The . Investigators turned to genetic genealogy in 2018, after the authorities arrested Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer, and accused him of committing 13 murders and nearly 50 rapes that terrorized California in the 1970s and 80s. 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. Great Falls, Montana. . A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. Investigators have determined that the killer was Kenneth Gould, a Great Falls native who grew up near one of the victims. Investigators could not uncover any connection between him and the victims. 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. And it was not for lack of trying: Early on in the case, investigators followed numerous leads, but none of them panned out. 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.. Try 7 Days Free. 05 Jul 1984, Thu Page 42. It worked: DNA testing led investigators to a man named Kenneth Gould. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls Tribune, via Associated Press. Have a news tip for the Tribune? Tracing thatfamily's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. That changed the whole dynamic of the case.". Investigators poured their heart and soul into this case. Thats when we really started looking at what evidence we had, and if we could potentially do the same thing, Sergeant Kadner said. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle was an airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base from Waco, Texas. 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. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was never interviewed during the murder investigation. "Whitey". The Cascade County Sheriffs Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18. 2023 www.greatfallstribune.com. 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. They poured their heart and souls into that case, and it just made you realize how hard investigators had worked, he said. 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. 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. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what Ive seen.. 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. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. 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. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007, was determined to be . "They're excited, but at the same time, it has brought up a lot of memories," Kadner said. "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. The teenagers were last seen at Petes Drive-In restaurant in Great Falls, just after 9 p.m. on Jan. 2, 1956. Investigators have closed the case after using forensic genealogy to identify Kenneth Gould, who is now deceased, as having likely committed the murders. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzke's body on Vineyard Road north of Great Falls. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. A preserved vaginal. 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 think if you just look at the circumstances," said Kadner. All rights reserved. Police were able to find two children of Goulds who submitted DNA samples, which matched the evidence collected in 1956. The office identified Kenneth Gould, a horse trainer who died in 2007, as the "likely suspect" who had. 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. 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. Mr. Gould, who was 29 in 1956, lived just over a mile from Ms. Kalitzkes house and kept horses about 600 yards from the house where she had grown up, Sergeant Kadner said. You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer group, he said. Investigators have closed the case after using forensic genealogy to identify Kenneth Gould, who is now deceased, as having likely committed the murders. 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. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzke's body on Vineyard Road north of Great Falls. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle, officers said. in 1956 two lovers (Duane Bogle, 18, and Patricia Kalitzke, 16) were fatally shot to death in Montana. After the murders, his family eventually moved to 1967 and 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. 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. Sgt. 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. Kalitzke was born in Great Falls and was a junior at Great Falls High School when she was killed. Carol was born on March 2, 1940 in . Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School. Jon Kadner, who took the case over in 2012, said it was the oldest case he could find nationwide to be solved using forensic genealogy. Its like it just happened yesterday, Ms. McCarthy said. Chad Gould passed away on September 18, 2019 at the age of 48 in Great Falls, Montana. "I think if you just look at the circumstances," Kadner said. Both were shot in the head. One such investigator was Detective Sgt. The only way to prove his guilt or his innocence was to test the DNA of his remaining relatives. Mr. Gould died in 2007 at age 79 in Oregon County, Mo. Traci Rosenbaum/USA Today Network via Reuters Co. 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 Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that it has closed the file onthe 1956 double homicide of Patricia Kalitzke and Lloyd Duane Bogle, resolving the 65-year-old cold case. Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and her boyfriend Lloyd Duane Bogle, 18,. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. 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. Goulds family home at the time of the homicides was a little over a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where Kalitzke lived. 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.. Although Gould died in 2007 and his body was cremated, his children consented to submitting DNA samples resulting in a match. The swab was standard procedure for autopsies in 1956. Goulds family home at the time of the homicides was a little over a mile from where Kalitzke lived. 3:59 AM EDT, Thu June 10, 2021. They were able to upload the sample to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible familial connection. 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. That sample was uploaded to a open-source database of DNA samples, which are most often used by people researching their family trees. Ms. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School. Montana. Born on Oct. 18, 1938, he was a lifelong resident of New. Fortunately, Kadner had something to work with. According to the detective, police still do not have a motive in the case, but the victims families have expressed gratitude to at least have some answers 65 years later. His family lived in Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. In 2019, detectives coordinated with Bode Technology to perform additional testing on the DNA evidence found on Kalitzke's body. On Jan. 3, 1956, three boys hiking along the Sun River near Wadsworth Park northwest of Great Falls found Bogle dead near his car. He would have been about 29 when the murders occurred. But there was one big problem: Gould had died in 2007 and his remains had been cremated, according to the Tribune. Investigators poured their heart and soul into this case. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. 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. Ms. Kalitzkes sister has advanced dementia, Sergeant Kadner said. He was found a week later working at a ranch atArrow Creek about 60 miles away. What they found was a family tree linking to a man from Great Falls, Montana. When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. But I knew the key was going to be DNA.. 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. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927,and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him to the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide. Great Falls - Carol Lou Gould, 80, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2020. The case broke when the 2018 arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., the Golden State Killer, was accomplished through the use of forensic genealogy. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much 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. Click here to subscribe. Even without that complication, Singer explained to NPR, the success rate depends heavily on how well the evidence has been preserved over the years. When Matteson left CCSO, he had resigned himself to the idea that the case would remain unsolved. Jon Kadner] He was immediately met with the daunting task of digitizing the expansive case file, an endeavor that took months. While stationed at Malmstrom, he became "smitten" with Kalitzke, according to Kadner. 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. Kadner said Gould had been cremated, so he had to reach out to Gould's surviving children and ask for samples to verify the match. Investigators found no criminal history for Gould or any other connection to Bogle or Kalitzke, other than he had lived near her family, 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. GREAT FALLS, Mont. Published After the murders, Gould sold his property in Tracy. At the time of the murders, Gould lived about a mile from Patty and worked corralling horses just blocks from her residence on the southwest side of Great Falls. 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 obituary was featured. A Warner Bros. In 1956, Bogle was found with his hands tied behind his back using his own belt. Investigators initially feared that Ms. Kalitzke had been kidnapped. 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. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the Golden State Killer. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Montana woman who killed ex-husband after she said he attempted rape has charges cleared, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. 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. 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. Mr. Bogle was an airman from Waco, Texas, stationed nearby at Malmstrom Air Force Base. Gould's name did appear in the Great Falls Tribune a few times. Some people just have secrets that they never told anybody, the sergeant recalled. Two popular kids who were essentially gunned down in a Lovers Lane situation, said Kadner. Detective Sgt. 2. GREAT FALLS, Mont. The sample was compatible to three people in the database and CCSO investigators contacted those family members for interviews and DNA samples. appreciated. You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer group, he said. Sgt. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. 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