Help Me Hayley: Cold Case Files · NonStop Local

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Detective Drapo reconstructs how suspect Keith Lindblom likely picked up hitchhiking 16-year-old Chrisanne, sexually assaulted her, and strangled her with her own clothes.
This episode of Help Me Hayley investigates the 1978 cold case murder of 16-year-old Chrisanne Baxter. Host Haley Gunther interviews Detective Mike Drapo, who details the 45-year investigation that used preserved DNA and genetic genealogy to identify a suspect, Keith Lindblom, who had died years earlier. The episode blends the procedural details of solving the case with the emotional impact on the victim's family.

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A patient cold-case hour that gives equal weight to remembrance and investigation.

This episode treats the 1978 killing of 16-year-old Chrisanne Baxter as both a case and a life worth remembering. It gives Chrisanne Baxter room to feel real through family and friend memories before moving into the detective work that, after 45 years, led investigators to…

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