Investigator

Kathy's baby, who's nine months old, dressed in pants, a shirt. She has one sock on. Her diaper looks like it's been recently changed. She was standing up in the crib when Mike walked in.

So one of the first things that investigators notice is that there doesn't seem to be any sign of forced entry, which again suggests that she knew the person who came in and killed her.

So one of the first things that investigators notice is that there doesn't seem to be any sign of forced entry, which again suggests that she knew the person who came in and killed her.

There are defensive wounds found on her hands. Her throat has been cut in multiple places. She's been strangled.

There are defensive wounds found on her hands. Her throat has been cut in multiple places. She's been strangled.

There is a bloody footprint in the bathroom. It looks like the suspect took a shower after the murder to try to maybe wipe the blood off, clean up. But in the process of doing so, he left behind a left footprint, size 9, in blood.

There is a bloody footprint in the bathroom. It looks like the suspect took a shower after the murder to try to maybe wipe the blood off, clean up. But in the process of doing so, he left behind a left footprint, size 9, in blood.

When the police initially interviewed him, he had this kind of flat affect to his voice. He didn't seem to be all that upset that she was dead. He didn't get emotional. And that seemed very suspicious to police.

When the police initially interviewed him, he had this kind of flat affect to his voice. He didn't seem to be all that upset that she was dead. He didn't get emotional. And that seemed very suspicious to police.

On the refrigerator, they noticed two pieces of writing. Metallica was written on the refrigerator and Harley was here. These were inexplicable writings that apparently had been erased.

On the refrigerator, they noticed two pieces of writing. Metallica was written on the refrigerator and Harley was here. These were inexplicable writings that apparently had been erased.

In fact, he has a Harley Davidson decal on his truck. The truck was spotted outside Kathy's apartment that very afternoon of her murder.

In fact, he has a Harley Davidson decal on his truck. The truck was spotted outside Kathy's apartment that very afternoon of her murder.

You know, when they further look into him, he doesn't have an alibi for that afternoon. So he immediately becomes their number one suspect.

You know, when they further look into him, he doesn't have an alibi for that afternoon. So he immediately becomes their number one suspect.

They take fingerprints and footprints from him, and those prints also do not match.

They take fingerprints and footprints from him, and those prints also do not match.

Police even looked at similar crimes that had taken place elsewhere in the area. It took fingerprints, footprints. There was no match.

Police even looked at similar crimes that had taken place elsewhere in the area. It took fingerprints, footprints. There was no match.

It sounded like science fiction at the time, this way you could take decades-old DNA, put it into a genealogy database, build a family tree for your suspect, and then that takes you right to his door. That was pretty amazing.