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  1. Nov 12, 2022 · Terry Wood and Roxanne were married and lived in Niles, Michigan, at the time of the incident. On February 19, 1987, the couple drove in separate cars to have dinner at a restaurant before heading to a local bowling alley.

    • February 19, 1987
    • In Search of Answers
    • DNA Leads to Suspect with A Violent Past
    • A Crucial Piece of Evidence
    • Day of Reckoning

    Brad Woods remembers February 20, 1987, like it was yesterday. He was just 14 years old. Brad Woods: I was getting ready for school. … And I can remember my mom pounding on the bathroom door, saying to hurry up, she needed to talk to me. Hours earlier, Brad's 30-year-old sister Roxanne, known as "Rock", had been nearby in her Niles, Michigan, home ...

    As investigators began piecing together clues in Roxanne Wood's rape and murder, the emerging picture offered up just one suspect: her husband, Terry. Det. Lt. Chuck Christensen: There was no sign of any forced entry. Peter Van Sant: Did that raise eyebrows? Det. Lt. Chuck Christensen: Absolutely. But Terry told police they'd been having problems w...

    After 34 years and one last chance at solving the case with a speck of DNA too small to see with the human eye, Detective Chuck Christensen's daring bet paid off big. Det. Lt. Chuck Christensen: And to know that we had come to this point was simply amazing. Michigan State Police now believed they had finally tracked down Roxanne Wood's killer. Det....

    Det. Sgt. John Moore: DNA is DNA. If … it's not a match, it's not a match. Detective Moore says investigators were shocked when the lab called to say the DNA sample from Patrick Gilham's cigarette butt did not match Roxanne's killer. Det. Sgt. John Moore: We were scratchin' our heads. … I called the trooper that grabbed that cigarette butt, and I s...

    In the summer of 1987, just months after Roxanne Wood was murdered in her home, her alleged killer crossed paths with yet anotherwoman. It was a hot night in South Bend when Rose Caparell went outside to her front lawn. Rose Caparell: I was standing down there watering and all of a sudden, I hear this loud car coming down the street. Rose, standing...

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  3. Nov 11, 2022 · On the evening of Feb. 19, 1987, Roxanne and Terry Wood met at home after work. The couple drove separate cars to a restaurant and had dinner together. Later, they went to a nearby bowling...

  4. Nov 11, 2022 · Her husband found her dead after the couple had driven separately to go bowling and Wood returned home first.

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  5. Feb 21, 2022 · Terry Wood found his wife dead, with her throat cut, in the kitchen of their Niles Township home early on Feb. 20, 1987, after they had driven separately to go bowling and Roxanne Wood...

  6. Feb 18, 2022 · Her husband, Terry Wood, followed her home roughly 45 minutes later. There, he found his wife dead on the kitchen floor and dialed 911. According to law enforcement officials cited by Grand Rapids, Mich. ABC affiliate WOOD, Roxane Wood was already dead when her throat was slit and her head was beaten with the pan.

  7. Mar 21, 2022 · MSP's Niles Post started investigating Wood's murder on Feb. 20, 1987, the date Wood's husband, Terry Wood, found his wife's body in the kitchen of their home at about 1:15 a.m., MSP...