Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! 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. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. After the murders, his family eventually moved to 1967 and did not return to Montana. He continued to work on the Kalitzke/Bogle case even while handling the newer cases that were landing on his desk all the time, but he had a feeling that more was needed to get to the bottom of what had happened to the couple all those decades ago. When Matteson left CCSO, he had resigned himself to the idea that the case would remain unsolved. 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. After the killings, he left the area and was seen living in two other Montana towns before moving to Alton, Mo., in 1967. 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. 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.". Armed with this knowledge, Kadner in 2019 sought out the assistance of Bode Technology. They lived in Hamilton from 1958 until 1967 when they moved to Alton, Missouri. Sergeant Kadner said the crucial piece of evidence was a DNA sample from a sperm cell that had been collected from Ms. Kalitzkes body during her autopsy. Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. A preserved vaginal. On Jan. 3, 1956, three boys hiking along the Sun River near Wadsworth Park northwest of Great Falls found Bogle dead near his car. Discovery Company. Criminal justice reporter Traci Rosenbaum reports on law enforcement issues for the Tribune. Her father, who died in 2013, had idolized Duane, as a boy, she said. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. ", "Quite frankly, that's our duty," said Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. While stationed at Malmstrom, he became "smitten" with Kalitzke, according to Kadner. When now-retired CCSO detective Phil Matteson started working in the evidence room in 1988, the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide evidence was there. 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. Tribune Staff. On June 8, 1943, when Gould was 15, he was reported missing after he left his grandmother's home in Buffalo and could not be located. Dropped with prejudice: Montana woman who killed ex-husband after she said he attempted rape has charges cleared. "Our duty is to make sure that we solve these cases.". 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. The Case Was Just Solved. Gould, born and raised in Great Falls, lived there with his wife and children in 1956, a little over a mile from Kalitzke. (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. . There was just years and years of documentation and numerous suspects that had been looked into, the sergeant said. But no one was ever charged, and the case went cold. 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. 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 never interviewed during the murder investigation. Great Falls - Carol Lou Gould, 80, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2020. They were all ruled out as suspects. 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. 0:00. Money and a camera were found in the car and the emergency brake was engaged, according to the Cascade County Sheriffs Office. Investigators have closed the case after using forensic genealogy to identify Kenneth Gould, who is now deceased, as having likely committed the murders. It was only three days into 1956 when three boys from Montana, out for a hike on a normal January day, made a gruesome discovery they were unlikely to ever forget. 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. During a walk near the Sun River, they found 18-year-old Lloyd Duane Bogle, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. "It's really fantastic technology and it's going to solve a lot of cold cases," Singer said. But when you put everything together, theres no doubt in my mind that hes the suspect.. 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. Fortunately, Kadner had something to work with. But the next day, Jan. 4, 1956, a county road worker found her body off a gravel road about five miles north of Great Falls. But the resolution, she said, had also reopened pain from that era, particularly for an older generation that knew Mr. Bogle as funny and charming the one that everybody in my family loved. She said her aunt had been in tears all week. Some people just have secrets that they never told anybody, the sergeant recalled. His family lived in the Montana communities of Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. He would have been about 29 when the murders occurred. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927,and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him to the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide. "A lot of different people hada turn at this, and we just weren't able to take it to conclusion," he said. We're starting with a distant relative and trying to work back toward our unknown sample.". But it definitely reopens old wounds that have had a chance to crust over.. 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. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. 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.. They did not return to Montana. 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. Kalitzke was born in Great Falls and was a junior at Great Falls High School when she was killed. "It felt great because for the first time in 65 years we finally had a direction and a place to take the investigation," Kadner told NPR. On Jan.3, 1956,three boys hiking along Sun River near Wadsworth Park discovered Bogle, 18, dead near his car. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. The two had even begun talking about marriage. Both were shot in the head. Newspaper headlines described the teenagers as lovers lane slaying victims and recalled a wide search for a brutal killer.. But there was one big problem: Gould had died in 2007 and his remains had been cremated, according to the Tribune. He was found a week later working at a ranch atArrow Creek about 60 miles away. 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. The next day, three kids found Bogles dead body, with a gunshot wound to the head, face down next to his vehicle. This thread is archived 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. For over six decades, the case of a double murder of two teenagers in Great Falls, Montana has been cold. A DNA profile of a suspect in 2001 was developed using forensic evidence preserved from Kalitzkes 1956 autopsy, Kadner said. You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer group, he said. But I knew the key was going to be DNA.. Over the next half century, detectives investigated about 35 potential suspects, including James (Whitey) Bulger, the notorious South Boston mobster who was convicted in 2013 of participating in 11 murders. Kadner had to reach out to Goulds children and ask for DNA samples to verify the match. The Sheriff's Office believes Kenneth Gould is the most likely suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Duane Bogle and the murder and rape of 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke. Montana. Kadner said the DNA was linked to Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007 and his body was cremated. 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. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what I've seen. After forensic genealogy was used to finally nab the Golden State Killer the year prior, law enforcement officials were becoming increasingly aware of the potential to use that technology to solve cold cases even decades-old cases like Kalitzke and Bogle's. 57 Indigenous people are missing in Montana alone. When they didnt come home that night, their families assumed they had eloped, Sergeant Kadner said. Although Gould died in 2007 and his body was cremated, his children consented to submitting DNA samples resulting in a match. Edwards, the subject of a book by former Great Falls Police Detective John Cameron, was linked to "Lover's Lane murders" in Ohio and Wisconsin. Funeral Home Services for Chad are being provided by Schnider Funeral Home. In 1989, investigators removed bullets from a cottonwood tree near the spot Bogles body was found and hoped they could be matched to a firearm. Click here. Nybo. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzkes body north of Great Falls. 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,. Kenneth Gould, who has been identified as the suspect in the 1956 killings of two teenagers in Great Falls, Mont., died in 2007. She had also been shot in the head. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. Even though he knew all along that the killer was likely to be dead by the time he was found, Kadner said he felt driven to solve the case after reviewing the decades of files pieced together by past detectives. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. All Rights Reserved. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls Tribune, via Associated Press. He was face down, and had been shot in the back of the head. appreciated. You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer group, he said. 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. While stationed at Malmstrom, he became "smitten" with Kalitzke, according to Kadner. They were able to upload the sample to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible familial connection. Born on Oct. 18, 1938, he was a lifelong resident of New. They did not return to Montana. 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. The same thing happens to you, essentially.. 57 Indigenous people are missing in Montana alone. Investigators initially feared that Ms. Kalitzke had been kidnapped. 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. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. When now-retired CCSO detective Phil Matteson started working in the evidence room in 1988, the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide evidence was there. "Give them some closure.". Det. Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. GREAT FALLS, Mont. It was uploaded to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible family connection leading investigators to Gould. Great Falls, Montana. His family lived in Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. For decades, the Cascade County Sheriff's Office continued to work on it, with multiple detectives attempting to make progress over the years. 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. Now, with the help of DNA evidence, the case has been solved. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. 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. Thats when we really started looking at what evidence we had, and if we could potentially do the same thing, Sergeant Kadner 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. Sixty-five years after Kalitzke and Bogle's death, authorities said Kenneth Gourd was likely their killer. Both were shot in the head. 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. (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. Beginning in 2012, Sergeant Jon Kadner led the investigation to solve the murders. 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