Wayne Triplett

McCarthy agreed with Mark Ulrich. E2, the small area below the left big toe, had been placed there by Jerry Westrom. But she disagreed with Ulrich on the other three footprints.

She believed those three prints didn't have enough detail.

She believed those three prints didn't have enough detail.

She believed those three prints didn't have enough detail.

When McCarthy determined E2 belonged to Westrom, she was immediately released by his defense team. Both experts would then testify for the prosecution.

When McCarthy determined E2 belonged to Westrom, she was immediately released by his defense team. Both experts would then testify for the prosecution.

When McCarthy determined E2 belonged to Westrom, she was immediately released by his defense team. Both experts would then testify for the prosecution.

In August 2022, Jerry Westrom went on trial for Jeannie Child's murder. He had been out on bond. The judge ruled there'd be no cameras in the courtroom. 48 Hours asked Westrom and his family for on-camera interviews, but they declined.

In August 2022, Jerry Westrom went on trial for Jeannie Child's murder. He had been out on bond. The judge ruled there'd be no cameras in the courtroom. 48 Hours asked Westrom and his family for on-camera interviews, but they declined.

In August 2022, Jerry Westrom went on trial for Jeannie Child's murder. He had been out on bond. The judge ruled there'd be no cameras in the courtroom. 48 Hours asked Westrom and his family for on-camera interviews, but they declined.

In the courtroom, prosecutors painted a different picture. They said the evidence points to Jerry Westrom as the killer. The bloody footprints combined with his DNA is proof, they said, that he was in her apartment when she was murdered. The bloody footprint put a timestamp of when the killer was there. But the defense tried to poke holes in the footprint evidence.

In the courtroom, prosecutors painted a different picture. They said the evidence points to Jerry Westrom as the killer. The bloody footprints combined with his DNA is proof, they said, that he was in her apartment when she was murdered. The bloody footprint put a timestamp of when the killer was there. But the defense tried to poke holes in the footprint evidence.

In the courtroom, prosecutors painted a different picture. They said the evidence points to Jerry Westrom as the killer. The bloody footprints combined with his DNA is proof, they said, that he was in her apartment when she was murdered. The bloody footprint put a timestamp of when the killer was there. But the defense tried to poke holes in the footprint evidence.

They also called that witness, who had told police she saw Jeannie Childs with a blonde man wearing a trench coat, the day she was murdered, and she said she saw the same man later running down the stairwell without a coat.

They also called that witness, who had told police she saw Jeannie Childs with a blonde man wearing a trench coat, the day she was murdered, and she said she saw the same man later running down the stairwell without a coat.

They also called that witness, who had told police she saw Jeannie Childs with a blonde man wearing a trench coat, the day she was murdered, and she said she saw the same man later running down the stairwell without a coat.

There's no evidence he ever had blonde hair or anything like that. The defense also named Arthur Gray, who died in 2012, as an alternate suspect. Jeannie had accused him of domestic abuse.

There's no evidence he ever had blonde hair or anything like that. The defense also named Arthur Gray, who died in 2012, as an alternate suspect. Jeannie had accused him of domestic abuse.

There's no evidence he ever had blonde hair or anything like that. The defense also named Arthur Gray, who died in 2012, as an alternate suspect. Jeannie had accused him of domestic abuse.

The defense, who declined our request for an interview, was dealt a blow when they couldn't introduce James Luther Carlton and John Eswine as alternate suspects. The judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence against either man, and prosecutors cleared them both. So the jury never heard that expert analysis of their footprints had been inconclusive.