Cold Case Solved: DNA and Footprints Lead to Arrest in 1993 Minneapolis Murder

On June 13, 1993, Jeanie Childs was found murdered in her Minneapolis apartment. The crime scene revealed bloody footprints and unidentified DNA, baffling investigators for years. The case went cold until 2015 when a cold case unit reopened the investigation. A DNA profile was uploaded to MyHeritage.com, and a match was found with Jerry Westrom. "It wasn't until 2015 that a cold case unit reopened the case." said a reporter. Westrom is expected to be charged with murder. The case highlights the power of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases. The discovery of the bloody footprints, initially overlooked, proved crucial in the investigation.