cold case

Remembering Kimberly Watts

November marks six years since Kimberly Watts was murdered in her Long Beach home. In that time, no arrests have been made. Her murder shocked and devastated those who knew her. Forty-eight year-old Kimberly Watts was many…

Questions continue with cold case victim

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department continues to face more questions than answers in the serial murders of the infamous Samuel Little. One of the unidentified women on Little’s list was a Gulfport resident. In 2018, serial killer Samuel Little confessed…

Forty-year-old cold case solved: Murder of Julia Critchfield

After 40 years of not know who was responsible for the murder of Julia Critchfield in Saucier, Harrison County investigators solve this cold case, helping a family with closure. It was January 22nd, 1978 when 36-year-old Julia Critchfield was found…

Anniversary of Missing sailor in Jackson County

It was Valentine’s Day 1995 when a Navy sailor in Jackson County went missing. According to Pascagoula police, Ronald Duck Jr. was alive during the early morning hours on February 14th, 1995 when he was scheduled to board the U.S.S.…

Cold Case: Ronald Duck last see February 14th, 1995

Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers and Pascagoula Police Department are partnering on the missing cold case of Ronald Duck. He was 21-years-old at the time of his disappearance on February 14th, 1995 and the anniversary is right around the corner. Duck…

1996 Cold Case arrest

Cold cases often remain unsolved for decades and sometimes they are never solved. A family left searching for justice, a murderer walking freely. For today’s Wanted Wednesday, investigators in Columbus are shouting for joy at the resolution of a two…

What happened to Angela Freeman?

After 23 years, a mother still holds on to hope that justice will be found for her daughter even though no body has ever been found and no suspect has ever been revealed. So what happened to Angela Freeman? “Maybe…

What happened to Robin?

On today’s Wanted Wednesday we start with a cold case from the late 90s. In 2009, Raquel Welch lost vision in both eyes after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor, but Welch says she never lost sight of her…

Wanted Wednesday: Baby Jane Cold Case

It’s been over 34 years, but the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department refuses to give up on Baby Jane, an unidentified toddler found lifeless in Dog River in Pascagoula. “I hit a certain point of that bridge and I could hear…

The Search for Anita Smith

Missing Gulfport woman Anita Smith was last seen in 2014. Based on evidence, authorities have ruled Smith’s disappearance and death a potential suicide. Recently, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department reopened the case and hope they can locate Smith’s body. Despite…

Missing Harrison County Man Identified 43 Years Later

A Harrison County man who went missing 43 years ago has been positively identified today. Harrison County Sheriff’s investigators confirm Joseph Spears, who ran away from the Harrison County Youth Detention Center in 1973, is the John Doe found buried…

Who Killed Mark Burgess?

It dates back to 1991, a man killed in cold blood on his way home in Pascagoula. Fast forward to 2016, the murder remains a mystery with no arrest made in the murder of Mark Burgess. News 25’s Shelby Myers…

Cold Case Could be Solved

Harrison County investigators are crossing their fingers, hoping DNA testing from a deceased John Doe in a Texas cemetery will solve a 40 year old cold case. It all started when a cemetery worker did a little research of her…

Moss Point Cold Case

It’s a cold case that dates back to the 90s. Skeletal remains of a woman were found in Moss Point in 1997. Decades later, a killer remains on the loose. Today, News 25’s Shelby Myers sat down with a son…

Searching for Justice

On April 14th, 2006, 24-year-old Brandon Taylor and 26-year-old Gary Riley were found barbarically murdered in their car in Moss Point.

Cold Case in Ocean Springs

One fall night in 2009, an Ocean Springs man ventured to Gulfport to shoot some pool, never anticipating by the end of the night he would be stabbed to death in his own home.