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  1. Mar 31, 2022 · Patrick Wayne Gilham, 67, has pleaded no contest to the second-degree murder of Roxanne Leigh Wood, 30, in her home in Niles Township, Michigan, on Feb. 20, 1987, police said. He has agreed...

  2. Feb 18, 2022 · Roxanne Leigh Wood was 30 years old when she was murdered in her own home back in 1987. The woman’s throat had been cut, and she was beaten over the head with a frying pan. Now, nearly 35 years to the day, police in Michigan say they’ve finally found her killer.

  3. After Patrick Gilham was arrested, students from the program attended his sentencing where they heard Roxanne's brother and sister, Brad and Janet, give their heartbreaking victim impact statement.

  4. Feb 21, 2022 · Her husband, Terry Wood, was the one who discovered Roxanne's lifeless body on the couple's kitchen floor on February 20, 1987. Michigan State Police (MSP) say in the last three decades the case remained open with investigators following up on leads they received.

    • Lacy James
    • 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...

  5. Nov 12, 2022 · Roxanne had been hit in the head with a frying pan, her throat was slit, and she had been sexually assaulted. While the sheath of the knife believed to be used in the attack was located by the authorities, the murder weapon itself was never found despite an extensive search of a nearby creek.

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  7. Feb 18, 2022 · NILES, Mich. -- Michigan State Police have made an arrest in the murder of 30-year-old Roxanne Leigh Wood who was found dead in her home in February 1987. Patrick Gilham, 67, has been charged...

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