Mitchell Gaff
Coverage of Mitchell Gaff in the Nexus archive.
- Cold case killer who chewed cops’ undercover DNA bait faces survivor, families in courtroom showdown
Mitchell Gaff, a 74-year-old Washington man, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for admitting to two decades-old cold-case killings. He pleaded guilty to the murders of Susan Vesey and Judith Weaver in Everett. The cases were solved using DNA from a piece of gum.
- How cops used chewing gum to make a breakthrough in two cold case murders
Police made a breakthrough in two cold case murders using chewing gum, leading to the sentencing of Mitchell Gaff in Everett, Washington. The cases were previously unsolved, but the unusual method helped investigators gather evidence. The sentencing of Gaff marked a significant development in the cases.
- WATCH: Man sentenced in cold case murders solved with chewing gum
Mitchell Gaff was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for murdering two women in the 1980s. The murders were solved using chewing gum as evidence. Gaff is now a convicted killer.
- DNA from chewing gum nails longtime sexual predator decades after reign of terror: report
Mitchell Gaff, a 68-year-old self-proclaimed rapist, pleaded guilty to two decades-old cold case murders after investigators matched DNA from his discarded chewing gum to crime scenes. Police used a ruse, posing as gum researchers, to collect the DNA sample that linked him to the 1980 and 1984 murders of Susan Vesey and Judith 'Judy' Weaver.