WMU cold case team helps search for remains of woman missing nearly 50 years Read about the case Skip to content Home Team Apply Cases Roxanne Wood Anne Paetz Janis Sanders Cathy Swartz Brittany Nicole Shank Jacob Cabinaw Randa Jawhari FAQ Giving News Map About Contact Us The "Unsolvable" case of Roxanne Wood Watch the 48 hour coverage WMU students helping MSP detectives on cold case murder of Anne Paetz Watch the ABC12 coverage Michiana cold cases reopened after more than 40 years Watch the WSBT segment WMU cold case program gives students hands-on experience Read the MLive article Search continues for missing St. Joseph County woman, 5 years after disappearance Read the News Channel 3 Article FBI Joins Search For Missing Women Read the WSBT 22 Article News Archive 2023 Decades old Niles missing person cold case reclassified as homicide abduction (WSBT, Feb. 27, 2023) Special Report: Former investigator back on the case of two women missing since the 1970s (WSBT 22, March 31, 2023)Special Report: Efforts ramp up to find missing women (WSBT 22, March 30, 2023)Two Michigan women went missing 50 years ago. Now their families feel answers are close. (South Bend Tribune, March 30, 2023) Western Michigan students, Michigan State Police partner to solve Niles cold case (ABC 57, April 14, 2023)Arrest made in 1988 murder of young Three Rivers mother (Wood TV 8, May 1, 2023)Suspect arrested in three decades long Three Rivers cold case (News Channel 3, May 1, 2023)Three Rivers cold case murder suspect dies in South Carolina jail (News Channel 3, May 6, 2023) WMU Students Help Solve 35-year-old Three Rivers Cold Case (WBCK 95.3 FM, May 2, 2023) Suspect in 1988 murder of Three Rivers mother arrested (The Detroit News, May 1, 2023) Michigan State Police and Three Rivers Police Department Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in the 1988 Murder of Cathy Swartz (DNA Solves, May 1, 2023) Suspect arrested in decades-old cold case murder of Three Rivers woman (WNDU, May 1, 2023)Police: DNA shows Beaufort man responsible for 35-year-old cold case murder (WJCL, May 2, 2023) Suspect Arrested in 1988 Cold Case Murder of Single Mom While 9-Month-Old Daughter Was in the Next Room: Cops (Inside Edition, May 2, 2023) Arrest made in cold case murder of woman killed at home while her infant daughter was in the next room (Law and Crime, May 1, 2023)Arrest made in cold case murder of Cathy Sue Swartz (WSBT 22, May 1, 2023)Arrest made in 1988 murder of Three Rivers woman (Fox 17, May 1, 2023)Suspect arrested from 1988 Michigan homicide (MLive, May 1, 2023) Beaufort man arrested in 1988 Three Rivers cold case (WTOC 11, May 1, 2023) Man recently arrested in 1988 cold case found dead in Beaufort Co. jail (WCSC 5, May 8, 2023) Arrest made in 1988 Three Rivers murder (WOOD-TV, May 1, 2023) Police: Suspect in 1988 Three Rivers murder found dead in cell (Yahoo!News, May 9, 2023) South Carolina man arrested in Michigan woman's 1988 killing (Detroit Free Press, May 1, 2023)Man recently arrested in 1988 cold case found dead in South Carolina jail (WCSC/Gray News, May 8, 2023)Case of Teen Mom Viciously Slain in 1988 Solved, Cops Say (Daily Beast, May 1, 2023)Suspect in 35-year-old cold case murder arrested in Beaufort (ABC 13, May 1, 2023)WMU students assist police in solving murder case (Western Herald, May 3, 2023)Arrest made in 1988 cold case out of St. Joseph County, Michigan (ABC 57, May 1, 2023)Suspect’s bloody fingerprint found at 1988 murder scene (WOOD-TV, May 5, 2023)S.C. man accused of fatally beating, stabbing, strangling teen mother in 1988 (True Crime Daily, May 2, 2023)Police Solve Decades-Old Cold Case With Help of Western Michigan University Students (9&10 News, May 1, 2023) Michigan cold cases cracked thanks to help from WMU students (ABC 13, May 11, 2023)Morning News NOW Full Broadcast (NBC News, May 22, 2023)Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case (WMU News, May 1, 2023) Decades-old cold case could be close to being closed (ABC 57, June 5, 2023)Top News: Cold Case Murder Solved With Help of Students - and More (9&10 News, May 5, 2023)WMU students help state police solve cold cases (WZZM13, May 11, 2023) Suspect in Swartz murder found dead in South Carolina jailPolice finding closure in case; believe injuries causing Waters death were ‘self-inflicted’ (Wilcox Newspaper, May 12, 2023)State Police look to solve cold cases with search in Bertrand Township (WSJM, June 5, 2023) Western Michigan students, Michigan State Police partner to solve Niles cold case (ABC57, April 14, 2023) Search continues for cold case victims' bodies on Berrien County property (WBST, June 5, 2023) WMU cold case team helps search for remains of woman missing nearly 50 years (WZZM13, July 6, 2023) How DNA, genealogy websites are helping Michigan police solve decades-old cold cases (Detroit News, July, 2023) The "Unsolvable" Murder of Roxanne Wood (CBS News, August, 2023) Genetic genealogist helps solve a case that had "a gnat's eyebrow of DNA" left from the crime scene (CBS/48 Hours, August 13, 2023) SLIVER OF EVIDENCE ‘Unsolvable’ mystery of Roxanne Wood murder cracked by ‘gnat’s eyebrow of DNA’ that traced killer’s ancestry to 1797 (The U.S. Sun, August 12, 2023) Sneak peek: The "Unsolvable" Murder of Roxanne Wood (CBS News, August 9, 2023) Roxanne Wood murder case timeline (CBS News, August 9, 2023)How a DNA "detective" helped solve an "unsolvable" Michigan cold case in four days (CBS News, August 13, 2023) 2022 Students in WMU’s cold case program gain national recognition (WKZO, Dec. 16, 2022)WMU's crime-solving Cold Case Program may run out of money in the spring (WMUK, Dec. 16, 2022)WMU students helping detectives in trying to solve mid-Michigan cold case homicide (WJRT, Nov. 17, 2022)How a DNA detective helped solve an “unsolvable” Michigan cold case (CBS News/48 Hours, Nov. 12, 2022)Michigan cold case solved 35 years after Roxanne Wood found dead in Niles home with throat cut (WDIV (Detroit), Nov. 11, 2022)Genetic genealogist helps solve a cast that had “a gnat’s eyebrow of DNA” left from the crime scene (CBS News/48 Hours, Nov. 11, 2022)Decades-old West Michigan cold case to be featured on '48 Hours (WPBN (Traverse City), Nov. 10, 2022)Decades-old West Michigan cold case to be featured on '48 Hours (WWMT (Kalamazoo), Nov. 10, 2022)Cold Case Program gains national attention, inspires expansion (WMU News, Sept. 30, 2022)Michiana cold cases reopened after more than 40 years (WSBT, Sept. 7, 2022)MSP Tri-Cities cold case detectives to work with Western Michigan University Cold Case Program (WJRT (Flint), Aug. 11, 2022)Family still searching for answers in 1975 Janis Sanders disappearance (Leader Publications, July 31, 2022)Cold Case Program live interview (WGN (Chicago), May 4, 2022)Special Report: How Roxanne Wood's murder was solved 35 years later (WSBT 22, April 28, 2022)Today on NBC features cold case program at Western Michigan University (MLive, April 27, 2022)WMU students who helped crack 1987 cold case featured on the Today Show (WOOD-TV, April 26, 2022)Students solve murder case from 1987 for college credit (Today Show, April 26, 2022)GVSU joins WMU in partnering with MSP to solve cold cases (Fox17, April 12, 2022)Better than a textbook: Western Michigan cold case program gives students hands-on experience (MLive, April 4, 2022)Inside how students solved a 35-year-old murder using post-it notes (NewsNation USA, April 2, 2022)Cold Case Cracked: Patrick Gilham arrest for Roxanne Wood murder (The U.S. Sun (international), April 2, 2022) College criminal justice students help crack 35-year-old murder case (Crime Online, April 1, 2022 )Decades old Michigan murder case solved with help of college kids (Lake County Star (Big Rapids, MI), April 1, 2022)Western Michigan University students help crack 1987 Berrien County cold case murder (WDIV (Detroit), April 1, 2022)Michigan college students help crack 1987 murder of woman found dead (People Magazine, April 1, 2022)Western Michigan University students help police crack 1987 murder cold case (Yahoo! News, March 31, 2022) Western Michigan University students help police crack 1987 murder cold case (NBC News, March 31, 2022)Western Michigan students help solve 35-year-old cold case (WILX (Lansing), March 31, 2022)35-year-old murder solved with help of Western Michigan University students (MLive, March 30, 2022)Michigan college students solve 35-year-old cold case (Sinclair Broadcast Group stations nationwide, March 28, 2022)Western's Cold Case Program helps police net arrest in decades-old murder (WMU News, March 10, 2022) 2021 Western Michigan University students to help Michigan State Police solve cold cases (News Channel 3, March 15, 2021)
