Cold Case Solved: The 1979 Murder of Kathy Hale

In this gripping episode of All Things Crime, Jared sits down with Detective Ryan Peat from North Aurora, Illinois, to discuss the decades-old murder of 19-year-old Kathy Halle—an innocent young woman whose life was tragically cut short in 1979.

After disappearing on her way to pick up her sister from work, Kathy’s case went cold for years—until a break finally came that would lead investigators to a suspect tied to multiple horrific crimes: Bruce Lindahl.

Join us as we revisit the haunting details of this case, the forensic breakthroughs that reopened the investigation, and how the tireless work of detectives and new DNA technology finally brought justice to Kathy and her family.

🔎 Topics covered:

Kathy Hale's life and disappearance

The challenges of missing person investigations in the 1970s

Forensic developments and the use of DNA

Serial offender Bruce Lindahl's disturbing pattern

How law enforcement collaborates across decades to solve cold cases

👉 If you're passionate about true crime, justice, and the incredible work done by investigators behind the scenes, this episode is a must-watch.

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Website: https://www.m-vac.com

All Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time.  The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum based forensic DNA collection system, and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve crime.  Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos.


If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel https://www.youtube.com/@MVacSystemsDNACollection

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All Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time. The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum based forensic DNA collection system, and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve crime.

Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos. If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel @https://www.youtube.com/c/MVacSystems...

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