Wayne Triplett

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.

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.

Were the footprints Jerry Westrom's? As both sides prepared for trial, it became clear that it would all come down to this unique evidence.

Were the footprints Jerry Westrom's? As both sides prepared for trial, it became clear that it would all come down to this unique evidence.

Were the footprints Jerry Westrom's? As both sides prepared for trial, it became clear that it would all come down to this unique evidence.

Mark Ulrich, a supervisor with the Minneapolis Police Forensic Division, examined the footprints. He says he focused on the friction ridge skin, the arrangement of ridges and furrows unique to every person.

Mark Ulrich, a supervisor with the Minneapolis Police Forensic Division, examined the footprints. He says he focused on the friction ridge skin, the arrangement of ridges and furrows unique to every person.

Mark Ulrich, a supervisor with the Minneapolis Police Forensic Division, examined the footprints. He says he focused on the friction ridge skin, the arrangement of ridges and furrows unique to every person.

Seven bloody footprints were photographed and labeled A through G. Defense attorneys hired their own forensic scientist, Alicia McCarthy, a professor at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine, to analyze the bloody footprints for them. You call this case a beast.

Seven bloody footprints were photographed and labeled A through G. Defense attorneys hired their own forensic scientist, Alicia McCarthy, a professor at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine, to analyze the bloody footprints for them. You call this case a beast.

Seven bloody footprints were photographed and labeled A through G. Defense attorneys hired their own forensic scientist, Alicia McCarthy, a professor at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine, to analyze the bloody footprints for them. You call this case a beast.

What conclusions would the experts reach? Was Jerry Westrom just a customer who had left his DNA in Jeannie Child's apartment previously? Or was he the one who stabbed her to death more than 60 times? Investigators believe the bloody footprints found in her apartment would provide the answer. That looks like a left foot.

What conclusions would the experts reach? Was Jerry Westrom just a customer who had left his DNA in Jeannie Child's apartment previously? Or was he the one who stabbed her to death more than 60 times? Investigators believe the bloody footprints found in her apartment would provide the answer. That looks like a left foot.

What conclusions would the experts reach? Was Jerry Westrom just a customer who had left his DNA in Jeannie Child's apartment previously? Or was he the one who stabbed her to death more than 60 times? Investigators believe the bloody footprints found in her apartment would provide the answer. That looks like a left foot.

Mark Ulrich at the Minneapolis Police Lab was tasked with comparing the crime scene prints to Westrom. He determined that four of the seven prints were suitable for comparison. One of them, he says, revealed the impression of a left foot. He labeled the heel E1 and an area below the big toe as E2. When Ulrich analyzed it, this was his conclusion.

Mark Ulrich at the Minneapolis Police Lab was tasked with comparing the crime scene prints to Westrom. He determined that four of the seven prints were suitable for comparison. One of them, he says, revealed the impression of a left foot. He labeled the heel E1 and an area below the big toe as E2. When Ulrich analyzed it, this was his conclusion.

Mark Ulrich at the Minneapolis Police Lab was tasked with comparing the crime scene prints to Westrom. He determined that four of the seven prints were suitable for comparison. One of them, he says, revealed the impression of a left foot. He labeled the heel E1 and an area below the big toe as E2. When Ulrich analyzed it, this was his conclusion.

And he says there was more.

And he says there was more.

And he says there was more.