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Everything about 25-year-old Cynthia Gonzalez's murder in Texas in 1991 pointed to a male killer. Gonzalez was an exotic dancer who worked private events, sometimes for solo customers. The night ...

A student unlocks the drawers holding case files in the Forensic Assessment of Cold Case Files course Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at UT-Arlington. Students are required to keep details of each case ...

A group of criminology student sleuths helped police in Texas make the first arrest in a cold case murder investigation that had puzzled detectives for 34 years. The Arlington Police Department said ...

Arlington police, the University of Texas at Arlington and the victim’s family announced on Monday that a suspect has been arrested in the 1991 cold case murder of Cynthia Gonzalez. On Sept. 17, 1991, ...

Arlington Police announced a stunning arrest in a 34-year-old cold case on Monday. Chief Al Jones said detectives solved the 1991 murder of Cynthia Gonzalez with the help of criminology students at ...