r/coldcases is a subreddit with 45k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cold case, murder, unsolved, missing person, and unsolved murder.
Write and read about criminal cold cases.
Popular Themes in r/coldcases
#1
News
: "Baby Hope’ identified: DNA solves 1994 cold case of infant found stabbed to death in trash can"
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help Finding Victims"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Do you know of a case that could benefit from a professional essay? Drop a comment. "
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Unsolved 2006 Park Ridge, IL Murder – Was This a Mistaken Mob Hit?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/coldcases
#1
Cold Case
: "Baby Hope’ identified: DNA solves 1994 Cold Case of infant found stabbed to death in trash can"
151 posts
#2
Murder
: "Killed at 5, Forgotten at 6: The Unsolved Murder of David Francis Lawrence (1968)"
92 posts
#3
Unsolved
: "Killed at 5, Forgotten at 6: The Unsolved Murder of David Francis Lawrence (1968)"
53 posts
#4
Missing Person
: "Cold case Missing Person Karen Schepers found today. Disappeared 42 years ago"
41 posts
#5
Unsolved Murder
: "Unsolved Murder in my hometown"
40 posts
#6
Disappearance
: "UPDATE: Charles and Catherine Romer Disappearance"
20 posts
#7
True Crime
: "In Waterloo, Iowa in 1993, two senior citizens were murdered within one day and three blocks of each other. To this day, their murders remain unsolved."
20 posts
#8
Mystery
: "In Waterloo, Iowa in 1993, two senior citizens were murdered within one day and three blocks of each other. To this day, their murders remain unsolved."
16 posts
#9
Missing Persons
: "Martha Wes Dunn & Eric Glen Owens Missing Persons 1990"
15 posts
#10
Missing
: "Texas Rangers Release Suspect Vehicle In Missing Teen Cold Case After 7 Years"
13 posts
Flair Used in r/coldcases
#1
Cold Case
: "Cold case missing person Karen Schepers found today. Disappeared 42 years ago"
107 posts
#2
Announcement
: "Wife of Brandon Lawson confirms DNA on remains belonged to Brandon"
11 posts
#3
Discussion
: "What’s a cold case you would like to see solved in 2025? "
10 posts
#4
Theories
: "I think I saw a cover up as a child."
2 posts
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+7k members(17.5%)
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Last updated: June 13, 2026