To confirm they had their suspect, investigators waited for the suspect to throw a napkin away at a hockey game he attended. Now, 29 years later, that suspect has been convicted of murder.
DNA evidence found on a napkin helped lead a jury to find Jerry Westrom guilty of murdering Jeanie Childs after the case went cold for 29 years, WCCO-TV reported.
The outlet reported that investigators found his DNA at the crime scene on a bloody bathroom towel, washcloth and shirt. Investigators also said they found his bloody footprints at the 1993 crime scene in Minneapolis. They then connected his DNA to him on a genealogy website. To confirm they had their suspect, investigators waited for Westrom to throw a napkin away at a hockey game he attended.
The jury reached the verdict in less than two hours.
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