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Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case of girl
DNA technology that did not exist in 1960 pointed investigators to Thomas McInerney Jr., a former Chicago homicide detective, in the death of eight-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
At a glance
- First reported by NBC News: “Chicago police find killer in 65-year-old cold case murder of little girl — one of their own”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:33 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Chicago.
- BBN covered this story before: Bears kicker goes viral after trying to trip Packers receiver (October 12).
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA cold case from nineteen sixty is solved this morning: DNA technology that did not exist then has identified the killer of eight-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz, NBC News reports.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorInvestigators say the man is Thomas McInerney Junior, who was a homicide detective with the Chicago Police Department.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSixty-five years, and the answer was on the department's own payroll. Science finally got to the case the badge never would.
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