Event Brief
Discarded coffee cup helps solve 24-year cold case
Filed: Jun 24, 2026 at 4:04 AM ET
Summary: A discarded coffee cup from an east coast road trip helped lead to arrests and convictions in a 24-year-old Canberra killing.
WHO: Police investigators
WHAT: A discarded coffee cup led to arrests and convictions in a 24-year cold case killing
WHEN: Jun 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM ET
WHERE: East coast road trip route, Australia
WHY: The discarded coffee cup provided evidence that helped solve the 24-year cold case killing.
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