
The Bloody Footprint - The Cold Case of Jeanie Childs
In 1993, Jeanie Childs was found brutally murdered in her Minneapolis high-rise, leaving behind a crime scene marked by extreme violence and mysterious bloody footprints. The case remained a cold case for decades until 2015, when investigators utilized genetic genealogy to identify a potential match in Jerry Westrom, a local businessman with no history of violence. Despite having no apparent motive and a normal family life, Westrom was arrested after his DNA was surreptitiously collected from a discarded napkin. Forensic experts eventually linked his bare footprint to the blood found in the…
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