FBI Cold Case Files Set for 2025 Reveal: Delays Approved
Published Date: 7/23/2025
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Summary
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board reviewed over 900 pages of important files from the FBI, DOJ, and National Archives about two cold cases. They decided to release most of the records to the public but postponed some for later. This means more information will be available soon, with key decisions made by mid-July 2025—no extra costs or delays for the public.
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Large public release of cold-case records
You can access new public records from two civil rights cold cases: the Review Board determined that 779 pages in full and 130 pages in part should be disclosed from the 909 pages it received. The Board reached these decisions at meetings on July 11, 2025 and July 18, 2025, and the records will be added to the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection.
Significant postponements approved
Some records will remain postponed: the Board approved 280 postponements and approved portions of 28 additional postponements after reviewing proposals from DOJ and the FBI. The Department of Justice and the FBI originally proposed 1,740 postponements for the records related to the two cases.
FBI withdrew 310 proposed postponements
After consulting with the Review Board, the FBI withdrew 310 of the postponements it had proposed, reducing the number of withheld items. This withdrawal followed the original proposal of 1,740 postponements by DOJ and the FBI.
Timely publication per statute
The Review Board published its disclosure and postponement determinations in the Federal Register to comply with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, which requires publication no more than 14 days after the decision. By issuing this notice, the Board met that statutory timing requirement for the July 11 and July 18, 2025 decisions.
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