Jerry Westrom

Technology is so much more refined and rigorous than it was in 1993.

Technology is so much more refined and rigorous than it was in 1993.

Do you have any idea why your DNA would be in that building, your blood would be in that building? No. My blood was in the building? Yeah. If you found my blood somewhere, all I can think of is that I must have fallen down somewhere.

Do you have any idea why your DNA would be in that building, your blood would be in that building? No. My blood was in the building? Yeah. If you found my blood somewhere, all I can think of is that I must have fallen down somewhere.

He easily volunteered his DNA. He also allowed himself his footprints to be taken. Then his footprints were compared to the bloody footprints in Jeanne's bedroom.

He easily volunteered his DNA. He also allowed himself his footprints to be taken. Then his footprints were compared to the bloody footprints in Jeanne's bedroom.

The forensic genealogist indicated that she had a match, potentially two brothers here in Minnesota.

The forensic genealogist indicated that she had a match, potentially two brothers here in Minnesota.

He was living north of Minneapolis-St. Paul, that he was working for a company up in St. Cloud, Minnesota area. He'd been a businessman.

He was living north of Minneapolis-St. Paul, that he was working for a company up in St. Cloud, Minnesota area. He'd been a businessman.

Had a Facebook account that we could follow. He was leading a seemingly normal family life.

Had a Facebook account that we could follow. He was leading a seemingly normal family life.

Did he have any history of violent crimes? No apparent criminal history involving violent crime.

Did he have any history of violent crimes? No apparent criminal history involving violent crime.

Well, it gave some pause that that level of violence and that type of crime, we kind of expected it would be somebody that maybe had been arrested multiple times. So yes, that does give a little pause.

Well, it gave some pause that that level of violence and that type of crime, we kind of expected it would be somebody that maybe had been arrested multiple times. So yes, that does give a little pause.

We needed to obtain DNA from Jerry in order to compare it to the unknown DNA from the scene.

We needed to obtain DNA from Jerry in order to compare it to the unknown DNA from the scene.

Westrom went out to the lobby concession stand and made a food order. We watched him sit at the table and eat his order. And when he finished, he took a napkin and he wiped his mouth.

Westrom went out to the lobby concession stand and made a food order. We watched him sit at the table and eat his order. And when he finished, he took a napkin and he wiped his mouth.

I was gloved. I just reached down and got the container and we bagged it up for evidence.

I was gloved. I just reached down and got the container and we bagged it up for evidence.

And the following morning, we went to the jail with Minneapolis crime lab personnel, and they obtained his footprints.

And the following morning, we went to the jail with Minneapolis crime lab personnel, and they obtained his footprints.

Investigators immediately looked at whether Arthur Gray was involved in the murder.

Investigators immediately looked at whether Arthur Gray was involved in the murder.

Arthur Gray, as a resident of that apartment, it makes sense that his hairs would be throughout the bedroom.

Arthur Gray, as a resident of that apartment, it makes sense that his hairs would be throughout the bedroom.

He had a really solid alibi that he was out of town that weekend, that was corroborated by others.

He had a really solid alibi that he was out of town that weekend, that was corroborated by others.

There were multiple people whose footprints were compared to the footprints that were left in Jeannie's apartment. You could see that in the case file that a lot of effort was put in attempting to solve Jeannie's case.

There were multiple people whose footprints were compared to the footprints that were left in Jeannie's apartment. You could see that in the case file that a lot of effort was put in attempting to solve Jeannie's case.

We had no way to track down who that may or may not have been.

We had no way to track down who that may or may not have been.

Technology is so much more refined and rigorous than it was in 1993.

Do you have any idea why your DNA would be in that building, your blood would be in that building? No. My blood was in the building? Yeah. If you found my blood somewhere, all I can think of is that I must have fallen down somewhere.

He easily volunteered his DNA. He also allowed himself his footprints to be taken. Then his footprints were compared to the bloody footprints in Jeanne's bedroom.

The forensic genealogist indicated that she had a match, potentially two brothers here in Minnesota.

He was living north of Minneapolis-St. Paul, that he was working for a company up in St. Cloud, Minnesota area. He'd been a businessman.

Had a Facebook account that we could follow. He was leading a seemingly normal family life.

Did he have any history of violent crimes? No apparent criminal history involving violent crime.

Well, it gave some pause that that level of violence and that type of crime, we kind of expected it would be somebody that maybe had been arrested multiple times. So yes, that does give a little pause.

We needed to obtain DNA from Jerry in order to compare it to the unknown DNA from the scene.

Westrom went out to the lobby concession stand and made a food order. We watched him sit at the table and eat his order. And when he finished, he took a napkin and he wiped his mouth.

I was gloved. I just reached down and got the container and we bagged it up for evidence.

And the following morning, we went to the jail with Minneapolis crime lab personnel, and they obtained his footprints.

Investigators immediately looked at whether Arthur Gray was involved in the murder.

Arthur Gray, as a resident of that apartment, it makes sense that his hairs would be throughout the bedroom.

He had a really solid alibi that he was out of town that weekend, that was corroborated by others.

There were multiple people whose footprints were compared to the footprints that were left in Jeannie's apartment. You could see that in the case file that a lot of effort was put in attempting to solve Jeannie's case.

We had no way to track down who that may or may not have been.