How police used DNA evidence to solve a decades-old cold case in Minneapolis

Name: How police used DNA evidence to solve a decades-old cold case in Minneapolis
Uploaded: 2025-04-30T18:19:00-0500
Duration: 4 min 19 s
Description: The ability to test decades-old DNA and a new technique led to an arrest in the gruesome killing of a woman in Minneapolis. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle and photojournalist Grant Verdon are the team behind our latest WCCO Original, "Footprint to Murder." They walk us through how police used DNA evidence in this case.

The ability to test decades-old DNA and a new technique led to an arrest in the gruesome killing of a woman in Minneapolis. Senior investigative reporter Jennifer Mayerle and photojournalist Grant Verdon are the team behind our latest WCCO Original, "Footprint to Murder." They walk us through how police used DNA evidence in this case.