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Monday, June 10, 2013  Authorities are releasing a forensic sketch in hopes of identifying a woman whose body was found on the shores of South Padre Island back in October.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley mother turned to Action 4 News after her daughter was allegedly molested at a charter school in Mission.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Skeletal remains found on a private property that's under construction is considered a hot spot for the Texas Historical Commission.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Human bones, found by a construction company in Pharr, have been classified as being hundreds of years old.

Friday, October 12, 2012  An autopsy carried out on the body of slain Zetas drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano-Lazcano shows he died of six gunshot wounds, including two to the head.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Authorities are confirming a that the Zetas supreme leader was killed in a gun battle in Coahuila but that his body was stolen from a funeral home.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Authorities are waiting on final autopsy results to determine if one of two gunmen killed in Coahuila on Sunday is the Zetas supreme leader.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose “mummified” remains were found near Brownsville’s Veterans International Bridge.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Forensic experts have made a ruling a in a Monday morning discovery made on an abandoned lot in San Juan.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Business owners who rent from this office complex on Alton Gloor in Brownsville say it's uncommon for a burglary to happen in this area.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Fingerprints and blood samples helped lead Brownsville police to two brothers who they believe went on a burglary spree over the past few weeks.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Students in Donna were immersed into the world of crime scene investigating Wednesday thanks to the ENCORE program.

Sunday, March 04, 2012  A 3-year-old victim was sexually assaulted by a man her mother had met online.

Friday, November 11, 2011  Today Jennifer Schuett stands tall and strong as she addresses a crowd of more than one hundred people at the 8th annual Rio Grande Valley Seminar in Forensic Sciences. You would never know by her big smile and the way she carries a room that more than 19 years ago Schuett was brutally raped and left to die when she was only 8 years old in southeast Texas.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  Investigators told Action 4 News that fingerprints were used to identify a third suspect in a fatal San Juan home invasion.