Right now in true crime: Trial updates 

In this weeks episode, I am going to be telling you about a 1988 case that was finally solved in May 2026 and that is the case of Caroline Bolen out of Silsbee TX. Her case is solved Thanks to a team that never gave up hope that her killer could be found.


Sources for episode: 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/383242/caroline_susan-bolen
https://dnasolves.com/articles/caroline-bolen-1988-murder/
https://www.dps.texas.gov/apps/coldCase/Home/Details/301
https://kfdm.com/news/local/breaking-silsbee-police-say-1988-cold-case-murder-solved
https://www.theexaminer.com/crime/silsbee-cold-case-murder-suspect-died-20-years-ago
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/dna-genealogy-lead-to-suspect-in-silsbee-cold-case-killing/502-f342b194-2969-466e-bdcc-3beb02b68b20
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-beaumont-enterprise/201761114/
https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold/gone-cold-35-year-old-murder-silsbee-woman-remains-unsolved-dps-seeking-publics-help/500-d7af3ca3-5a8e-40dc-8055-d136220ee43a
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_bb283ad2-0129-468b-aac5-d304ed73f94b.html
https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/missing-pieces/silsbee-cold-case-dna-evidence-caroline-bolen/285-d99a8598-4a6d-4bfb-b075-967e5fd6a382
https://seasonofjustice.org/board/
https://www.farmerfhsilsbee.com/obituary/Allen-Mosley
https://www.easttexasbanner.com/hardin-county/silsbee/dna-breakthrough-solves-1988-silsbee-murder-killer-identified-nearly-40-years-later/article_85f4cd28-7e64-4bff-bf90-735764a9f80f.html
https://websleuths.com/threads/tx-caroline-susan-bolen-26-silsbee-28-july-1988-found-murdered-at-home.685645/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-beaumont-enterprise-for-kiley-susp/203558992/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-beaumont-enterprise-officials-blow-t/203559063/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-beaumont-enterprise-dust-off-22/203559111/
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/crime/texas-rangers-silsbee-police-looking-for-leads-in-35-year-old-murder/502-2dffee00-f46e-4f59-ae81-0bf29eb7fb18
https://knue.com/ixp/151/p/silsbee-cold-case-homicide/
https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/developing-texas-rangers-seeking-publics-help-in-solving-womans-1988-silsbee-cold-case-homicide