Crime & Justice

1996 Alaska Teen Jessica Baggen Rape-Murder Case Solved Through Genealogical DNA

CASE CLOSED

Jessica Baggen was killed in the early morning hours of her 17th birthday some 24 years ago. Authorities have finally identified the killer—after he took his own life.

Barbie Latza Nadeau
Barbie Latza Nadeau
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Barbie Latza Nadeau

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