The resolution of two cold case murders from the 1980s came down to a surprisingly simple, yet clever, undercover operation involving a stick of chewing gum. Mitchell Gaff, a 68-year-old man, ended up providing the exact DNA evidence investigators needed to link him to the deaths of Judy Weaver and Susan Vesey, according to a report from CNN.
In January 2024, undercover detective Susan Logothetti and two colleagues approached Gaff’s home in Everett, Washington, disguised as representatives for a chewing gum company. Gaff opened the door, invited the team inside, and was happy to participate in a taste test. “I remember watching him spit the first piece of gum into the ramekin and seeing the saliva, and it was very hard for me to contain my excitement,” she recalled.
