Wayne Triplett

So you think he probably was in that apartment at some point.

48 Hours legal consultant Julie Rendelman says the evidence in this case does raise questions. According to lab reports, there was other DNA from semen discovered on Jeannie's purple panties that does not match Westrom. Whose DNA it is remains, even today, a mystery.

48 Hours legal consultant Julie Rendelman says the evidence in this case does raise questions. According to lab reports, there was other DNA from semen discovered on Jeannie's purple panties that does not match Westrom. Whose DNA it is remains, even today, a mystery.

48 Hours legal consultant Julie Rendelman says the evidence in this case does raise questions. According to lab reports, there was other DNA from semen discovered on Jeannie's purple panties that does not match Westrom. Whose DNA it is remains, even today, a mystery.

Rendelman points to that DNA found in the stairwell, close to bloodstains identified as belonging to Jeannie Childs.

Rendelman points to that DNA found in the stairwell, close to bloodstains identified as belonging to Jeannie Childs.

Rendelman points to that DNA found in the stairwell, close to bloodstains identified as belonging to Jeannie Childs.

Remember, that stairwell DNA matched John Eswine. When investigators interviewed him, he couldn't recall how his blood ended up in the stairwell not far from Jeannie Child's apartment on the 21st floor.

Remember, that stairwell DNA matched John Eswine. When investigators interviewed him, he couldn't recall how his blood ended up in the stairwell not far from Jeannie Child's apartment on the 21st floor.

Remember, that stairwell DNA matched John Eswine. When investigators interviewed him, he couldn't recall how his blood ended up in the stairwell not far from Jeannie Child's apartment on the 21st floor.

We reached out to John S. Wein for comment, but he didn't respond. He has never been charged in this case. Rendleman also points out that before Jerry Westrom's DNA was identified at the crime scene, authorities had discovered a mixture of DNA types on the comforter. According to a 2012 lab report, a man named James Luther Carlton couldn't be excluded as one of the contributors.

We reached out to John S. Wein for comment, but he didn't respond. He has never been charged in this case. Rendleman also points out that before Jerry Westrom's DNA was identified at the crime scene, authorities had discovered a mixture of DNA types on the comforter. According to a 2012 lab report, a man named James Luther Carlton couldn't be excluded as one of the contributors.

We reached out to John S. Wein for comment, but he didn't respond. He has never been charged in this case. Rendleman also points out that before Jerry Westrom's DNA was identified at the crime scene, authorities had discovered a mixture of DNA types on the comforter. According to a 2012 lab report, a man named James Luther Carlton couldn't be excluded as one of the contributors.

And what makes Carlton so significant? A little more than a year after Jeannie Child's murder in July 1994.

And what makes Carlton so significant? A little more than a year after Jeannie Child's murder in July 1994.

And what makes Carlton so significant? A little more than a year after Jeannie Child's murder in July 1994.

26-year-old hospital worker Jody Dover was stabbed to death in her Minneapolis apartment. Jody's murder was eerily similar to Jeannie's murder. Jody's killer had also left behind bloody footprints. Authorities arrested Carlton and determined a footprint found inside Jody Dover's apartment belonged to him. He was convicted of her murder in 1995 and is serving a life sentence.

26-year-old hospital worker Jody Dover was stabbed to death in her Minneapolis apartment. Jody's murder was eerily similar to Jeannie's murder. Jody's killer had also left behind bloody footprints. Authorities arrested Carlton and determined a footprint found inside Jody Dover's apartment belonged to him. He was convicted of her murder in 1995 and is serving a life sentence.

26-year-old hospital worker Jody Dover was stabbed to death in her Minneapolis apartment. Jody's murder was eerily similar to Jeannie's murder. Jody's killer had also left behind bloody footprints. Authorities arrested Carlton and determined a footprint found inside Jody Dover's apartment belonged to him. He was convicted of her murder in 1995 and is serving a life sentence.

48 Hours can't confirm if he was ever questioned around the time of Jeannie Child's murder. We reached out to Carlton. He declined our interview request. Carlton's criminal history was a red flag for Westrom's defense team. Attorney Steven Meschbescher told our CBS station, WCCO, that it was a rush to judgment in this case.