Because the older crimes dated back more than five years, the men, thus, could not be prosecuted for them.

All of a sudden everyone's interested in a certain old crime.

And it gives the police more time to see if suspects are wanted in connection with any old crimes.

He was always ready when new developments of old crimes threatened to occur.

Can the new murder be connected to the old crime?

This is a bit tricky because it's an old crime and they'll drag their feet.

It is obviously a very old crime, although this was not obvious in 1862.

"You would call the police in another state and report an old crime for any patient who asked?"

We're doing a story on old unsolved crimes for the Sunday magazine.

I'm a reporter on the trail of a very old crime.