Authorities identified Carl Matthew Bryant as the boy who was found dead by another child in Virginia in 1972.

The Fairfax Police Department announced it solved a 1972 cold case surrounding the death of a Carl Matthew Bryant, 4, using ...

A mystery that has haunted Fairfax County investigators for more than half a century has finally been solved thanks to ...

Detectives believe his mother and her boyfriend, who had already served time for murder, were involved in the Carl's death.

Long before DNA was used to solve crimes, the original detective on the case kept a sample of the child’s hair.

Police used advanced DNA testing to identify a murdered Pennsylvania boy more than 50 years after his body was found in ...

At the time his death was ruled a homicide due to blunt force trauma, but there were no leads on the case until now, police said.

Long before DNA was used to solve crimes, the original detective on the case kept a sample of the child’s hair.

A 4-year-old boy who was killed more than 50 years ago has finally been identified thanks to genetic genealogy.

Police have confirmed the identity of a 5-year-old child whose body was discovered in Massey Creek under the Old Colchester ...

Carl Bryant's remains were found in a creek decades ago. Genetic genealogy is helping detectives piece together his story.

Police have confirmed the identity of a 5-year-old child whose body was discovered in a creek under a bridge more than 50 years ago—his name was Carl Matthew Bryant.