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Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Miami Herald
These seven cold cases sat unsolved — until now. Take a look the stories
National These seven cold cases sat unsolved — until now. Take a look the stories A decomposed body found in California in 1967 was identified after decades using forensic genetic genealogy, and a cigarette butt helped lead to an accused killer's arrest 35 years later in Florida. A partial fingerprint on a cigarette pack helped close a 1977 California murder case, and officials said DNA testing linked a suspect to the killing of a mother during a bank robbery in 1997. Read the stories below. Robert Hecht's new Lincoln was found in Lenoir, North Carolina, more than a 700-mile drive from the Florida home where he was found dead, authorities said. Photo from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office NO. 1: CIGARETTE BUTT IN DEAD MAN'S CAR LEADS TO ACCUSED KILLER 35 YEARS LATER, FLORIDA COPS SAY The man's new car was found in Lenoir, North Carolina, more than a 700-mile drive from his Florida home, authorities said. | Published April 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd Two women were strangled to death and dumped in the same location a little over a month apart in central Florida, authorities said. One man now faces murder charges. Photo from the Orange County Sheriff's Office NO. 2: 'POTENTIAL SERIAL KILLER' KILLED SEX WORKERS, THEN DUMPED THEIR BODIES, FLORIDA COPS SAY He 'targeted women he thought wouldn't be missed,' the Orange County Sheriff said. | Published April 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A woman has been identified 57 years after her body was found down a steep cliff, California deputies say. Photo from Sonoma County Sheriff's Office NO. 3: DECOMPOSED BODY DOWN CLIFF POSED MYSTERY SINCE 1967, CA COPS SAY. NOW WOMAN IDENTIFIED The woman was last known to have lived in San Francisco and was estranged from family, deputies said. | Published May 9, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Using DNA testing the remains were identified as Paul Richard Davis, of Kern County, deputies say. Photo from Plumas County Sheriff's Office NO. 4: REMAINS FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE BY TREE TRIMMERS IN 1988 IDENTIFIED, CALIFORNIA COPS SAY The man stopped calling family in the early 1980s, deputies said. | Published March 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura
Miami Herald
23-06-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
11 lottery players win big after testing their luck. See their stories
National 11 lottery players win big after testing their luck. See their stories A Maryland grandfather watched his longtime numbers finally hit a $50,000 prize, while siblings carried on their mother's lottery tradition, leading to a $50,000 win using her numbers. A man scanned his winning ticket three times before trusting his $50,000 win was real. Read the stories below. A Virginia man won the top prize on a scratch-off ticket, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 1: LOTTERY PLAYER USES 'LUCKY PENNY' FOUND IN PARKING LOT TO SCRATCH TICKET — AND WINS BIG The Virginia man picked up the penny after buying his ticket, lottery officials said. | Published May 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A woman won $50,000 playing the Maryland lottery using her mom's numbers, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 2: SIBLINGS CONTINUE MOM'S MARYLAND LOTTERY TRADITION — AND ONE HITS BIG WITH HER NUMBERS The brother called to ask if she had checked her lottery results when she realized she had won. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Fantasy 5 lottery ticket worth $131,515 was sold at a supermarket in Orlando, according to the Florida Lottery. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 3: LOTTERY TICKET WORTH MORE THAN $130,000 SOLD AT FLORIDA PUBLIX. HERE'S WHERE The player won the top prize in the Fantasy 5 drawing. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Maryland man's faithful set of lottery numbers finally paid off. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 4: GRANDPA'S FAITHFUL LOTTERY NUMBERS FAILED HIM FOR DECADES — UNTIL NOW. 'ABOUT TIME' 'I jumped up for joy,' the Maryland man said. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Even after scanning his ticket, a Maryland man went to the Kensington 7-Eleven clerk to confirm his Bonus Match 5 win, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 5: MAN STILL IN DISBELIEF AFTER CHECKING WINNING LOTTERY TICKET 3 TIMES. 'CAN'T BE REAL' 'Believe me, I was kind of shocked!' the Maryland man said. | Published June 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura A husband and wife started crying 'tears of joy' after they hit the jackpot in North Carolina. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 6: HUSBAND INTERRUPTS WIFE'S MOVIE WITH NEWS OF LOTTERY WIN. THEN CAME 'TEARS OF JOY' 'It brought tears to my eyes,' the North Carolina wife said. | Published July 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper A North Carolina man beat 1-in-1,224,660 odds to win a top prize of $200,000 in a scratch-off lottery game, officials said. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 7: LOTTERY PLAYER 'SAW ONE ZERO THEN ANOTHER ZERO THEN ANOTHER' ON NC SCRATCH-OFF TICKET The Burke County man won one of six top prizes in the game, lottery officials said. | Published October 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Michigan man won a huge lottery prize in Portland. Vladimir Sukhachev Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 8: MAN IS 'ONE STEP CLOSER TO RETIREMENT' AFTER WINNING HUGE MICHIGAN LOTTERY JACKPOT 'I won $3 on one ticket, so I reinvested my winnings and purchased another one,' the man said. | Published October 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by Jennifer Rodriguez Stanley Dawson won a big jackpot prize on Christmas Day in Virginia, lottery officials said. Virginia Lottery NO. 9: LOTTERY PLAYER 'CRIED TEARS OF JOY' WHEN HE WON A CHRISTMAS DAY JACKPOT IN VIRGINIA The lucky player won big while watching a football game on TV, lottery officials said. | Published January 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree A Maryland lottery player won big after listening to advice from a family member, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 10: RELATIVE'S ADVICE LEADS LOTTERY PLAYER TO A HUGE WIN. 'IT WAS LIKE HOLDING DYNAMITE' The Maryland lottery player said she was considering a different game, but her relative had a game plan, according to lottery officials. | Published February 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree Bonny Harmon, pictured with her brother Roland, scored a big jackpot prize in North Carolina. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 11: CALL INTERRUPTS WOMAN'S WORK MEETING WITH GOOD NEWS — SHE HIT NC LOTTERY JACKPOT 'I thought I was going to pass out,' the lucky winner said. 'I had to sit down.' | Published April 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Miami Herald
20-06-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
10 lottery players win life-changing prizes across US. ‘Had to calm myself down'
National 10 lottery players win life-changing prizes across US. 'Had to calm myself down' A man couldn't believe his eyes when he checked his Lucky for Life ticket after waking up at 2:30 a.m. A Maryland grandfather's persistence finally paid off after decades of using the same "non-winning" numbers in Bonus Match 5. Meanwhile, a Georgia player narrowly missed a $133 million Powerball jackpot but still walked away with a $50,000 prize. Read the stories below. A Michigan man woke up at 2:30 a.m. and checked the winning lottery numbers to learn that he was a big winner. He thought he was dreaming. Photo by Michigan lottery NO. 1: LOTTERY WINNER THOUGHT HE WAS DREAMING AFTER CHECKING NUMBERS AT 2:30 A.M. IT WAS REAL 'It really was hard to know if I was dreaming or if I had really won big because it was the middle of the night,' he told Michigan officials. | Published May 7, 2024 | Read Full Story by Kate Linderman A Mega Millions ticket sold in California matched five numbers to win $943,692, just missing the $421 million jackpot. Vladimir Sukhachev Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 2: MEGA MILLIONS PLAYER WINS NEARLY $1 MILLION IN CALIFORNIA. WHERE WAS LUCKY TICKET SOLD? The winning ticket matched five numbers but not the Mega Ball, lottery officials say. | Published May 22, 2024 | Read Full Story by Don Sweeney The winning ticket just sat chilling in a drawer for months. Photo courtesy of Michigan Lottery Connect news release NO. 3: LOTTERY TICKET SAT IN DRAWER FOR MONTHS BEFORE MAN REALIZED IT WAS WORTH MILLIONS The Michigan scratcher sat 'collecting dust' for months, lottery officials said. | Published May 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by TJ Macias A woman who paid $50 for a lottery ticket started screaming and running around the store when she won $1 million, NC officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 4: GRANDMA OF 13 WAS 'HOLLERING AND RUNNING' IN STORE AFTER LIFE-CHANGING NC LOTTERY WIN The ticket cost $50. | Published May 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mark Price A Maryland man's faithful set of lottery numbers finally paid off. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 5: GRANDPA'S FAITHFUL LOTTERY NUMBERS FAILED HIM FOR DECADES — UNTIL NOW. 'ABOUT TIME' 'I jumped up for joy,' the Maryland man said. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Donna Smith, pictured with her fiance Calvin Blackwood, hit the jackpot in North Carolina. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 6: LOTTERY PLAYER TRUSTS GUT AND WINS LIFE-CHANGING NC JACKPOT. 'HAD TO CALM MYSELF DOWN' The prize winner 'could barely contain her excitement.' | Published June 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper Heeding her intuition, a Maryland woman took a 'rare trip' to a Baltimore gas station and bought some Powerball tickets, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 7: LUCKY FEELING LEADS TO 'FATEFUL DAY' FOR MARYLAND LOTTERY PLAYER. 'A BLESSING' 'Life is a gamble, and it's good to take risks.' | Published July 22, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Someone in Georgia scored a big prize in the latest Powerball drawing. How much did they win? Jerry Habraken USA TODAY NETWORK NO. 8: POWERBALL PLAYER JUST MISSES $133 MILLION JACKPOT, BUT STILL WINS BIG PRIZE IN GEORGIA Where was the lucky ticket sold? | Published July 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Tanasia Kenney A Maryland lottery player won big after listening to advice from a family member, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 9: RELATIVE'S ADVICE LEADS LOTTERY PLAYER TO A HUGE WIN. 'IT WAS LIKE HOLDING DYNAMITE' The Maryland lottery player said she was considering a different game, but her relative had a game plan, according to lottery officials. | Published February 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree A Wisconsin truck driver passing through Virginia purchased a pair of lottery tickets and won a top prize on the second ticket, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 10: TRUCK DRIVER BUYS LOTTERY TICKET OVER 800 MILES FROM HOME — AND WINS 'BIG ONE' He bought a pair of scratch off tickets and won the top prize on the second one, lottery officials said. | Published April 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Miami Herald
20-06-2025
- Miami Herald
These 5 cold cases sat unsolved — until now. See the stories
National These 5 cold cases sat unsolved — until now. See the stories Decades-old mysteries finally found answers thanks to new DNA breakthroughs. In one story, California deputies identified Jeffrey Thomas Rupen after a skull was dropped off at their sheriff's office in 2001. In Wisconsin, skeletal remains stuck in a music store's chimney were identified 34 years later. Read the stories below. Twenty three years after a human skull was brought into the main lobby of a sheriff's office, it has been identified, California deputies say. Photo from Sonoma County Sheriff's Office NO. 1: SOMEONE WALKED INTO SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH SKULL IN 2001, COPS SAY. NOW IT'S IDENTIFIED Aside from missing a jaw, 'the skull was in good condition.' | Published April 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Skeletal remains found in the chimney of a Madison, Wisconsin, music store have been identified 34 years later, officials say. DNA Doe Project. NO. 2: MYSTERIOUS SKELETAL REMAINS IN MUSIC STORE'S CHIMNEY ID'D 34 YEARS LATER: WI OFFICIALS Discovered in 1989, the case of the mystery skeleton fueled speculation and frustrated Wisconsin investigators for decades. | Published May 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mitchell Willetts Melonie White was found dead on Aug. 27, 1994, police said. Photo from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department NO. 3: HIKERS FOUND WOMAN'S BODY 30 YEARS AGO, NEVADA COPS SAY. NOW THERE'S A SUSPECT 'She was just a really nice person,' the woman's brother said. | Published October 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Tamara Mattson was found dead at Camano Island State Park on Dec. 9, 2003, Island County deputies say. Photo from Island County Sheriff's Office NO. 4: MOM OF 7'S KILLING WAS MYSTERY FOR YEARS, UNTIL CIGARETTE OFFERED A CLUE, WA COPS SAY The 39-year-old mother was found dead in Camano Island State Park in 2003, deputies said. | Published January 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura Lachelle 'Shelly' Waite was found dead inside her home on Jan. 16, 1986, Phoenix police said. Photo from Phoenix Police Department NO. 5: 18-YEAR-OLD'S 'AMAZING FUTURE' CUT SHORT IN 1986 KILLING, AZ COPS SAY. NOW ARREST MADE 'She was just a genuinely nice, intelligent person,' a police detective said. | Published February 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
These 10 lottery players tried their luck — and won big. See their stories
National These 10 lottery players tried their luck — and won big. See their stories Surprising lottery wins change lives across the country. In Missouri, a man believed he won $50,000 but was stunned when his ticket was actually worth $2 million. Meanwhile, a North Carolina player discovered a Lucky for Life ticket bought at a Winston-Salem convenience store would bring $25,000 a year for life. Take a look at the stories below. A Maryland woman took home a game's top prize after an 'unusual' instant lottery ticket caught her eye, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 1: MOM'S 'ADVENTUROUS NATURE' PAYS OFF BIG IN MARYLAND LOTTERY. 'IT JUST STOOD OUT TO ME' The woman took home the game's top prize. | Published May 20, 2024 | Read Full Story by Daniella Segura A Maryland man won a scratch-off game's top prize. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 2: MAN FINDS $10 IN POCKET AND SPENDS IT ON WINNING LOTTERY TICKET. 'DIDN'T BELIEVE IT' The Maryland man stopped for gas when he found extra cash. | Published May 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Helena Wegner A Maryland daughter's $5 gifted lottery ticket to her mom turned out to be a $50,000 winner, but her mom thought it was a joke. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 3: MOM 'FLABBERGASTED' AS GIFTED LOTTERY TICKET FROM DAUGHTER WINS BIG. 'SHE DESERVES IT' The Maryland daughter's $5 gift turned out to be much, much bigger. | Published June 7, 2024 | Read Full Story by Kate Linderman A Maryland man won $50,000 when he made a stop on his way home from work. Pepi Stojanovski via Unsplash NO. 4: LOTTERY PLAYER IN SHOCK OVER BIG WIN CALLS HIS DAUGHTER, THEN LOCKS TICKET IN SAFE 'I wasn't expecting to win anything big,' the Maryland winner said. | Published July 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by Julia Daye A Lakeland man won a $2 million lottery prize after he visited a Marathon gas station in central Florida, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 5: LOTTERY PLAYER WINS $2 MILLION JACKPOT PRIZE IN FLORIDA. WHERE WAS THE TICKET SOLD? The player beat the 1-in-2,692,215 odds of winning the top prize, according to the Florida Lottery. | Published October 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A big lottery win 'came at the perfect time' for a pair of best friends, Maryland officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 6: FRIENDS BUY SCRATCH-OFFS TOGETHER IN MARYLAND. THEN CAME PRIZE THEY 'NEVER EXPECTED' The men said the win 'came at the perfect time.' | Published October 28, 2024 | Read Full Story by Paloma Chavez A lottery player scored a huge windfall in North Carolina. N.C. Education Lottery NO. 7: LOTTERY TICKET SOLD IN NC IS WORTH $25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE. WHERE DID WINNER BUY IT? Here's what we know about the big win. | Published November 15, 2024 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper A North Carolina man won $8 million in a scratch-off lottery game that debuted in December, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 8: LOTTERY PLAYER 'ON A ROLL' BECOMES MULTI-MILLIONAIRE IN NC. 'I HIT THE BIG ONE' He spent $50 on the ticket and won a much bigger prize. | Published January 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd A Missouri man thought he won $50,000, but his prize was worth much more. Getty Images/iStockphoto NO. 9: LOTTERY PLAYER THINKS HE WON $50K. THEN HE LEARNS MISSOURI TICKET IS WORTH A LOT MORE He turned out to be 40 times as lucky. | Published January 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Rhiannon Saegert A Missouri woman considered the number 23 unlucky until she passed on a winning lottery ticket with that number to her husband. GETTY IMAGES NO. 10: WIFE SAW 'UNLUCKY' NUMBER ON LOTTERY TICKET AND GAVE IT TO HUSBAND — BUT THEY WON BIG 'What I've learned is that there is no unlucky number!' the Missouri woman said. | Published March 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Rhiannon Saegert The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
