In February of 1995, a 14-year-old girl went missing from her Idaho basement bedroom, leaving behind a trail of blood. Despite police believing she had run away, her body surfaced two months later, proving she had been stabbed in the throat and chest. When reports came in about a man showing up to a party covered in blood on the night of her disappearance, a local was arrested. But did they get the right guy? This is the story of Regina Krieger.

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CASE SOURCES

1. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/regina-krieger-murder/

2. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-who-showed-up-to-party-covered-in-blood-convicted-in-1995-cold-case-murder-of-14-year-old-regina-krieger/

3. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121971813/regina-lee-krieger

4. Magic Valley: https://magicvalley.com/news/local/national-crime-show-spotlights-burley-teens-murder-case/article_9b18e806-4029-11ed-b46c-53822fb75aac.html

5. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/gilberto-rodriguez-found-guilty-of-murdering-regina-krieger

6. On the Case with Paula Zahn: https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/changing-stories

7. Idaho State Journal: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/cold-case-murder-suspect-in-court-witnesses-describe-girls-1995-death/article_68953605-1163-5131-9e3d-729b721e3488.html

8. South Idaho Press: https://www.newspapers.com/image/568115171/?terms=Regina%20Krieger&match=1

9. Leagle: https://www.leagle.com/decision/inidco20110831227

10. KHQ: https://www.khq.com/news/inmate-to-be-sentenced-for-prison-rape/article_fa1c8e69-8c35-54bd-8fdd-c238f68059bb.html#:~:text=Thompson%20raped%20his%20cell%20mate,Falls%2C%20Bonneville%20and%20Cassia%20counties.

11. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=351163048423153&set=pcb.351163955089729

12. Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/slain-teens-mom-holds-forgiveness-not-anger-for-suspect/

13. FindLaw: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/id-court-of-appeals/1297048.html

14. Magic Valley: https://magicvalley.com/gilberto-rodriguez-murder-trial-in-death-of-teen-regina-krieger-starts/article_5fd755d1-eed7-56eb-b595-99a3e14ba189.html

15. KMVT: https://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-charge-in-1995-death-of-Burley-girl-506182791.html

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