Margaret Anselmo, 45, a floral designer, mother of two, left her apartment on the morning of January 3rd, 1997, to cash a check. A delivery driver found her body, face down in a snowy alley later that day. She had been raped and beaten to death. Police believed she was the victim of an apparent random act of violence. Her cause of death was due to blunt force trauma to the head. Her killer, not identified. Until now. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack look at the life and brutal death of Margaret Anselmo as her very cold case from 1997 heats up, thaws out, and a suspect is identified. To find out how you can help Othram Labs continue the quest to solve the unsolvable, thaw out the coldest of cold cases, go to www.dnasolves.com
Transcribe Highlights
00:00.00 Introduction telling stories of the dead
03:01.22 January 3, 1997 Margaret Anselmo going to cash a check
08:26.31 Drag marks in the alley
14:08.92 Did Margaret have a regular route she took?
19:53.22 STR looking into the "known suspects"
24:20.14 Othram labs looks like a "starship"
29:14.34 Suicide is rarely mentioned in press
33:44.91 One piece of puzzle helps connect
34:11.62 Police say "if suspect was alive, he would be charged"
39:08.10 Donating to Othram
41:00.92 Conclusion
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