How the cop son of cold-case detective solved the murder and arrested suspect 40 years later
Forty years after his father worked as a detective on the original murder investigation, a police officer has now solved the cold case and arrested the suspected killer. On November 3 1981, John Blaylock, 51, was found beaten to death in the bedroom of his apartment in Griffith, Indiana.
Discarded cigarette leads to man’s arrest in 1981 cold case killing, Indiana cops say
It was DNA found on a discarded cigarette by Burnham, Illinois, police that helped police determine which brother was the suspect, police and WGN reported. The cigarette’s DNA d
Cigarette leads to man’s arrest in 1981 Indiana cold case: documents
An Oregon man was recently extradited to Northwest Indiana in the 1981 killing of another man, and a cigarette discarded by his brother helped police find him.
DNA sample leads to charges in 1981 cold case murder in Indiana
A father-son detective team in Griffith, Indiana, solved a 1981 cold case with the help of technology that wasn't around when the murder happened. Gregory Thurson was charged with the murder of 51-year-old John Blaylock.
DNA evidence leads to man's arrest in 1981 cold case murder in Indiana
Police in Griffith, Indiana said they have solved a 43-year-old cold case, thanks to technology that wasn't around when the murder happened.
Arrest made in 1981 Indiana cold case, thanks to father-son detective duo
More than 40 years after a man was murdered in northwest Indiana, police say they’ve caught the killer thanks to the work of detectives who are father and son.
Detective uses help of father, a retired investigator, in cracking 1981 cold case killing
Gregory Thurson, 64, of Eugene, Oregon, is now charged with murder in the death of John Blaylock, 51, the Griffith Police ...
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Police May Have Solved 1981 Cold Case
Officers say the 51-year-old Blaylock was found partially naked and beaten to death at his apartment on November 3rd, 1981.
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Man arrested 40 years after murder of Indiana man, police say
GRIFFITH, Ind. (WLS) -- A northwest Indiana detective is finishing the work that his father started more than 40 years ago to ...
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Genealogy technology connects 64-year-old to 1981 Griffith cold case
Decades after John Blaylock was beaten to death in his bedroom, detectives used a blood sample found in his bathroom and ...
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Eugene man facing murder charge in connection to 1981 cold case in Indiana
A man who had been living in Eugene is facing a murder charge in Indiana after police in the town of Griffith blew open ...
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Oregon man charged in ‘81 Griffith murder
Griffith Det. John Mowery, Jr. wrote he picked up the cold case in 2018. Griffith Police responded just before 3:30 p.m ...