Gould did not have a criminal history and was not considered a suspect during the initial investigation, the Tribune report said. "A lot of different people hada turn at this, and we just weren't able to take it to conclusion," he said. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927,and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him to the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide. 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. DNA did not match. Bogle, a Texas native, had been assigned to the 29th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base. Last Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriff 's Office announced that it had cracked the case. They did not return to Montana. 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. He called it "a reverse family tree. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Detective Sgt. 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 most of Kalitzke's and Bogle's family is no longer living, but those he was able to contact were relieved to have closure. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. "They're excited, but at the same time, it has brought up a lot of memories," Kadner said. Great Falls - Carol Lou Gould, 80, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Armed with this knowledge, Kadner in 2019 sought out the assistance of Bode Technology. Montana. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle. Jon Kadner told CNN Wednesday night. The petitioner was represented by Ms. Julia W. Swingley. What they found was a family tree linking to a man from Great Falls, Montana. 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. By the time Gould was determined to be the prime suspect, investigators had no way to confirm it directly with DNA. GREGORY M. GOULD and AIMEE V. HACHIGIAN-GOULD. 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. Traci Rosenbaum/USA Today Network via Reuters Co. But I knew the key was going to be DNA.. He was face down, and had been shot in the back of the head. in 1956 two lovers (Duane Bogle, 18, and Patricia Kalitzke, 16) were fatally shot to death in Montana. But no one was ever charged, and the case went cold. Tracing thatfamily's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. . GREAT FALLS The Cascade County Sheriff's Office recently announced that they had closed a 65-year-old "cold case" double-murder. Click here to subscribe. It was later determined that Gould and Kalitzke grew up near each other. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. Nybo. Bogle's hands were bound behind his back with his own belt. 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. Kenneth Gould, who has been identified as the suspect in the 1956 killings of two teenagers in Great Falls, Mont., died in 2007. They both loved dancing and music, and he was instantly smitten with Patty when they met in December 1955, Sergeant Kadner said. 0:32. 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. They were able to upload the sample to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible familial connection. During interviews, family members said they had no idea of any criminal behavior on his part. Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. But there was one big problem: Gould had died in 2007 and his remains had been cremated, according to the Tribune. He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. Both were shot in the head. 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.. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. "You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer groupinvestigators poured their heart and soul into this case. 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. When Detective Sgt. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. "Give them some closure.". Reach her at trosenbaum@greatfallstribune.com or 406-791-1490. 2. You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer group, he said. Kalitzke was born in Great Falls and was a junior at Great Falls High School when she was killed. 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. (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. 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. He was found a week later working at a ranch atArrow Creek about 60 miles away. His family lived in the Montana communities of Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. hide caption. Bogle's hands were bound behind his back with his own belt. They built a family tree backward and then forward to develop (the link to) Kenneth Gould, Kadner said. The direct to consumer databases such as 23andMe are not open source. A Warner Bros. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. Have a news tip for the Tribune? Criminal justice reporter Traci Rosenbaum reports on law enforcement issues for the Tribune. Tribune Staff. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. Obviously, I cant put the gun in his hand, Sergeant Kadner said. 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. Newspaper headlines described the teenagers as lovers lane slaying victims and recalled a wide search for a brutal killer.. 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. Det. 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. 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. "Whitey". 0:00. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. ", "Quite frankly, that's our duty," said Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. 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. When now-retired CCSO detective Phil Matteson started working in the evidence room in 1988, the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide evidence was there. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 . When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. 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.". According to the Tribune, Gould would have been 29 years old when he killed Kalitzke and Bogle. According to his death certificate, Goulddied in Oregon County, Mo. 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. At. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office said it appeared to be the oldest homicide case in the United States to be solved with genetic genealogy. 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. Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007, was determined to be . Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. Sixty-five years after Kalitzke and Bogle's death, authorities said Kenneth Gourd was likely their killer. As more time went by, about 35 suspects came and went. 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. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The case broke when the 2018 arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., the Golden State Killer, was accomplished through the use of forensic genealogy. Sgt. 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. 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. Funeral Home Services for Chad are being provided by Schnider Funeral Home. His date, 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke was missing. Technology has led investigators to conclude thatKenneth Gould killed teens Patricia Kalitzke andDuane Bogle in 1956. The murders have gone unsolved until now. It was the first high-profile case to be cracked with genetic genealogy. 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. 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,. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. 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. It was uploaded to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible family connection leading investigators to Gould. 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. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. After the murders, Gould sold his property in Tracy. Thats when we really started looking at what evidence we had, and if we could potentially do the same thing, Sergeant Kadner said. Great Falls, Montana. 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. Want to keep up on crime news in Great Falls and northcentral Montana and get access to exclusive content? This is as good as were ever going to get on a case like this, Slaughter said. In 1960, Gould's 4-year-old daughter, born a month before the murders, died after a short illness. Both were shot in the head. The sample was compatible to three people in the database and CCSO investigators contacted those family members for interviews and DNA samples. Click here. "I wasn't sure how they were going to react when I come to them saying, hey your dad's a suspect in this case, but they were great to work with," said Kadner. 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. It was such a big case, Cascade County Sheriffs Office lead investigator Sgt. Her father, who died in 2013, had idolized Duane, as a boy, she said. The next day brought another disturbing discovery: A county road worker found 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke's body in an area north of Great Falls, the paper reports. (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. Goulds family home at the time of the homicides was a little over a mile from where Kalitzke lived. When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. Even without that complication, Singer explained to NPR, the success rate depends heavily on how well the evidence has been preserved over the years. Still, he hopes that it can be used to help law enforcement improve public safety and "[prevent] tomorrow's victim.". 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. Kalitzkes body was found several miles away on Vinyard Road on Jan. 4. "That was just the process, and luckily it was retained in evidence all these years," said Kadner. Follow Traci Rosenbaumon Twitter:@GFTrib_TRosenba. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Police were able to find two children of Goulds who submitted DNA samples, which matched the evidence collected in 1956. What keeps a case like this alive so long? Investigators have determined that the killer was Kenneth Gould, a Great Falls native who grew up near one of the victims. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in 2007 more than likely killed Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18. The teenagers were last seen at Petes Drive-In restaurant in Great Falls, just after 9 p.m. on Jan. 2, 1956. When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Cascade County Sheriff's Office announced 10 arrests made in the month of September for prostitution in association with sex trafficking investigations. On Jan.3, 1956,three boys hiking along Sun River near Wadsworth Park discovered Bogle, 18, dead near his car. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was never interviewed during the murder investigation. Chad Gould passed away on September 18, 2019 at the age of 48 in Great Falls, Montana. Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the Golden State Killer. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 [] 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. Two popular kids who were essentially gunned down in a Lovers Lane situation, said Kadner. 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. 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. Another suspect was Whitey Bulger, a prominent mob boss, who was in Great Falls around the time of the murders but DNA ruled him out. Case went cold they both loved dancing and music, and luckily it was the first high-profile to! 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