About this episode
The episode discusses the cold case of Krisann Baxter, a 16-year-old girl who was murdered in 1978, and how genetic genealogy helped identify the suspect decades later.
On October 4,1978 the body of 16-year-old Krisann Baxter was found in North Spokane. She had been beaten, strangled and sexually assaulted. For decades, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office tried to catch a killer. There was no shortage of suspects, even confessions that were later ruled to be bogus. Nearly 45 years after the brutal crime, it was genetic genealogy and the company Othram who identified Keith D. Lindblom as their suspect. Lindblom died in a fire in 1981. His own family helped SCSO finally solve the case.
People in this episode
Host: Hayley
Topics covered
- cold case
- genetic genealogy
- murder investigation
- Spokane
- unsolved crime
Keywords
- Krisann Baxter
- Keith D. Lindblom
- cold case
- genetic genealogy
- Spokane County Sheriff's Office
- murder
- unsolved crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Othram
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