Post Mortem | The Footprint Evidence
7/21/202620 min
Host Anne-Marie Green and 48 Hours Correspondent Erin Moriarty discuss the cold case murder of Jeanie Childs, who was stabbed to death in 1993. They discuss the investigative genetic genealogy that led authorities to a suspect, and the bloody footprints left at the crime scene. This episode last aired on 5/20/25.
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Anne-Marie Green· Host0:29
[dramatic music] Welcome back to Post Mortem. I'm your host, Ann Marie Green, and I'm joined by 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty. We're gonna be discussing the murder of 35-year-old Jeanne Chiles. She was stabbed over 60 times in her Minnesota high-rise apartment in 1993. Her case went unsolved for over two decades until advances in investigative genetic genealogy led authorities to arrest a local businessman and father. His name is Jerry Westrom. Erin, thanks again for joining us.
Erin Moriarty· Guest1:15
Oh, I'm really grateful to be here because this is one of those stories, people who love forensics love this story.
Anne-Marie Green· Host1:22
Um, we wanna remind everyone, of course, if you haven't listened to this hour, head on over to your, uh, feed. You'll find this episode of 48