How a Chewing Gum Detected a 40-Year-Old Killer in Washington

Detective Susan Logothetti, working a cold case in Everett, Washington, linked a DNA match to Mitchell Gaff, a registered sex offender who had been living quietly under a new name after his release from civil confinement. Posing as a promoter for a fictitious energy gum company, she and her team collected a freshly chewed sample that tied him to the 1984 murder of Judy Weaver and the 1980 killing of Susan Vesey, a case that had cast suspicion on her widower husband for decades. Gaff pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, giving the victims’ families a measure of justice and finally clearing the name of a man who did not live to see it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/u-s-hidden-crimes--6962513/support . Got a tip or a case we should investigate? Email us at krimepodcast@gmail.com. We post new episodes every day. Follow and subscribe so you never miss one. This episode includes AI-generated content.