A 4-year-old boy who was found dead in Lorton, Virginia, more than 50 years ago, and whose name has remained a mystery, has finally been identified.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced a major breakthrough Monday in a cold case from 1972. Police identified the ...

LORTON, Va. — A mystery that haunted Fairfax County investigators for more than half a century has finally been solved.

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.

Hair saved in a case file and the latest DNA technology led Virginia police to the name of a 4-year-old boy found dead 53 ...

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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.

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

Swifts have nested in all three specially installed boxes at Yew Tree Hall in Lorton. Boxes were set up by the Lorton Valley-based Melbreak Wildlife Group, with the help of farmers in the area. The ...

A man who was caught on camera repeatedly hitting and dragging a senior bus driver in Lorton, Virginia, earlier this month ...