Erin Moriarty

Yeah. According to police reports, Jeannie was a sex worker and there had been men in that apartment. But what was interesting is that they found one unknown profile, the specific that was not just in the bedroom, but also in the bathroom on a towel. And because investigators believe that the killer might have cleaned up in the bathroom, that was significant to them.

And so that is the DNA that belonged to Jerry Westrom. But all they had at that point, really, is the idea that Jerry had been in that apartment at some point. Right.

And so that is the DNA that belonged to Jerry Westrom. But all they had at that point, really, is the idea that Jerry had been in that apartment at some point. Right.

And so that is the DNA that belonged to Jerry Westrom. But all they had at that point, really, is the idea that Jerry had been in that apartment at some point. Right.

You cannot. And that's why in this case, those bloody footprints became so important. You know, normally it would be a genetic genealogy case. This was a bloody footprint case. And the prosecution said whoever left their footprints in her blood had to be either there at the time of the murder or right afterwards. And so...

You cannot. And that's why in this case, those bloody footprints became so important. You know, normally it would be a genetic genealogy case. This was a bloody footprint case. And the prosecution said whoever left their footprints in her blood had to be either there at the time of the murder or right afterwards. And so...

You cannot. And that's why in this case, those bloody footprints became so important. You know, normally it would be a genetic genealogy case. This was a bloody footprint case. And the prosecution said whoever left their footprints in her blood had to be either there at the time of the murder or right afterwards. And so...

If those footprints match the person whose DNA was found in that apartment, that was a pretty good indication that that person could be the killer.

If those footprints match the person whose DNA was found in that apartment, that was a pretty good indication that that person could be the killer.

If those footprints match the person whose DNA was found in that apartment, that was a pretty good indication that that person could be the killer.

You know, that case inspired investigators all over the country. Yes. And they were inspired even to use the same genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter. I had met her on a story I was doing for Sunday Morning. And she's such an interesting woman. She was a patent lawyer, but she also had a Ph.D. in biology. And she loved to do because this woman has this amazing brain.

You know, that case inspired investigators all over the country. Yes. And they were inspired even to use the same genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter. I had met her on a story I was doing for Sunday Morning. And she's such an interesting woman. She was a patent lawyer, but she also had a Ph.D. in biology. And she loved to do because this woman has this amazing brain.

You know, that case inspired investigators all over the country. Yes. And they were inspired even to use the same genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter. I had met her on a story I was doing for Sunday Morning. And she's such an interesting woman. She was a patent lawyer, but she also had a Ph.D. in biology. And she loved to do because this woman has this amazing brain.

Her hobby was to do these family trees. And That's how she got involved in the Golden State Killer case. So now she does these cases, and she took that profile that I mentioned that had been found both in the bedroom and the bathroom, and she uploaded it to the genealogy sites, including MyHeritage.com.

Her hobby was to do these family trees. And That's how she got involved in the Golden State Killer case. So now she does these cases, and she took that profile that I mentioned that had been found both in the bedroom and the bathroom, and she uploaded it to the genealogy sites, including MyHeritage.com.

Her hobby was to do these family trees. And That's how she got involved in the Golden State Killer case. So now she does these cases, and she took that profile that I mentioned that had been found both in the bedroom and the bathroom, and she uploaded it to the genealogy sites, including MyHeritage.com.

And she was able to build out a family tree and came up with two suspects who happened to be brothers. And then... She picked Jerry because the DNA profile indicated that it belonged to someone with brown eyes. And Jerry Westrom had brown eyes. But more important probably, I think, for investigators was Jerry Westrom had a history of soliciting sex workers.

And she was able to build out a family tree and came up with two suspects who happened to be brothers. And then... She picked Jerry because the DNA profile indicated that it belonged to someone with brown eyes. And Jerry Westrom had brown eyes. But more important probably, I think, for investigators was Jerry Westrom had a history of soliciting sex workers.

And she was able to build out a family tree and came up with two suspects who happened to be brothers. And then... She picked Jerry because the DNA profile indicated that it belonged to someone with brown eyes. And Jerry Westrom had brown eyes. But more important probably, I think, for investigators was Jerry Westrom had a history of soliciting sex workers.

And so that made him a suspect in this case. And remember, it's just it's just a piece of evidence at this point. You know, at this point, Jerry Westrom now is just a suspect. Right. Because they can't bring any charges based on what Barbara Rae Venter finds out.