Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Authorities say the conch shell was one of the murder weapons Rose Marie Moniz, 41, was found beaten to death in her home in New Bedford, Mass., in March 2001. The murder weapons were a fireplace ...

Local News DNA found inside conch shell leads to arrest in 20-year cold case murder “I am very pleased to be able to bring some sense of relief to the victim’s family and justice to the entire ...

Brian Cardis, a pediatric cardiologist from Macon, Georgia, plays Elton John's "Crocodile Rock" during the 61st annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Key West, Fla. Cardis ...

Edmond Coverley swims to shore while pulling a raft loaded with conch shells from his crawl, or underwater pen, to sell at a fish market, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in West End, Grand Bahama Island ...

That’s a shell of a good job. Cold case detectives solved a 20-year-old murder in Massachusetts thanks to DNA they recovered from the inside of the murder weapon: a conch shell.

The inside of this conch shell has led to a major break in the cold case of Rose Moniz, who was bludgeoned to death in 2001, and her half-brother is now indicted, officials in Massachusetts said.

DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim’s ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...