12 cases1960s: 48 cases1960s1970s: 87 cases1980s: 127 cases1980s1990s: 116 cases2000s: 137 cases2000s2010s: 154 cases1542020s: 67 cases2020s
1880s2
2 cases, 2 unsolved
1890s2
2 cases, 2 unsolved
1900s3
3 cases, 2 unsolved
1910s6
6 cases, 4 unsolved
1920s7
7 cases, 4 unsolved
1930s8
8 cases, 6 unsolved
1940s9
9 cases, 6 unsolved
1950s12
12 cases, 9 unsolved
1960s48
48 cases, 24 unsolved
1970s87
87 cases, 38 unsolved
1980s127
127 cases, 62 unsolved
1990s116
116 cases, 51 unsolved
2000s137
137 cases, 72 unsolved
2010s154
154 cases, 49 unsolved
2020s67
67 cases, 18 unsolved
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