Apparently we've had a piece of legislation passed which makes it easier for Feds to reopen cold cases.

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I did not know this because it didnt make a big splash in the news at the time. Unsurprisingly Fox ran one piece when a Republican Texan initiated the bill.

Austin 'Yogurt Shop Murders': Texas congressman's cold case legislation passes 30 years after carnage

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas has introduced legislation giving the families of cold-case victims the opportunity to petition the federal government to re-examine cold cases older than three years.

www.foxnews.com

More surprisingly they ran the news about Biden signing the Cold Case law. I guess since it appears to be tough on crime they have say something.

Biden signs bipartisan cold case law establishing federal right to request review for victims' families

The Homicide Victims’ Families Rights Act establishes a federal right for cold case victims' families to request reviews of evidence and updates on case files.

www.foxnews.com

They cite the 1991 yogurt shop murders as being the main inspiration, probably because that case was so famous, but there's thousands or tends of thousands of other cold cases, some of which are clearly remembered in their small communities.
Shit, we may even get lucky and actually arrest some old bastards who thought they were free and clear.

If anyone has more info on how this law affected our nation, I would love to hear about it. Has the FBI successfully investigated any old cases specifically because of this?