The Napkin that Helped Solve a Murder - September 9 2026

September 9th: Jerry Westrom Sentenced (2022) Advances in technology have thawed long cold cases. On September 9th 2022 a man was sentenced for a decades old cold case. One he likely thought he got away with. *Suggested by Perrie https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jerry-westrom-guilty-jeanne-childs-1993-cold-case-murder, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/30/hotdog-napkin-minnesota-murder-jeanie-childs/, https://www.fox9.com/news/mpls-cold-case-murder-supreme-court-vacates-conviction-but-suspect-will-stay-in-prison, https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/us-supreme-court-jerry-westrom-denies-petition/, https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/jerry-westroms-appeal-in-jeanie-childs-murder-conviction-goes-before-minnesota-supreme-court-monday/, https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/minnesota-supreme-court-justices-weigh-appeal-of-man-convicted-in-1993-cold-case/, https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/man-convicted-of-1993-cold-case-murder-of-woman-stabbed-65-times-in-her-minnesota-apartment, https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/jerry-westrom-trial-begins-jeanie-ann-childs-murder-1993/, https://abc7chicago.com/cold-case-murder-solved-jerry-westrom/12216836/, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/18/minneapolis-jeanie-childs-dna-napkin-cold-case, https://www.fox9.com/news/jerry-westrom-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-1993-murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices