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Modern forensic techniques can solve this murder Police believe a young mother and her two children died 30 years ago.
21-year-old Dianne Jones and her two daughters Shauna and one-year-old Sarah-Jane died when their home in Wales caught fire after petrol was poured into their letterbox.
Two women found guilty arson in 1997 at the Gurnos Estate, Merthyr Tydfil, but his conviction was later quashed.
Three decades later the murders remain unsolved.
But South Wales Police There is hope that advances in forensic technology may lead to the long-awaited breakthrough in the case.
The family was found dead in an upstairs bedroom of their three-bedroom end-terrace house on the Garnos estate on October 11, 1995.
Ms Jones’ sister Mary Jones has described how her life “shattered into a million pieces” after the tragedy and said their father, John, took his own life in 2003 after struggling with the deaths of his daughter and granddaughters.
Diane’s mother Myra also died without getting justice.
Mary Jones said: “It’s been 30 years but as a family we are still living this nightmare as if it happened yesterday.
“We not only lost a sister and our nieces, we also lost our parents. It absolutely broke their hearts and they were never the same.
“As a family we will never stop fighting for justice. My mom and dad didn’t get to see justice, but I hope I get justice for them.”
Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Davies said: “At the time, this tragic case took the innocent lives of a mother and her two children, causing shock across Gurnos and has cast a shadow over the community ever since.
“Diane’s family have been left without answers for decades and have suffered immensely as a result.
“Officials reinvestigating this case are hopeful that new forensic techniques and technologies not previously available will provide opportunities to advance the investigation.
“Our hope is that we can uncover new evidence that will lead us to finding out who was responsible.”