He Got Away with Murder for Decades, Until DNA Caught Up

Washington man sentenced in two cold-case murders

A diagnosed sexual sadist and convicted rapist recently connected to the cold-case murders of two women in Washington state in the 1980s was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years to life in prison.

How discarded chewing gum helped convict a serial rapist of two cold case murders

By Nina Giraldo, CNN (CNN) — Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company. Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test, sampling different sticks of gum with enthusiasm, Logothetti recalled of the January 2024 encounter. When the time came for Gaff to try a new flavor…

Gaff sentenced for Everett cold case murders

Mitchell Gaff, 68, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison Wednesday by a Snohomish County Superior Court judge for the cold case murders of Susan Vesey and Judith “Judy” Weaver in the 1980s in Everett. Decades after the killings, DNA evidence linked Gaff to both crimes. “This sentencing marks the end of a multi-year investigation and legal process to deliver justice to the victims and their loved ones,” Everett Police said in a news release…

Everett cold case killer gets 50 years to life in prison

More than four decades after two women were killed in Everett, the man who admitted to murdering them has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.

Life in prison for man guilty of Everett cold case murders

Mitchell Gaff will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the violent murders of Susan Vesey and Judy Weaver in the 1980s.

He's 'the bump in the night': Man sentenced in sadistic cold-case murders

Mitchell Gaff was nabbed for the murders because of DNA extracted from chewing gum during an undercover police operation.