That changed the whole dynamic of the case.". And it was not for lack of trying: Early on in the case, investigators followed numerous leads, but none of them panned out. Both were shot in the head. Ms. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School. By the time Gould was determined to be the prime suspect, investigators had no way to confirm it directly with DNA. A Warner Bros. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle was an airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base from Waco, Texas. Kenneth Gould," Kadner . Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School. Mr. Goulds children, three of whom submitted DNA samples, were all surprised to be told that their father was being investigated in connection with a double homicide in 1956, Sergeant Kadner said. Jon Kadner, head of detectives for CCSO. Det. 3:59 AM EDT, Thu June 10, 2021. Bogle's hands were bound behind his back with his own belt. Phil Matteson, a now-retired detective with the sheriff's office, sent that sample to a local lab for testing in 2001, and the team there identified sperm that did not belong to Bogle, her boyfriend, the paper reports. In 2001, the sample was sent to the state crime lab and it didnt match Bolgers DNA and was entered into CODIS with no matches. ", "Quite frankly, that's our duty," said Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. It was such a big case, Cascade County Sheriffs Office lead investigator Sgt. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office announced 10 arrests made in the month of September for prostitution in association with sex trafficking investigations. Kalitzke was born in Great Falls and was a junior at Great Falls High School when she was killed. The office identified Kenneth Gould, a horse trainer who died in 2007, as the likely suspect who had shot and killed Mr. Bogle, 18, and Ms. Kalitzke, 16, more than 65 years ago. That sample was uploaded to a open-source database of DNA samples, which are most often used by people researching their family trees. (AP) DNA evidence preserved after a 1956 double homicide and the use of forensic genealogy has helped a Montana sheriffs office close the books on the 65-year-old cold case, officials said. Thats when we really started looking at what evidence we had, and if we could potentially do the same thing, Sergeant Kadner said. The Cascade County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that it has closed the file onthe 1956 double homicide of Patricia Kalitzke and Lloyd Duane Bogle, resolving a 65-year-old cold case. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. Her father, who died in 2013, had idolized Duane, as a boy, she said. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls. Mr. Bogles family contended for years with crazy stories about what might have happened, including rumors that he might have been mixed up with the mob, said Caryn Bogle McCarthy, 54, whose father, James Bogle, was Duane Bogles younger brother. Law enforcement did not connect Gould to any other cases or crimes. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Both were shot in the head. During a June 8 presentation, Kadner said that a sperm cell had been recovered from Kalitzkes body from a vaginal slide during autopsy and preserved. (AP) DNA evidence preserved after a 1956 double homicide and the use of forensic genealogy has helped a Montana sheriff's office close the books on the 65-year-old cold case, officials said. Jon Kadner, who took over the case in 2012, said Tuesday it was the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy, which searches commercial DNA databases to find familial matches to the DNA of a crime suspect. The investigation involved painstaking research into a long-ago crime that had once generated national media attention. Kadner had to reach out to Goulds children and ask for DNA samples to verify the match. In 2018, however, forensic genealogy, which was used to help adoptees find biological family members, was used to identify Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the Golden State Killer. Goulds family home at the time of the homicides was a little over a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where Kalitzke lived. The next day, Bogles body was found next to his car on what was a lovers lane then and is now Wadsworth Park, according to news reports at the time. in 1956 two lovers (Duane Bogle, 18, and Patricia Kalitzke, 16) were fatally shot to death in Montana. The car was still running and the headlights were still on. In 2019, through a company called Bode Technology, detectives began coordinating to have more testing done on the semen collected from Pattys body. Bogle was a Malmstrom Air Force Base Airman from Waco, Texas. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriffs Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18, the Great Falls Tribune reports. But it definitely reopens old wounds that have had a chance to crust over.. Both had been shot in the head. Kadner said the DNA was linked to Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007 and his body was cremated. You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer group, he said. He would have been 29 years old when he committed the lover's lane murders. Through the use of DNA testing unavailable at the time of the killings and decades ofinvestigation, CCSO has concluded that Great Falls native Kenneth Gould, now deceased, more than likely committed the murders. James J. Law enforcement compared the sample to other men, ruling them out one by one. It was the first time that Sergeant Kadner, who is 40 and grew up in small-town Iowa, had heard of Duane Bogle and Patricia Kalitzke, teenage sweethearts who had been fatally shot in January 1956, more than two decades before he was born, presumably after they drove to an area in Great Falls, Mont., known as a lovers lane. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. The next day, three kids found Bogles dead body, with a gunshot wound to the head, face down next to his vehicle. He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. After the killings, he left the area and was seen living in two other Montana towns before moving to Alton, Mo., in 1967. Bogle, an airman hailing from Texas, and Kalitzke, a junior at Great Falls High School, had fallen for each other and were even considering marriage, the Tribune reports. It was a bittersweet revelation: They were grateful for answers, but for many of the older people in the family, it was a struggle to have those wounds reopened. Det. Newspaper headlines described the teenagers as lovers lane slaying victims and recalled a wide search for a brutal killer.. We're starting with a distant relative and trying to work back toward our unknown sample.". Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927,and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him to the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzkes body north of Great Falls. Jon Kadner of the Cascade County Sheriffs Office in Montana was told in 2012 that he was being put in charge of the investigation into a long-unsolved double homicide, the case was already more than 50 years old. GREAT FALLS, Mont. Authorities say DNA evidence has tied the deaths to Kenneth Gould, a man who had lived in Alton, Missouri for several decades. After the murders, Gould sold his property near the town of Tracy. Through DNA testing, he was able to eliminate several rape suspects, including notorious crime boss James Whitey Bulger who had actually been in the area and had been arrested for rape in 1951. Cold Case Closed: the 1956 murder of two young people in Great Falls. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what Ive seen.. Authorities traveled to Missouri, where they spoke with Gould's children and told them about the Kalitzke/Bogle case and eventually identified their father as a suspect, Kadner said. On Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriffs Office announced that it had cracked the case. It had been theorized that the murders were committed byEdward Wayne Edwards, who was convicted of similar double murders in Ohio and Wisconsin, but DNA evidence has proved that Edwards was not the killer, according to the Cascade County Sheriffs Office. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. GREAT FALLS After more than 65 years, the Cascade County Sheriffs Office has closed out what they believe may be the oldest "cold case" in the country. Investigators could not uncover any connection between him and the victims. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. Click here. So if I was asked is this great modern technology a great thing, I would say, on balance, yes, for my generation, a generation once removed. hide caption. After the murders, Gould sold his property near the town of Tracy. Reach her at trosenbaum@greatfallstribune.com or 406-791-1490. This thread is archived Follow Traci Rosenbaumon Twitter:@GFTrib_TRosenba. Police were able to find two children of Goulds who submitted DNA samples, which matched the evidence collected in 1956. Gould did not have a criminal history and was not considered a suspect during the initial investigation, the Tribune report said. The direct to consumer databases such as 23andMe are not open source. The ignition switch, radio and headlights on his car were on, and the car was in gear. Kenneth Suiste: Former Great Falls resident who was an active serial rapist in the late '70s and '80s and arrested for murder in California in 1989. GREAT FALLS, Mont. The process tested and uploaded DNA from unknown sources. This is as good as were ever going to get on a case like this, Slaughter said. We always want to try to figure out what happened, Kadner said. When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. On Jan.3, 1956,three boys hiking along Sun River near Wadsworth Park discovered Bogle, 18, dead near his car. Try 7 Days Free. With the killer finally identified, Kadner was able to reach out to the victims' surviving relatives and deliver the closure that had taken more than 60 years to procure. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much On Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriff's Office announced that it had cracked the case. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. They found him on the ground near his car, and someone had used his belt to tie his hands behind his back, according to a report from the Great Falls Tribune. Last Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriff 's Office announced that it had cracked the case. About a month after the murder, he and his family left the area and moved to Tracy, then Geraldine, then Hamilton and eventually out of state, never to return to Montana. Kalitzke was born in Great Falls and was a junior at Great Falls High School when she was killed. During Kalitzke's autopsy in 1956, coroners had taken a vaginal swab, which had been preserved on a microscopic slide in the years since, according to the Great Falls Tribune report. "I think if you just look at the circumstances," Kadner said. The case went cold for decades until 2001, when then-Detective Phil Matteson sent the slide of a vaginal swab gathered from Kalitzkes body to the Montana State Crime Lab for analysis. Through the use of forensic genetic genealogy, they say Kenneth Gould is the most likely suspect in the rape and murder of Patty Kalitzke and the murder of her 18-year-old boyfriend Duane Bogle in Great Falls in early 1956. His date, 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke was missing. Jon Kadner, who took over the case in 2012, said Tuesday it was the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy, which searches commercial DNA databases to find familial matches to the DNA of a crime suspect. d/b/a SEVEN BAR HEART & CATTLE COMPANY. (AP) DNA evidence preserved after a 1956 double homicide and the use of forensic genealogy has helped a Montana sheriff's office close the books on the 65-year-old cold case, officials said. Still, he hopes that it can be used to help law enforcement improve public safety and "[prevent] tomorrow's victim.". Gould was a Great Falls native and was known to ride horses in the area of Vinyard Road where Kalitzkes body was found, Kadner said. Kadner said that its possible that at the time of the murders, investigators might not have recognized the sexual assault or that they didnt want that publicly disclosed. Investigators poured their heart and soul into this case. In 2012, Kadner was assigned to the case. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle was an airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base from Waco, Texas. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. Great Falls native Kenneth Gould has been linked to the Jan. 2, 1956, murder of Bogle, 18, and the rape and murder of Kalitzke, his 16-year-old girlfriend. Cremation has been entrusted to Croxford Funeral Home. Respondents. Jon Kadner, who was assigned the case in 2012 his first cold case, he said during an interview with NPR. Another suspect whose DNA didnt match was Edward Wayne Edwards, who was arrested for burglary in Montana in 1956 and served time at the Montana State Prison. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. Nybo. The Cascade County Sheriff's Office announced 10 arrests made in the month of September for prostitution in association with sex trafficking investigations. After 65 years, a grisly double murder case of two teenagers in Great Falls, Montana, was solved with DNA evidence, according to investigators. Just over a month after the killings, Gould sold the family property and moved to Tracy southeast of Great Falls, and in July he and his family were living in Geraldine. [Image via Sgt. They were all ruled out as suspects. ", "Quite frankly, that's our duty," said Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. If you have reason to believe that any of the information contained on this site is inaccurate, please contact the Great Falls Municipal Court 406-771-1380 during normal Court hours. When Detective Sgt. "You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer groupinvestigators poured their heart and soul into this case. Sgt. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. Investigators have determined that the killer was Kenneth Gould, a Great Falls native who grew up near one of the victims. "It's really fantastic technology and it's going to solve a lot of cold cases," Singer said. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what I've seen. Jon Kadner] He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. Kadner had to reach out to Goulds children and ask for DNA samples to verify the match. 57 Indigenous people are missing in Montana alone. Before moving to Missouri in 1967, Gould had lived with his wife and children in the Great Falls area around the time of the murders, according to the Tribune. The place where they were believed to have been killed was a known "lover's lane," according to a clipping from a local newspaper posted on a memorial page. His family lived in the Montana communities of Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. He had no criminal record and was never interviewed in connection with the crime in fact, there's no known connection between him and the couple. Gould was a Great Falls native and was known to ride horses in the area of Vinyard Road where Kalitzke's body was found, Kadner said. The two had even begun talking about marriage. Investigators have closed the case after using forensic genealogy to identify Kenneth Gould, who is now deceased, as having likely committed the murders. The case went cold for decades until 2001, when then-Detective Phil Matteson sent the slide of a vaginal swab gathered from Kalitzkes body to the Montana State Crime Lab for analysis. The petitioner was represented by Ms. Julia W. Swingley. In 1956, Bogle was found with his hands tied behind his back using his own belt. Kadner said they believe this to be the oldest murder solved using forensic genetic genealogy, a method that was made famous in 2018 when Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was charged with multiple crimes as the Golden State Killer.. Detective Sgt. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Two popular kids who were essentially gunned down in a Lovers Lane situation, said Kadner. His family lived in the Montana communities of Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. His hands had been tied behind his back with his own belt. GREAT FALLS The Cascade County Sheriff's Office recently announced that they had closed a 65-year-old "cold case" double-murder. In this case, "Our genealogists, what they're going to do is independently build a family tree from this cousin's profile," Andrew Singer, an executive with Bode Technology, told NPR. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18. His valuables and money were not stolen, and his car was on and in gear with the emergency brake deployed when his body was found. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18, the Great Falls Tribune reports. Kalitzkes body was found several miles away on Vinyard Road on Jan. 4. Gould's family home was located a little over a mile from where Kalitzke lived, and he was known to ride horses throughout the area. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office said it appeared to be the oldest homicide case in the United States to be solved with genetic genealogy. The arrests were made with assistance by the Great Falls Police Department, the Internet Crimes against Children Task Force and the Cascade County Attorneys Office. I wasnt sure how they were going to react when I come to them saying, Hey your dads a suspect in this case, but they were great to work with, Kadner said. Some people just have secrets that they never told anybody, the sergeant recalled. Investigators initially feared that Ms. Kalitzke had been kidnapped. . Tracing that family's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. Armed with this knowledge, Kadner in 2019 sought out the assistance of Bode Technology. As more time went by, about 35 suspects came and went. They built a family tree backward and then forward to develop (the link to) Kenneth Gould, Kadner said. Detective Sgt. Gould's name did appear in the Great Falls Tribune a few times. "Our duty is to make sure that we solve these cases.". A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle, officers said. A preserved vaginal. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. An emerging forensic science called "genetic genealogy" helps Terre Haute police solve a cold case nearly 50 years later. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. Detective Sgt. A double homicide of two teens in Montanahas been solved after more than 60 yearsthanks to forensic genealogy. With the help of partnering labs, forensic genealogists are able to use preserved samples to create a DNA profile of the culprit and then use that profile to search public databases for any potential matches. Lloyd Duane Bogle,18, and Patricia Kalitzke,16, were last seen at Petes Drive-In on Jan. 2, 1956. In 2018, however, forensic genealogy, which was used to help adoptees find biological family members, was used to identify Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the Golden State Killer. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! She had been shot in the head and had injuries that were consistent with a struggle or a sexual assault, Sergeant Kadner said. GREAT FALLS, Mont. "You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer groupinvestigators poured their heart and soul into this case. On the morning of Tuesday January 3, 1956, 18-year-old Airman Lloyd Bogle was found dead on a lover's lane half a mile Northwest of Wadsworth Park. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said that Gould is the most likely suspect but they cant say hes guilty since hes deceased as are many other people associated with the case at the time. They were all ruled out as suspects. All rights reserved. Bogle, a Texas native, had been assigned to the 29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. Technology has led investigators to conclude thatKenneth Gould killed teens Patricia Kalitzke andDuane Bogle in 1956. Published appreciated. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18, the Great Falls Tribune reports. For decades, the Cascade County Sheriff's Office continued to work on it, with multiple detectives attempting to make progress over the years. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! John M. Butler, an expert on forensic genetics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, said while he was not aware of any group that officially tracks cold cases, Certainly, 1956 is the oldest that I have heard about up to this point.. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. The two had even begun talking about marriage. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. While stationed at Malmstrom, he became "smitten" with Kalitzke, according to Kadner. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. The office identified Kenneth Gould, a horse trainer who died in 2007, as the "likely suspect" who had. Anyone can read what you share. When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. "A lot of different people hada turn at this, and we just weren't able to take it to conclusion," he said. 57 Indigenous people are missing in Montana alone. Beard, stephen.beard@indystar.com, A double homicide of two teens in Montana. At the time of the murders and in many subsequent news reports, it was reported that there was no indication that Kalitzke had been sexually assaulted and that she had been found fully clothed. Investigators have closed the case after using forensic genealogy to identify Kenneth Gould, who is now deceased, as having likely committed the murders. Their killings went unsolved until this week when investigators announced they had cracked what is believed to be the oldest case solved with DNA and forensic genealogy. "That was just the process, and luckily it was retained in evidence all these years," said Kadner. "I think it opens a whole new door for working old cold cases, and also just goes to show how important the initial evidence gathering is in all these cases.". On the evening of January 2nd, Kalitzke, who was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle, a Malmstrom airman, ventured to a spot west of Great Falls near Wadsworth Park along the Sun River. All Rights Reserved. The investigation revealed semen in her body, indicating she had been raped. Click here to subscribe. Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. He never returned to Montana, even to visit his family, Sergeant Kadner said. Matteson said giving the surviving family answers was the most important part for him, and he expressed appreciation for every investigator's hard work going back to 1956. The law defines a prostitution chargeas: "A person commits the offense of prostitution if the person engages in or agrees or offers to engage in sexual intercourse with another person for compensation, whether the compensation is received or to be received or paid or to be paida patron who is convicted of prostitution shall for the first offense be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both.". When Matteson left CCSO, he had resigned himself to the idea that the case would remain unsolved. Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007, was determined to be . The . After the murders, his family eventually moved to 1967 and did not return to Montana. Did you encounter any technical issues? "My first impression was that the only way we're gonna ever solve this is through the use of DNA," Kadner said. His family lived in Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. He began working with BODE Technology to generate a new DNA sample from the original sample and in 2019, a sample was successfully created, he said. By searching public records (such as death certificates and newspaper clippings), forensic genealogists are then able to construct a family tree that can point them right to the suspect, even if that suspect has never provided their DNA to any public database. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. He was face down, and had been shot in the back of the head. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Detectives had an uncomfortable task ahead of them: letting a dead man's family know that, despite the fact that he'd never previously been identified as a person of interest, he was now the key suspect in a double homicide and rape. Leads surfaced and dried up throughout the immediate investigation, and law enforcement had multiple suspects including notorious gangster James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. 'Pushed to the side': Cases of missing or murdered Indigenous people often go unsolved. He told The Electric that the only reason the suspect wouldnt have killed both of the victims at the same time and place was to take Kalitzke and assault her, but that he couldnt definitively prove that theory. 2. He called it "a reverse family tree. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. They were all ruled out as suspects.
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