CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. If you have reason to believe that any of the information contained on this site is inaccurate, please contact the Great Falls Municipal Court 406-771-1380 during normal Court hours. All rights reserved. Traci Rosenbaum/USA Today Network via Reuters Co. The murders have gone unsolved until now. GREAT FALLS, Mont. 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. The respondents were represented by Mr. L.D. Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and her boyfriend Lloyd Duane Bogle, 18, were found fatally shot in the head near Bogles car in 1956, in a case that baffled investigators for decades. Chad Gould passed away on September 18, 2019 at the age of 48 in Great Falls, Montana. When now-retired CCSO detective Phil Matteson started working in the evidence room in 1988, the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide evidence was there. Law enforcement did not connect Gould to any other cases or crimes. After forensic genealogy was used to finally nab the Golden State Killer the year prior, law enforcement officials were becoming increasingly aware of the potential to use that technology to solve cold cases even decades-old cases like Kalitzke and Bogle's. Sergeant Kadner said he believed it was the oldest homicide case in the United States to be solved with genetic genealogy, which uses DNA from crime scenes to identify the relatives of potential suspects and eventually the suspects themselves. The Cascade County Sheriffs Office announced 10 arrests made in the month of September for prostitution in association with sex trafficking investigations. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. The new method has led to the identification of dozens of suspects in cold cases. The office identified Kenneth Gould, a horse trainer who died in 2007 at age 79, as the "likely suspect" who had shot and killed Bogle, 18, and Kalitzke, 16, more than 65 years ago. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Leads surfaced and dried up throughout the immediate investigation, and law enforcement had multiple suspects including notorious gangster James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. 'Pushed to the side': Cases of missing or murdered Indigenous people often go unsolved. 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. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what Ive seen., Clippings from the Great Falls Tribune that are displayed on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Great Falls, Mont., were part of the Cascade County Sheriff's Office investigative file into the 1956 murders of Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18, northwest of Great Falls. It was only three days into 1956 when three boys from Montana, out for a hike on a normal January day, made a gruesome discovery they were unlikely to ever forget. 0:00. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls. 1 / 2 Patricia Kalitzke, 16, and Duane Bogle, 18. Sergeant Kadner said the crucial piece of evidence was a DNA sample from a sperm cell that had been collected from Ms. Kalitzkes body during her autopsy. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle, officers said. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. Kenneth Gould," Kadner . Investigators have closed the case after using forensic genealogy to identify Kenneth Gould, who is now deceased, as having likely committed the murders. "It felt great because for the first time in 65 years we finally had a direction and a place to take the investigation," Kadner told NPR. He was found a week later working at a ranch atArrow Creek about 60 miles away. 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. Jon Kadner, who took the case over in 2012, said it was the oldest case he could find nationwide to be solved using forensic genealogy. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 . A double homicide of two teens in Montanahas been solved after more than 60 yearsthanks to forensic genealogy. Clipped by chaddexter 01 May 2017. The investigation revealed semen in her body, indicating she had been raped. Now that the authorities have a suspect, it conclusively allows to us to stop wondering, she said. Law enforcement did not connect Gould to any other cases or crimes. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle was an airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base from Waco, Texas. His valuables and money were not stolen, and his car was on and in gear with the emergency brake deployed when his body was found. Det. Jon Kadner, who took over the case in 2012, said Tuesday it was the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy, which searches commercial DNA databases to find familial matches to the DNA of a crime suspect. Traci Rosenbaum/USA Today Network via Reuters Co. Law enforcement compared the sample to other men, ruling them out one by one. They leave a little bit of themselves, from what Ive seen.. On Jan. 3, 1956, three boys hiking along the Sun River near Wadsworth Park northwest of Great Falls found Bogle dead near his car. Last Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriff 's Office announced that it had cracked the case. What keeps a case like this alive so long? "I think it opens a whole new door for working old cold cases, and also just goes to show how important the initial evidence gathering is in all these cases.". What keeps a case like this alive so long? Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzkes body north of Great Falls. Both were shot in the head. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle, officers said. "That was just the process, and luckily it was retained in evidence all these years," said Kadner. While stationed at Malmstrom, he became "smitten" with Kalitzke, according to Kadner. 1 The trial in this matter was held in Great Falls, Montana, on September 14, 2004. On Jan.3, 1956,three boys hiking along Sun River near Wadsworth Park discovered Bogle, 18, dead near his car. While stationed at Malmstrom, he became "smitten" with Kalitzke, according to Kadner. Montana woman who killed ex-husband after she said he attempted rape has charges cleared, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In 1960, Gould's 4-year-old daughter, born a month before the murders, died after a short illness. The same thing happens to you, essentially.. The Kalitzke/Bogle case is one of the oldest criminal cases that has been solved using forensic genealogy, and authorities are hopeful that they'll be able to use this ever-advancing technology to solve cold cases dating back even further although new state legislation restricting forensic genealogy could complicate matters. 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. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was never interviewed during the murder investigation. Her father, who died in 2013, had idolized Duane, as a boy, she said. Have a news tip for the Tribune? 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, 18, the Great Falls Tribune reports. Both had been shot in the head. Kenneth Gould, who has been identified as the suspect in the 1956 killings of two teenagers in Great Falls, Mont., died in 2007. At. Mr. Gould had no known criminal history, and detectives do not know if he had any relationship with Ms. Kalitzke or Mr. Bogle. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzkes body north of Great Falls. An emerging forensic science called "genetic genealogy" helps Terre Haute police solve a cold case nearly 50 years later. hide caption. Dropped with prejudice: Montana woman who killed ex-husband after she said he attempted rape has charges cleared. The investigations were a follow-up to a sting operation during the Montana State Fair this summer. On Tuesday, the Cascade County Sheriffs Office announced that it had cracked the case. Did you encounter any technical issues? 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. Investigators could not uncover any connection between him and the victims. Investigators have determined that the killer was Kenneth Gould, a Great Falls native who grew up near one of the victims. 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. Gould was a Great Falls native and was known to ride horses in the area of Vinyard Road where Kalitzke's body was found, Kadner said. Officers kept working the case because of the circumstances, Kadner said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Money and a camera were found in the car and the emergency brake was engaged, according to the Cascade County Sheriffs Office. After the murders, Gould sold his property in Tracy. 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. They found him on the ground near his car, and someone had used his belt to tie his hands behind his back, according to a report from the Great Falls Tribune. Goulds family home at the time of the homicides was a little over a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where Kalitzke lived. Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The next day, Bogles body was found next to his car on what was a lovers lane then and is now Wadsworth Park, according to news reports at the time. Born on Oct. 18, 1938, he was a lifelong resident of New. As more time went by, about 35 suspects came and went. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. 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. But there was one big problem: Gould had died in 2007 and his remains had been cremated, according to the Tribune. Mr. Bogles family contended for years with crazy stories about what might have happened, including rumors that he might have been mixed up with the mob, said Caryn Bogle McCarthy, 54, whose father, James Bogle, was Duane Bogles younger brother. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. "Whitey". Great Falls - Carol Lou Gould, 80, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls Tribune, via Associated Press. Through the use of DNA testing unavailable at the time of the killings and decades ofinvestigation, CCSO has concluded that Great Falls native Kenneth Gould, now deceased, more than likely committed the murders. Technology has led investigators to conclude thatKenneth Gould killed teens Patricia Kalitzke andDuane Bogle in 1956. Beard, stephen.beard@indystar.com, A double homicide of two teens in Montana. Sgt. He had married another 16-year-old girl in 1952 and eventually had five children. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! But no one was ever charged, and the case went cold. Authorities traveled to Missouri, where they spoke with Gould's children and told them about the Kalitzke/Bogle case and eventually identified their father as a suspect, Kadner said. Jon Kadner, head of detectives for CCSO. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle, officers said. The Case Was Just Solved. They did not return to Montana. A day later, a county road worker found Kalitzke's body on Vineyard Road north of Great Falls. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said that Gould is the most likely suspect but they cant say hes guilty since hes deceased as are many other people associated with the case at the time. That case sped the CCSO effort to use the same method in an attempt to solve the Bogle and Kalitzke murders, Kadner said. How 'genetic genealogy' uncovered an Indiana killer. Lloyd Duane Bogle,18, and Patricia Kalitzke,16, were last seen at Petes Drive-In on Jan. 2, 1956. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. Edwards, the subject of a book by former Great Falls Police Detective John Cameron, was linked to "Lover's Lane murders" in Ohio and Wisconsin. It was uploaded to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible family connection leading investigators to Gould. "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. He began working with BODE Technology to generate a new DNA sample from the original sample and in 2019, a sample was successfully created, he said. 05 Jul 1984, Thu Page 42. Cold Case: 1956 murder of two people in Great Falls finally solved At the time of the murders, Gould lived about a mile from Patty and worked corralling horses just blocks from her residence on. They built a family tree backward and then forward to develop (the link to) Kenneth Gould, Kadner said. 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 a 65-year-old cold case. The lab found a sperm cell that did not belong to Bogle. Gould did not have a criminal history and was not considered a suspect during the initial investigation, the Tribune report said. In this case, "Our genealogists, what they're going to do is independently build a family tree from this cousin's profile," Andrew Singer, an executive with Bode Technology, told NPR. They did not return to Montana. This is as good as were ever going to get on a case like this, Slaughter said. After the murders, Gould sold his property near the town of Tracy. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The process tested and uploaded DNA from unknown sources. He was immediately met with the daunting task of digitizing the expansive case file, an endeavor that took months. Jon Kadner, who took over the case in 2012, said Tuesday it was the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy, which searches commercial DNA databases to find familial matches to the DNA of a crime suspect. The next day, three kids found Bogles dead body, with a gunshot wound to the head, face down next to his vehicle. 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, 18, the Great Falls Tribune reports. Mr. Bulger, who died in 2018, had lived in Great Falls in the 1950s and had been arrested in a rape there in 1951, Sergeant 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. A lot of different people had a turn at this, and we just werent able to take it to conclusion, he said. 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. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School, and Bogle was an airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base from Waco, Texas. 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. Tribune Staff. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. 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. Investigators did not find any connections between Gould and the victims. On Jan. 3, 1956, three boys hiking along the Sun River near Wadsworth Park northwest of Great Falls found Bogle dead near his car. Tracing that family's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Follow Traci Rosenbaumon Twitter:@GFTrib_TRosenba. They were all ruled out as suspects. Bogle's hands were bound behind his back with his own belt. Over the years, investigators had about 35 people of interest in the case, including another airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base, where Bogle was also stationed, according to Sgt. That changed the whole dynamic of the case.". During Kalitzke's autopsy in 1956, coroners had taken a vaginal swab, which had been preserved on a microscopic slide in the years since, according to the Great Falls Tribune report. Cold Case Closed: the 1956 murder of two young people in Great Falls. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. The ignition switch, radio and headlights on his car were on, and the car was in gear. "You had two young, vibrant individuals that were well-liked among their peer groupinvestigators poured their heart and soul into this case. They were able to upload the sample to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible familial connection. Reach her at trosenbaum@greatfallstribune.com or 406-791-1490. They were all ruled out as suspects. His date, 16-year-old Patricia Kalitzke was missing. His expensive camera had not been taken. I wasnt sure how they were going to react when I come to them saying, Hey your dads a suspect in this case, but they were great to work with, Kadner said. After the killings, he left the area and was seen living in two other Montana towns before moving to Alton, Mo., in 1967. He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. In 2019, detectives coordinated with Bode Technology to perform additional testing on the DNA evidence found on Kalitzke's body. 3:59 AM EDT, Thu June 10, 2021. The test results said Gould was the guy. Newspaper clippings from the investigative file into the 1956 murders of Duane Bogle, 18, and Patricia Kalitzke, 16, in Great Falls, Mont. The two had even begun talking about marriage. d/b/a SEVEN BAR HEART & CATTLE COMPANY. The car was still running and the headlights were still on. 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.. One such investigator was Detective Sgt. Kadner said when Gould was 25, he married a 16-year-old, which was the same age as Kalitzke when she was murdered. 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. 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. 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. But I knew the key was going to be DNA.. 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. Ms. Kalitzke was a junior at Great Falls High School. And it was not for lack of trying: Early on in the case, investigators followed numerous leads, but none of them panned out. The direct to consumer databases such as 23andMe are not open source. . When Matteson retired, he said he didnt believe the case would be solved. Jon Kadner told CNN Wednesday night. Gould's name did appear in the Great Falls Tribune a few times. They did not return to Montana. Det. That sample had been preserved in an evidence vault for six decades. Another suspect whose DNA didnt match was Edward Wayne Edwards, who was arrested for burglary in Montana in 1956 and served time at the Montana State Prison. FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND JUDGMENT . He died in 2007 and was cremated, Sgt. It was the first time that Sergeant Kadner, who is 40 and grew up in small-town Iowa, had heard of Duane Bogle and Patricia Kalitzke, teenage sweethearts who had been fatally shot in January 1956, more than two decades before he was born, presumably after they drove to an area in Great Falls, Mont., known as a lovers lane. Kadner said. For decades, the Cascade County Sheriff's Office continued to work on it, with multiple detectives attempting to make progress over the years. "That was just the process, and luckily it was retained in evidence all these years," said Kadner. Now, with the help of DNA evidence, the case has been solved. He would have been about 29 when the murders occurred. Jon Kadner, who was assigned the case in 2012 his first cold case, he said during an interview with NPR. Both were shot in the head. 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. It was such a big case, Cascade County Sheriffs Office lead investigator Sgt. 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,. The investigation involved painstaking research into a long-ago crime that had once generated national media attention. Bogle's hands were bound behind his back with his own belt. Their killings went unsolved until this week when investigators announced they had cracked what is believed to be the oldest case solved with DNA and forensic genealogy. Officers investigated for years, but they were unable to make an arrest. In 2019, Cascade County detectives had Bode Technology perform additional DNA testing on the evidence found on Kalitzkes body. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927,and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him to the Kalitzke-Bogle homicide. Authorities say DNA evidence has tied the deaths to Kenneth Gould, a man who had lived in Alton, Missouri for several decades. Just over a month after the killings, Gould sold the family property and moved to Tracy southeast of Great Falls, and in July he and his family were living in Geraldine. 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. Through the use of forensic genetic genealogy, they say Kenneth Gould is the most likely suspect in the rape and murder of Patty Kalitzke and the murder of her 18-year-old boyfriend Duane Bogle in Great Falls in early 1956. We always want to try to figure out what happened, Kadner said. 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. "A lot of different people hada turn at this, and we just weren't able to take it to conclusion," he said. Police were able to find two children of Goulds who submitted DNA samples, which matched the evidence collected in 1956. 57 Indigenous people are missing in Montana alone. 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. Leads surfaced and dried up throughout the immediate investigation, and law enforcement had multiple suspects including notorious gangster James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. Law enforcement compared the sample to other men, ruling them out one by one. They asked for the family's help in either proving or disproving that Gould was the man responsible and the family complied. Kadner added that the detectives who worked the case for so many years shared the same feelings. Matteson said giving the surviving family answers was the most important part for him, and he expressed appreciation for every investigator's hard work going back to 1956. The teenagers were last seen at Petes Drive-In restaurant in Great Falls, just after 9 p.m. on Jan. 2, 1956. They say Kenneth Gould is the likely suspect in the 1956. "They're excited, but at the same time, it has brought up a lot of memories," Kadner said. The swab was standard procedure for autopsies in 1956. At the time of the murders, Gould lived about a mile from Patty and worked corralling horses just blocks from her residence on the southwest side of Great Falls. Investigators with the Cascade County Sheriff's Office concluded Kenneth Gould who died in Oregon County, Missouri, in 2007 [] GREAT FALLS, Mont. Even though he knew all along that the killer was likely to be dead by the time he was found, Kadner said he felt driven to solve the case after reviewing the decades of files pieced together by past detectives. Matteson said giving the surviving family answers was the most important part for him, and he expressed appreciation for every investigator's hard work going back to 1956. She had also been shot in the head. GREAT FALLS The Cascade County Sheriff's Office recently announced that they had closed a 65-year-old "cold case" double-murder. There was just years and years of documentation and numerous suspects that had been looked into, the sergeant said. Gould was born Aug. 23, 1927, and died May 31, 2007 before investigators connected him. But the resolution, she said, had also reopened pain from that era, particularly for an older generation that knew Mr. Bogle as funny and charming the one that everybody in my family loved. She said her aunt had been in tears all week. Funeral Home Services for Chad are being provided by Schnider Funeral Home. 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. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Tracing thatfamily's tree led investigators to suspect Gould, a man born and raised in Great Falls. After the murders, his family eventually moved to 1967 and did not return to Montana. His family lived in Geraldine and Hamilton before moving to Missouri in 1967. Gould did not have a known criminal history and was not interviewed during the murder investigation. 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. Criminal justice reporter Traci Rosenbaum reports on law enforcement issues for the Tribune. Investigators at the Cascade County Sheriffs Office continued working the case and using forensic genetic genealogy have identified the man they believe was the likely perpetrator, though he too is now deceased. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Investigators poured their heart and soul into this case. In the following years, law enforcement compared the DNA sample to about 35 other men, including gangster James Joseph Whitey Bulger Jr. They lived in Hamilton from 1958 until 1967 when they moved to Alton, Missouri. Want to keep up on crime news in Great Falls and northcentral Montana and get access to exclusive content? Before moving to Missouri in 1967, Gould had lived with his wife and children in the Great Falls area around the time of the murders, according to the Tribune. They did not return to Montana. They were able to upload the sample to voluntary genealogical databases, where they discovered a possible familial connection. Kadner said the DNA was linked to Kenneth Gould, who died in 2007 and his body was cremated. He was known to ride horses through the area, officials said. When they didnt come home that night, their families assumed they had eloped, Sergeant Kadner said. For over six decades, the case of a double murder of two teenagers in Great Falls, Montana has been cold. Try 7 Days Free. According to the detective, police still do not have a motive in the case, but the victims families have expressed gratitude to at least have some answers 65 years later. 2. DNA did not match. In most cases, those profiles can end up linking to distant relatives of the culprit say, a second or third cousin. The swab was standard procedure for autopsies in 1956. The following day, three boys hiking along the Sun River in Great Falls found Mr. Bogles body in an area that was known as a rendezvous spot for teenagers. 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