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Police to exhume remains in Utah after reopening a 1970 cold case | Crime Alert 6AM 02.10.26
10 Feb 2026
Chapter 1: What new developments have emerged in the 1970 cold case in Utah?
Crime Alert, I'm John Lemley. We begin this hour with a compelling development out of Hurricane Idaho, where authorities have taken the rare step of reopening a cold case that has puzzled investigators for more than half a century.
Police with the Washington County Sheriff's Office say they are preparing to exhume human remains buried in a local cemetery, remains belonging to an unidentified woman discovered in 1970 and long known only as Jane Doe. At the time of her discovery, the woman's cause of death was ruled undetermined, and she was laid to rest with a simple marker identifying her as an unknown.
The case was investigated sporadically over the years, including a 2014 attempt to recover her DNA, but that effort ultimately failed when no remains were found during excavation. Now detectives have petitioned a judge for a new warrant and are moving forward with plans to exhume the burial site again, this time with modern forensic science on their side.
Advances in DNA technology and access to national missing person databases give investigators renewed hope that Jane Doe can finally be identified. Records indicate that prior excavation efforts may not have gone deep enough to reach the actual burial site, leading authorities to believe the remains may still be intact beneath the surface.
With assistance from the National Cold Case Coalition, law enforcement hopes to collect viable DNA samples that could provide closure for surviving relatives whose loved ones disappeared decades ago. The Sheriff's Office says the exhumation will take place in the coming weeks, marking a significant moment in one of the longest-running cold cases in Utah's history. Thanks, John.
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Chapter 2: What details have been revealed about the Brown University shooting case?
More crime and justice news after this. Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, Crime Online's John Limley.
In Rhode Island, officials released new video and audio recordings from the day of the Brown University campus shooting that left two students dead and nine others wounded in December.
The footage, heavily redacted to shield victims and their families from further trauma, includes about 20 minutes of body-worn camera video from responding officers and radio traffic between campus police and municipal authorities.
The suspect in that attack, identified previously as Claudio Neves Valenti, a former graduate student at the university, is also believed to have fatally shot an MIT professor, Nuno Loreo, days after the campus attack. Valenti was later found dead in a storage facility in New Hampshire. Providence City officials say portions of the recordings were withheld to avoid showing more graphic content.
But the material release sheds light on the chaotic police response, including moments when officers mistook a maintenance worker for a potential suspect. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley noted the difficult balance between transparency and protecting those affected by the tragedy, which occurred during a final exam period on campus.
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Chapter 3: What charges is the father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect facing?
Authorities continue to urge anyone with additional video footage or information from the day of the incident to come forward. Turning now to Georgia, jury selection has begun in the high-profile trial of Colin Gray, the father of Colt Gray, the teenager accused of carrying out a deadly school shooting at Apalachee High School in September 2024.
Gray faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and multiple counts of cruelty to children. Prosecutors allege he knowingly provided his son access to the firearm used in the attack despite being aware of his mental health struggles and fascination with other school shootings.
The shooting in Barrow County left two students and two teachers dead and injured nine others. Authorities say Colin Gray, then 14, meticulously planned the attack, bringing an assault-style rifle into the school and opening fire. Gray remains in custody on a $500,000 bond and is expected to stand trial over several weeks.
Chapter 4: What findings have surfaced regarding Jeffrey Epstein's alleged trafficking activities?
The case is part of a broader national trend of prosecutors holding adults accountable for enabling access to deadly weapons used in mass shootings. Finally, in Washington, D.C., newly released federal records are clarifying the government's investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
According to internal Justice Department documents, the FBI found no credible evidence that Epstein maintained a, quote, client legacy. or operated a sex trafficking ring involving powerful or prominent men. Investigators say reviews of financial records, seized materials, and witness interviews did not support claims of an organized trafficking operation.
The files reaffirmed that Epstein committed serious federal sex crimes, but prosecutors concluded there was insufficient admissible evidence to charge other individuals.
Chapter 5: What are the implications of the FBI's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein?
Allegations of third-party involvement could not be independently cooperated. The documents also state investigators never recovered a secret client list during searches conducted before or after Epstein's 2019 death in federal custody.
Thanks, John. For the latest crime and justice news, go to CrimeOnline.com and please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace.