A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. Fortunately, Kadner had something to work with. 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. [Image via Sgt. According to his death certificate, Goulddied in Oregon County, Mo. Beard, stephen.beard@indystar.com, A double homicide of two teens in Montana. 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. . They did not return to Montana. They were able to upload the sample to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible familial connection. "Because it was all theories up to that point we finally had a match and we had a name. Beginning in 2012, Sergeant Jon Kadner led the investigation to solve the murders. Leads surfaced and dried up throughout the immediate investigation, and law enforcement had multiple suspects including notorious gangster James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. Investigators have determined that the killer was Kenneth Gould, a Great Falls native who grew up near one of the victims. "Whitey". 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. Clipped by chaddexter 01 May 2017. 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. 2023 www.greatfallstribune.com. But I knew the key was going to be DNA.. In 1956, Bogle was found with his hands tied behind his back using his own belt. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. She had been shot in the head and had injuries that were consistent with a struggle or a sexual assault, Sergeant Kadner said. By the time Gould was determined to be the prime suspect, investigators had no way to confirm it directly with DNA. On Jan.3, 1956,three boys hiking along Sun River near Wadsworth Park discovered Bogle, 18, dead near his car. Traci Rosenbaum/USA Today Network via Reuters Co. "That was just the process, and luckily it was retained in evidence all these years," said Kadner. 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. On Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriff's Office announced that it had cracked the case. 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. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. "A lot of different people hada turn at this, and we just weren't able to take it to conclusion," he said. It was uploaded to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible family connection leading investigators to Gould. 65 years later modern-day genetic technology was used to link Kenneth Gould, a horse-trainer who died in 2007, to the murders. In 2001, as a detective, Matteson sent a microscope slide of a vaginal swab gathered from Kalitzke's body to the Montana State Crime Lab for analysis. And it was not for lack of trying: Early on in the case, investigators followed numerous leads, but none of them panned out. Great Falls - Carol Lou Gould, 80, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2020. He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. Mr. Bogle was an airman from Waco, Texas, stationed nearby at Malmstrom Air Force Base. Kenneth Gould Montana; Kenneth Gould . His date, 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke was missing. FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND JUDGMENT . Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007, was determined to be . After 65 years, a grisly double murder case of two teenagers in Great Falls, Montana, was solved with DNA evidence, according to investigators. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. A double homicide of two teens in Montanahas been solved after more than 60 yearsthanks to forensic genealogy. This is as good as were ever going to get on a case like this, Slaughter said. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. In 2019, with the help of Bode Technology, a Virginia company that specializes in DNA analysis, another DNA profile was extracted from the sample, which enabled investigators to build a family tree that led them to Mr. Gould, Sergeant Kadner said. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls. Now, the sheriff's office is considering forming a cold case task force, as other law enforcement agencies have done. 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. The same thing happens to you, essentially.. Technology has led investigators to conclude thatKenneth Gould killed teens Patricia Kalitzke andDuane Bogle in 1956. 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. 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. When now-retired CCSO detective Phil Matteson started working in the evidence room in 1988, the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide evidence was there. He called it "a reverse family tree. Mr. Gould had no known criminal history, and detectives do not know if he had any relationship with Ms. Kalitzke or Mr. Bogle. Det. Cascade County Sheriff's Office. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18. James J. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what I've seen. But no one was ever charged, and the case went cold. Clippings from the Great Falls Tribune were part of the Cascade County Sheriff's Office investigative file into the 1956 murders of Patricia Kalitzke and Lloyd Duane Bogle. Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. 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. Investigators poured their heart and soul into this case. Kadner said when Gould was 25, he married a 16-year-old, which was the same age as Kalitzke when she was murdered. For over six decades, the case of a double murder of two teenagers in Great Falls, Montana has been cold. Nybo. Sgt. d/b/a SEVEN BAR HEART & CATTLE COMPANY. Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and her boyfriend Lloyd Duane Bogle, 18, were found fatally shot in the head near Bogles car in 1956, in a case that baffled investigators for decades. 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. He would have been about 29 when the murders occurred. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was never interviewed during the murder investigation. Two popular kids who were essentially gunned down in a Lovers Lane situation, said Kadner. (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. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. They did not return to Montana. 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 Cascade County Sheriffs Office said it appeared to be the oldest homicide case in the United States to be solved with genetic genealogy. His expensive camera had not been taken. Police were able to find two children of Goulds who submitted DNA samples, which matched the evidence collected in 1956. When now-retired CCSO detective Phil Matteson started working in the evidence room in 1988, the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide evidence was there. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls Tribune, via Associated Press. He was found a week later working at a ranch atArrow Creek about 60 miles away. That changed the whole dynamic of the case.". Gould had no known criminal history before or after the killings. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what I've seen. The only way to prove his guilt or his innocence was to test the DNA of his remaining relatives. Gould is accused in two deaths from 1956. 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. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. He would have been about 29 when the murders occurred. The swab was standard procedure for autopsies in 1956. A DNA profile of a suspect in 2001 was developed using forensic evidence preserved from Kalitzkes 1956 autopsy, Kadner said. "A lot of different people hada turn at this, and we just weren't able to take it to conclusion," he said. Sixty-five years after Kalitzke and Bogle's death, authorities said Kenneth Gourd was likely their killer. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office announced 10 arrests made in the month of September for prostitution in association with sex trafficking investigations. The case eventually went cold. After the murders, Gould sold his property near the town of Tracy. Tracing thatfamily's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. Kadner said most of Kalitzke's and Bogle's family is no longer living, but those he was able to contact were relieved to have closure. Gould, born and raised in Great Falls, lived there with his wife and children in 1956, a little over a mile from Kalitzke. Carol was born on March 2, 1940 in . Both were shot in the head. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what Ive seen., Clippings from the Great Falls Tribune that are displayed on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Great Falls, Mont., were part of the Cascade County Sheriff's Office investigative file into the 1956 murders of Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18, northwest of Great Falls. 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.. 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. But their love story was brutally cut short by the actions of a killer whose identity would not be revealed for more than 60 years. When Matteson left CCSO, he had resigned himself to the idea that the case would remain unsolved. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. Newspaper headlines described the teenagers as lovers lane slaying victims and recalled a wide search for a brutal killer.. Thats when we really started looking at what evidence we had, and if we could potentially do the same thing, Sergeant Kadner said. After the killings, he left the area and was seen living in two other Montana towns before moving to Alton, Mo., in 1967. The sample was compatible to three people in the database and CCSO investigators contacted those family members for interviews and DNA samples. In 1960, Gould's 4-year-old daughter, born a month before the murders, died after a short illness. Crime News is your destination for true crime stories from around the world, breaking crime news, and information about Oxygen's original true crime shows and documentaries. It was later determined that Gould and Kalitzke grew up near each other. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much They were all ruled out as suspects. Gould's name did appear in the Great Falls Tribune a few times. "You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer groupinvestigators poured their heart and soul into this case. "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.". Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the Golden State Killer. As more time went by, about 35 suspects came and went. Bogle was a Malmstrom Air Force Base Airman from Waco, Texas. 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. 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. Bogle's hands were bound behind his back with his own belt. Both were shot in the head. Kadner said the DNA was linked to Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007 and his body was cremated. But it definitely reopens old wounds that have had a chance to crust over.. Det. He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. The Kalitzke/Bogle case is one of the oldest criminal cases that has been solved using forensic genealogy, and authorities are hopeful that they'll be able to use this ever-advancing technology to solve cold cases dating back even further although new state legislation restricting forensic genealogy could complicate matters. DNA did not match. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 [] On Jan.3, 1956,three boys hiking along Sun River near Wadsworth Park discovered Bogle, 18, dead near his car. They asked for the family's help in either proving or disproving that Gould was the man responsible and the family complied. Anyone who uses information contained in this list to commit a criminal act against another person is subject to criminal prosecution. 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. Tracing that family's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. 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. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle was an airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base from Waco, Texas. 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. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzkes body north of Great Falls. Investigators poured their heart and soul into this case. 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. "Our duty is to make sure that we solve these cases.". "They're excited, but at the same time, it has brought up a lot of memories," Kadner said. The case broke when the 2018 arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., the Golden State Killer, was accomplished through the use of forensic genealogy. United States. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. It was uploaded to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible family connection leading investigators to Gould. His daughter basically said: You never know. The following 10 people arrested in the investigationall face first offense prostitution charges. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The Cascade County Sheriff's Office announced 10 arrests made in the month of September for prostitution in association with sex trafficking investigations. GREGORY M. GOULD and AIMEE V. HACHIGIAN-GOULD. Investigators at the Cascade County Sheriffs Office continued working the case and using forensic genetic genealogy have identified the man they believe was the likely perpetrator, though he too is now deceased. The investigation revealed semen in her body, indicating she had been raped. Great Falls. Jon Kadner, who was assigned the case in 2012 his first cold case, he said during an interview with NPR. His family lived in Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Over the years, investigators had about 35 people of interest in the case, including another airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base, where Bogle was also stationed, according to Sgt. After the murders, Gould sold his property near the town of Tracy. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. GREAT FALLS, Mont. 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. "I think if you just look at the circumstances," said Kadner. Born on Oct. 18, 1938, he was a lifelong resident of New. 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