LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police have seen a drop in homicides, but the number of cold cases is still disturbingly high.
DaWanda Todd has waited seven years for some important answers.
In December of 2004, her son, 23-year-old Troy Todd, was shot and killed outside a vacant home on Marrett Street in Louisville.
"I've heard different stories, you know, witnesses stating that he had an argument and then there was gunshots," says Todd.
But none of that has ever led to an arrest. That's why Todd still keeps her family members and the Bible close.
After several years, her son's case had gone cold, but in 2009 a tip helped generate new leads.
"They know who it was, but they said that the only reason why they can't do anything is because there is no gun."
"In this case, we did have an individual that came forward and gave us some information back in 2009, which gave us enough information to help point to a person of interest, but obviously not enough to make an arrest," says Lt. Barry Wilkerson, Metro Homicide Commander.
Wilkerson says there are several hundred cold case murders dating back to the 1960s.
"We do have a cold case squad that is attempting to sort through those, and I think we've--in the last couple of years--developed a lot better system in tracking those down."
And the system seems to be working.
Last year, nine cold case murders were solved, fifteen were solved in 2010, and they solved ten in 2009. DaWanda Todd hops the same thing will happen with her son's murder.
"I always thought your child was supposed to bury you... not you bury your child."
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