• Follow this link to read about Cold Cases that were solved and resulted in arrests and/or convictions.
• Follow this link to read about Cold Cases that remain open to see if you can provide information that may help investigators.

THE COLD CASE UNIT was established in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney in May of 1998 to focus special investigative efforts on crimes that have gone "cold," that is, unsolved for a prolonged period of time.

In October 2009, a second unit was established to focus on Cold Cases in Southeastern Connecticut/New London County.

Since 1998, the Cold Case Unit has undertaken numerous investigations, resulting in convictions in more than a dozen previously unsolved homicides. Additionally, Cold Case investigators have been involved in investigations that resulted in the Federal court convictions of three individuals in homicide cases.

Cold Case Units bring together experienced prosecutors and investigators from the Division of Criminal Justice (Office of the Chief State's Attorney and State's Attorneys) to work closely with the Connecticut State Police and municipal police departments. These investigators start from scratch, reviewing all evidence and taking a fresh look at the crime.

This work relies upon the latest investigative techniques and the newest technology, including highly sophisticated DNA analysis. Many of these techniques were not available when the crimes occurred and the original investigations were undertaken.

The Division of Criminal Justice Cold Case Unit currently includes investigators from the:

• Office of the Chief State’s Attorney;
• State of Connecticut Department of Correction;
• Bloomfield Police Department;
• East Hampton Police Department;
• East Windsor Police Department
• Farmington Police Department;
• Hartford Police Department;
• Wethersfield Police Department and;
• Windsor Police Department.
  

• Town of Groton Police Department;
• City of Groton Police Department;
• New London Police Department;
• Norwich Police Department;
• Stonington Police Department;
• Waterford Police Department;
• State of Connecticut Department of Correction;
• Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad;
• Office of the Chief State's Attorney;
• Office of the State's Attorney - Judicial District of New London and;
• Office of the State's Attorney -  Judicial District of Windham.

The Cold Case approach is not unique to Connecticut. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and many other state and local jurisdictions also have Cold Case Units or Squads.