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The On July 9, 1967, 20-year-old Susan Galvin was taking her usual route to her night shift at the Seattle Police Department.

When she failed to show up for two shifts, she was reported missing.

Five days later, her body would be found lying strangled in an elevator.

Investigators searched for the culprit, but all the leads were dead ends.

That was until forensic genetic genealogy was developed, and finally, a name was connected to the evidence

that had been collected more than 50 years earlier. This group of three cases I'm covering

has inadvertently turned into a themed series. Susan's case was another that I was

asked to cover for the program Bloodline Detectives. Once I have those air dates, I will be sure to

share them with you in our update episodes and on our social media so you can watch it and

put some faces to the stories. So please enjoy another tale of a cold case warmed right up thanks to

advancements in forensics. And Josh, I know you love these stories because they give a bit of

hope that the bad guy will always be caught even after they think they've gotten away with it.

The most notable event in Seattle in the 1960s was the 1962 World's Fair.

The fair brought the city the monorail, the iconic space needle, and 10 million visitors over six

months.

Post-World War II, the population of Seattle was also becoming more diverse, although

discrimination would remain legal in the state

until 1968. In 1967, the population of Washington was right around 3 million. That year,

the state was home to 96 murders, 387 rapes, and 2,585 aggravated assaults. That would be the last year the state would

experience double-digit homicides, as every year since has been in the triple digits. In 2019,

there were 198 murders, 3,332 rapes, and 13,700 aggravated assaults statewide.

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