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A Minnesota man who murdered a woman decades ago was arrested after wiping his face with a hot dog napkin during a hockey game and was convicted of the murder last week.
A jury on August 25 found Jerry Westrom, 56, guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree murder in the death of Jeanne Childs after several hours of deliberation.
Westrom was arrested 25 years after Childs’ murder in June 1993.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a statement: “My heart goes out to the victim and her family who have had to live without justice for nearly 30 years because of her brutal murder.” “I hope this brings some end to them. Today’s convictions show they will pursue a serious crime conviction even if it takes years to gather the evidence.” .โ
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Westrom was arrested in 2019 after investigators retrieved a napkin he threw away during his daughter’s hockey game. He was eating a hot dog and wiped his face with it.
Westrom, who denies involvement in the murders, came to the attention of investigators in 2015 after using advances in DNA technology to re-investigate an unsolved murder.
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A search of online ancestry websites revealed West Lom as a possible suspect. The FBI assisted in this case.
Childs was found naked in her apartment with multiple stab wounds. Blood was found on the walls of her bedroom, living room and bathroom.
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After recording a DNA match on an ancestry website, investigators looked into Westrom’s social media accounts and learned he was attending a hockey game.he is going to be executed