cold case
Plural
cold cases
1
a criminal investigation that has remained unsolved for a significant period and lacks recent investigative leads
- The detective was assigned to the cold case unit, focusing on unsolved crimes that had gone inactive for years.
- Advances in DNA technology have recently helped solve many cold cases that were previously considered unsolvable.
- The murder, once thought to be a cold case, was reopened after new evidence emerged linking a suspect to the crime scene.
- The family of the victim has never given up hope, continuing to push for answers in the decades-old cold case.
- Despite being a cold case for over twenty years, the investigation gained renewed attention after a true crime podcast featured the unsolved mystery.