Authorities say thats exactly what happened to Brenda Marie Gerow, who vanished without a trace in the early 1980s. The trial judge asked appropriate voir dire questions concerning the publicity issue during juror selection (one venire member was excluded who had read something about the case in a local paper). 796, 803 n. 7, 604 N.E.2d 1278 (1992) (evidence of consciousness of guilt alone cannot support a conviction, but evidence of such a state of mind, when coupled with other probable inferences, may be sufficient to amass the quantum of proof necessary to prove guilt). We want to know #WhoKilledJaneDoe?pic.twitter.com/5mCnot3F2n https://t.co/7OwjWI6IHw, All Eyes On Paris (@eyesonparis) February 27, 2017, [Featured Image by Ross D. Franklin/AP Files]. When the manufacturing firm where Kalhauser worked discovered van Reeths IDs wrapped in red cloth and hidden behind a cabinet, they called police. Jane Doe was buried without any identification being made. [12] The autopsy determined she died one-and-a-half to two days before her body was discovered and cause of death was strangulation by ligature. Despite their few years difference in age, they loved the same music: that same good old rock and roll. Little did Gerow know, she didnt know Jack Kalhauser. Investigators determined the body had been burned and she was likely dead for a week prior to the discovery. She was strangled and left in a desert, where her body had decomposed beyond recognition within days. According to reports, she may have been stalked for some time prior to her disappearance. Gerow was about 20 when she left Nashua with John Kalhauser, a former Massachusetts man who is imprisoned for the murder of his estranged wife. Timeline of Brenda. 98-P-1318. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 349, 352-354, 680 N.E.2d 1166 (1997). Other Names His real name was John Joseph Kalhauser and he was wanted in Massachusetts on aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from a 1979 incident; he had allegedly tried to kill his former girlfriend's new boyfriend. There was significant corroborative evidence that the defendant possessed a .25 caliber-type weapon, the same type which was used to fire the shots at Renk. In November 1996, the state of Massachusetts sentenced Kalhauser to 26 years in prison in connection with Michael Renks shooting: that former fiances new boyfriend from all those years ago. Obviously, we would like to have a body; not only for the case, but to give the family some closure.. But Bill hoped it wasnt his sister, who he believed was still alive. According to Suitt, the posts did jog some memories, and those memories eventually led his department to identify Gerow. Kalhauser was given twenty years in Arizona in 1999, no chance of an early release, to be served concurrently with his time in Massachusetts leaving him with a release date of 2025. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the. [18] Kalhauser is considered a person of interest in the murder; police have asked for information from anyone who knew Kalhauser and Gerow in the late 1970s or early 1980s. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. One bullet was recovered from Renk's body and another from his car. The pathologist who examined her was able to determine she had a light skin complexion as well as long, light brown to blond hair. They had two sons together. They also announce that Kalhauser is a person of interest in Gerows death. The mention of the sentence has the potential to cause unfair prejudice to the witness by inviting the jury to speculate about the details and seriousness of the conviction and consider the conviction for reasons other than credibility. at 301-302, 490 N.E.2d 1166. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Investigators are still compiling as much information and proof in attempt to put Kalhauser away from Brenda's murder. The most recent tenant is Gladys Coughlin. Arizona authorities said Brenda Gerow had been living with John Kalhauser at the time. I feel like I lost her three times, he said: once when she left, once when she died, and once when he found that Kalhauser (he believes) killed her. * May 1999: Kalhauser is convicted of second-degree murder in Arizona in connection with his ex-wifes disappearance. Unfortunately, her body was so desiccated the identification was nigh on impossible. [22] Although Van Reeth's body has never been found, Kalhauser was later convicted of her murder in 1999. That helped a lot, because due to that people started saying she looked familiar, and this is who it may be and things of that nature, Suitt said. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs of trauma. At that time, close to the Route 495 exit, the operator of the other vehicle pulled beside the driver's side of Renk's car. [10] Her remains were found by hunters driving in the desert who saw a jacket hanging from a tree and then looked through the area and discovered her body lying on the ground. When a party uses a prior conviction to impeach a witness, that party is limited to establishing the identity of the witness as the person named in the record.1 If the witness answers in the negative or equivocates on the answer then the questioner can use the facts contained in the record of conviction to establish the identity of the witness as the person named in the record of conviction.2 Those facts, however, do not include the details of the conviction, e.g., the victim's name or circumstances surrounding the event. 1. [9], The body of a white female was found in the desert on April 8, 1981, in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, near Houghton Road and Interstate 10. [3][10] according to an Associated Press article. He was escaping the cops. It was released to the public on television and in the newspapers, yet the victim was not recognized by anyone in the area. But something went very wrong with their marriage, with his cover, with something. Anyone with any information about the disappearance of Jones is urged to call Mohave Countys Special Investigations Unit at 928-753-0753 ext. Since the defendant's counsel never objected to the mention of the sentence and never gave the trial judge an opportunity to cure the error, the proper standard of review is whether the trial judge's error resulted in a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. denied, 528 U.S. 910, 120 S.Ct. To investigators, the style of some of her clothing suggested she could have been involved in the local county fair that had occurred at the time of her murder. Among Kalhausers possessions when he was arrested in 1995 was a photograph of Gerow. Impeachment by prior conviction. 2 Player of Year, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds. In an effort to obtain her fingerprints, the victim's hands were removed from the body and sent to the FBI. We thought there was enough there to at least post it on social media in the hope it would jog someones memory.. Given the strong forensic and circumstantial evidence recounted above, there is no substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested . They also announce that Kalhauser is a person of interest in Gerows death. Cf. One detective noted that the woman looked like she had been roasted by the sun. Pima County Sheriff's officials have said Kalhauser is only a person of interest in Gerow's murder. As he drove past the Middlesex Community College lot, he noticed a car pull in behind him. When Brenda Gerow left her home with John Kalhauser, she relocated to Tuscon, Arizona, with him. Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. NASHUA, N.H. (AP) A slaying victim discovered more than three decades ago in Arizona. . The case went cold for many years, but one. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. After the Commonwealth rested its case, defense counsel strongly urged the court to allow the substitution of the word felony for manslaughter, stating that masking the conviction would enable the defendant to take the stand. c. 140, 121. Both Janet (Richardson) Renk, Deborah Florence, and a former co-worker of the defendant's, Robert LaCourse, testified that the facsimile was similar in size to the gun the defendant carried in May 1979, and, according to Florence, was small, dark, and fit in the palm of his hand. When Jane Doe died in Arizona, John Kalhauser's pedigree as a homicidal psychopath had already been Kalhauser had been charged with attempted murder in connection with that Lowell shooting, but fled the area with Gerow after posting bail. She most likely received the scratches as she was running through razor-sharp brush. He never heard from her again. The victim also had a noticeable white spot on one of her upper front teeth. "Valentine Sally" was identified as a 17-year-old girl, remains of an unidentified young woman were found. 1534, 36 L.Ed.2d 196 (1973); Latham v. State, 152 Neb. And they knew, suddenly, that she looked an awful lot like that photo Kalhauser had been carrying. He was convicted of manslaughter in that case and sentenced to 7 years in prison. A man named John Kalhauser was under investigation for the murder of his wife in 1995. 298, 300-301, 490 N.E.2d 1166 (1986) (error to admit certified records of prior convictions, including docket entries which showed defaults, warrants issued, arrests on warrants, and violation of probation); Commonwealth v. Millyan, 399 Mass. Surely someone knew who she was. Phoenixs Wannabe Tiger King Indicted for Trying to Sell Adorable Cub, Netflix and Chill? There is no indication that van Reethe knew Stecchi was an assumed name; maybe she found out. The Inquisitr is a registered trademark. White For Immediate Release. He said investigators would like to speak with anyone who was familiar with Gerow and Kalhauser back in the late 70s and early 80s. May 18, 2001. On Feb. 14, 1982, an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper stopped to help a motorist along Interstate 40 west of Williams. Brenda Marie Gerow was found dead in Pima County in 1981, however, it wasnt until decades later that the remains were identified as someone other than Jane Doe.. Renk survived despite being shot in the chin, shoulder and back. NH FAMILY MEMBERS SPEAK OUT: Family of Brenda Gerow #Nashua wanting justice. Kalhauser was accused of shooting Renk three times in the face and neck. No. In short, this was not a classic duel of credibility. See Commonwealth v. Ferreira, 373 Mass. Kalhauser is sentenced to 7 years in prison, but ends up being paroled after about a year. [21] Kalhauser refused requests from the authorities to identify the woman in the photograph. Kalhauser was 17 years old. Police find a photograph of an unidentified woman among his possessions. Based on these circumstances it is not clear that the trial judge was on notice of the defendant's objection to the mention of the sentence. After this occasion, she was never heard from again, although her family continued efforts to locate her. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Commonwealth v. Ferguson, 425 Mass. [19] She had reportedly met Kalhauser while at a nightclub. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the. Eighteen-year-old Kimberly Rena Jones was reported missing from San Bernardino, California, in 2017, but she hadnt been seen since mid-2016, according to the non-profit organization, The Charley Project. See Composto v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Bill never saw his sister again. He thought that one day hed find her, that one day their children would play together. On IDs Who Killed Jane Doe?, detectives will describe the day in 1981 when they found the body of a woman in the Arizona desert. [3][13] Images of the victim's clothing have been featured on websites, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children posters, and in various news reports, in an effort to identify her. See Commonwealth v. Drumgold, 423 Mass. Contact us. Pima Jane Doe and the Flower Girl, Part 2 . Our decision today makes explicit what has been alluded to in the Millyan, Ford, and Ortiz cases. Police find a photograph of an unidentified woman among his possessions. [9], In 1995, while "building a case" against Kalhauser for assault charges, a photograph of a young woman with light hair holding a bouquet was found in his possession. The photo was taken from Kalhauser, who was imprisoned in 1999 for killing his wife in Arizona. She didnt know, when she told her beloved brother that she was heading out west with him in 1980, that he was jumping bail. The jury is advised that you should not speculate about the reason for the withdrawal The judge's instruction followed our suggestion in Commonwealth v. Pasciuti, 12 Mass.App.Ct. Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 617-993-0003 Email: john@jgpr.net. * August 1979: Kalhauser is indicted for armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the May 1979 shooting of Michael Renk on the Lowell Connector. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. He is serving his Massachusetts sentence concurrently with his 20-year sentence in Arizona. Furthermore, the facsimile was relevant to prove that the defendant's gun had a barrel of less than 16 inches as required under G.L. . Having said that, we concluded that if a defendant were to move expressly that the nature of the conviction be redacted when used by the prosecution to impeach, so ordering would be within the discretion of the judge. Police realize that woman appears to be the same person in the photograph found on Kalhauser in 1995. The Commonwealth's case against the defendant can be characterized as one in which the evidence pointed overwhelmingly to guilt. See Commonwealth v. Miranda, 22 Mass.App.Ct. Jamie Jean Laiaddee The Charley Project A jury convicted Rick Wayne Valentini in the murder of his girlfriend Jamie. According to a Coconino County list of cold cases, it appears Bresson's body was found with two bullet holes in his skull. In Commonwealth v. Ioannides, 41 Mass.App.Ct. In 1971, he'd been found guilty of manslaughter after shooting a man named Paul Chapman to death. He completed his sentence on May 8, 2019. The photo was that of a woman in the possession of John Kalhauser. We deal with them summarily. Jane Does body appeared to be that of a woman between the ages of 18 and 20, and the skin was completely scorched. Gerow was about 20 when she left Nashua and moved to Arizona with Kalhauser in 1980, when Kalhauser was already a convicted killer. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested . [16][17], Different theories regarding the life and demise of the victim existed. * December 1971: John Kalhauser, 17, of Tyngsboro, is convicted of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of 52-year-old Ronald Chapman, of Nashua. I Agree. The defendant principally challenges the judge's ruling, made at the close of the prosecution's case, that in the event he testified on his own behalf, the prosecution could impeach him with the fact of his conviction in 1971 of a felony. He argues that the judge abused his discretion by ruling that a redacted version of the manslaughter conviction record, which included the fact that he received a seven-year State prison sentence, could be utilized on cross-examination. [25], In 2017, Gerow's and Van Reeth's cases were featured on the second episode of Who Killed Jane Doe? But, it was one of his photographs taken by Tucson Police while they investigated his wife's murder that led to the big break in the "Jane Doe" mystery. Detected Status Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, INTERACTIVE RADAR: Tracking winter storm in Arizona. The death is considered a homicide. 904, 905-906, 668 N.E.2d 845 (1996), this court stated, Masking the nature of the prior offense is more likely to affect the defendant unfairly than receipt in evidence of the unvarnished conviction. Ibid. He didnt plead guilty. But Gerow said to Bill she was headed to the Southwest with her boyfriend Jack. She spoke to Chelmsford police Lieutenant Raymond McCusker, who obtained a search warrant to inspect the vehicle. In 1979, John Kalhauser tried to kill Michael Renk, his ex-girlfriends new man, according to. IDs Who Killed Jane Doe recounts that the discovery of the body did nothing for a family who lived many miles away. Brenda and Bill Gerow were foster children, Bill Gerow told the podcast Anatomy of Murder, but their favorite times were spent together. Gerow, then about 20 years old, left Nashua for Arizona with John Kalhauser, who had already been convicted of manslaughter nine years earlier in a man's shooting death, the Lowell Sun reports . He claimed that he wouldn't own a .25 caliber pistol. January 6, 2018 Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. Someone else saw something, heard something. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, INTERACTIVE RADAR: Tracking winter storm in Arizona. [2] At the time the victim was found, authorities in Tucson were unable to obtain fingerprints. According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, he was released for the van Reeth killing in 2019. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. (e)Finally, we have examined the transcript of counsel's cross-examination of the prosecution's witnesses and conclude that any omissions were tangential and that defense counsel's cross-examination technique met the well-known Commonwealth v. Saferian, 366 Mass. Brenda's remains have been released to her family. Stars Kevin Conway (voice) Brenda Gerow (archive footage) Dianne Van Reeth (archive footage) Investigators learned that Brenda Gerow had some sort of relationship with John Kalhauser. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. For three decades, Pima County Investigators called a woman "Jane Doe", after she was found brutally murdered near the Pima County Fairgrounds in 1981. [18][19] In late 2014, police announced that they believed the photograph was connected to the case of Pima County Jane Doe and quickly released it to the public. Someone did, and that led them to Bill. William Gerow said Arizona detectives visited him about three months ago. The case went cold for many years, but one. Her minivan was empty, two blocks from their home, without keys or signs of a struggle. There were other admissions by him to LaCourse and McCusker concerning his possession of a working firearm that the jury reasonably could conclude related to the .25 caliber gun. [9] Kalhauser was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Arizona following his conviction for second-degree murder. The cold case murder of Brenda Gerow will air on Investigation Discoverys latest crime docu-series Who Killed Jane Doe? About half a mile down a desert wash, they spotted a jacket hung on a tree. 89, 315 N.E.2d 878 (1974), standard. But Arizona police kept working. Through a recent grant, officials were able to complete a familial DNA search on the remains, matching members of a family in Missouri. [3] Gerow's body remained unidentified for 34 years until it was announced that her remains had positively been identified. She had been well-kept. (c)The judge carefully handled the question of the insufficiency of the Commonwealth's proof on the charge of assault by means of a knife relating to an earlier incident involving Richardson. She was buried under a headstone with the placeholder name of "Jane Doe" with the phrase "UNK - 1981" Gerow's body remained unidentified for . 171, 184-185, 503 N.E.2d 934 (1987) (not error to allow the prosecutor, while reading from the record of conviction, to mention a charge of which the witness was not ultimately convicted, but the better practice is not to mention it). She had been beaten and sexually assaulted before she was finally dumped. But they knew she was from 17-22 years old. Gallery Media and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. After her disappearance Van Reeth's mother obtained legal custody of the couple's two young sons. on Investigation Discovery. Just before midnight on May 19, 1979, Michael Renk drove Janet Richardson, his future wife, to the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Bedford where she worked as a nursing assistant on the night shift. But, now, we know her real name: Brenda Gerow. It was also revealed that Kalhauser pled guilty to manslaughter at age 17 in the shooting death of a 52 . 1. He tried filing missing persons reports, but was told she might not want to be found. Despite her photograph being found in his wallet the wallet of a twice-convicted murderer and him being the last person who saw her Gerows murder remains officially unsolved. That proof tended to show that it worked when he carried it on May 5 and on another occasion in the same month. c. 265, 18); assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (G.L. The length of the sentence, the conditions under which served, and so on are not the defendant's conduct but an uncertain sequel. While it has been repeatedly held that the statutory language of G.L. He moved to Arizona under an assumed name and ID, becoming a supervisor in an electronics company. CCSO says the case is still under investigation as a homicide, but there are still no identified suspects. He fled to avoid a trial and relocated to Arizona. She didnt know him at all. A young womans body was found near the Pima County Fairgrounds. c. 269, 10(a), and G.L. In 1995, John Kalhauser killed his estranged wife. A detective matched the photo to evidence collected four years ago, when they dug up her body. Shed been found by some hunters on April 8, 1981. Kalhauser, then 17, spent a year in prison for the slaying before he was released. His sister deserves justice. There was no showing that any of the petit jurors were exposed to any extrinsic information in the newspapers or other media outlets concerning the case. John Kalhauser has a disturbing past. He also warned the petit jury not to read coverage of the case by the newspapers. [2][3][11][13] When found, her body was in an advanced state of decomposition rendering her facially unrecognizable and her eye color undetermined. He was a wannabe, Bill remembered, an outsider wanting to be in, wanting to be tough. He has been in and out of trouble since he was a teen. Photo Courtesy of Patch.com . The information was placed on social media. Officials say they are working to fill in the blanks of who was involved and what happened in the days between her disappearance and when she was found. . See Commonwealth v. Luna, 46 Mass.App.Ct. Cf. The email address cannot be subscribed. Had the defendant testified regarding his version of events, this would not have undercut the Commonwealth's compelling forensic and strong circumstantial evidence that the defendant was the shooter. A detective called him, acting cagey. "Little Miss Nobody" (Sharon Lee Gallegos). Police discovered Stecchi had signed his and Van Reeth's marriage certificate in Nevada with his real name - John Kalhauser - and assumed the name of a high school friend. But someone out there knows more. So they began circulating that photo on social media in the Massachusetts area where Kalhauser had been living since everything in the Tucson area had long turned up a dead end. Kalhauser has been named a person of interest in Gerow's case, but as of 2022 has not been charged. 83, 87-88, 579 A.2d 564 (1990). See Commonwealth v. Paniaqua, 413 Mass. Cf. Hair in a ponytail, wearing a blue and white shirt, she told her little brother, I love you and Ill be back.. The body of Kalhausers ex-wife, Diane van Reeth, has never been found, according to reports in the Tucson Citizen. His real name was John Joseph Kalhauser and he was wanted in Massachusetts on aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from a 1979 incident; he had allegedly tried to kill his former girlfriend's new boyfriend. Both were .25 caliber and featured a copper zinc alloy around the lead core.. The case was compared to several missing person cases but all were ruled out. Posted by DeathByBoobie at 9:57 AM After the judge allowed the required finding motion on the charge, he told the jury, I tell you now that that indictment has been withdrawn from further consideration by you, the jury. Most likely, they were lovers. Full Name They noticed it was close to the facial reconstruction theyd had done of a Jane Doe from way back in April of 1981. On Who Killed Jane Does episode, Girl Gone West, youll hear from Pima County, Arizona, police detectives and KVOA news reporter Lupita Murillo. Gerow called him one time a few months later (Bill remains hazy on the timeline), this time from Arizona. Join the New Times community and help support Renk had survived, and Kalhauser had been charged with armed assault with intent to murder in August of 1979. (b)The defendant was not entitled to required findings of not guilty on the four indictments of unlawfully carrying a firearm. FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. John Joseph Kalhauser will be sentenced Thursday to 20 years for killing his wife - and for Arizona, 20 years means 20 years. The defendant could have asked the trial judge to exclude the mention of the length of the sentence, but instead defense counsel elected simply to inform the judge of his client's decision not to testify. Kalhauser is serving a 20-year sentence in Arizona after being convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his ex-wife. That information could help us really cement this case.. When he asked Gerow to head west with him, he wasnt inviting her on a romantic road trip. Edition of Arizona Daily Star. * November 1996: Kalhauser is convicted of armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting in Lowell. [10][14] She was approximately 5ft 2in (1.57m) to 5ft 3in (1.60m) tall and weighed around 100110 pounds (4550kg) at the time of her death. At some time in July of 1980, Brenda told her family that she and Jack were either moving away together or going away on a trip, though it is unclear if she told them where they were going specifically, or when they would be returning. Though he was sentenced to seven years in prison, he'd been released on parole after about a year. The victim had gone unidentified until this week, when the Pima County Sheriff's Department revealed she was Brenda Gerow, 20, of Nashua, according to ABC15 in Arizona. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. One went through Renk's left shoulder and another went through his back. Brenda's killer has not been brought to justice Billion Photos/Shutterstock "Little Miss Nobody's" body was found on July 31, 1960, by a school teacher looking for rocks in Sand Creek Wash near Congress, Arizona. Sheriff's detectives in Tucson said Brenda Gerow was found dead in April 1981. Self - Suspect (archive footage) TV Series 2017 1 episode Personal details Born January 22 Contribute to this page In 1981, John fled to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, who most likely knew nothing about his criminal past. She had been severely beaten, in addition to being sexually assaulted. Eventually, the investigation led the police to conclude that the defendant's story concerning his whereabouts was unsupported. 561, 563, 279 S.W.2d 354 (1955); State v. Sayward, 66 Wash.2d 698, 699, 404 P.2d 783 (1965).Other State and Federal courts have held by case decision that evidence of the sentence for a prior conviction may not be included as part of the impeachment process. 535, 542 & n. 6, 499 N.E.2d 822 (1986); Luna, supra at 94, 703 N.E.2d 740. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. Criminal Status The photograph is believed to have been taken between 1979 and 1981, also fitting the time frame in which Jane Doe was found. Male My daughter was just gone and we have no idea why. See Commonwealth v. Maimoni, 41 Mass.App.Ct. 113, 115-116, 40 N.W.2d 522 (1949).A third group prohibits the admission of a defendant's sentence for a prior conviction if the defendant has admitted the fact of that conviction, but allows the mention if the defendant denies the conviction or equivocates on questions regarding a prior conviction. [18][24] On December 23, 2014, her brother, Bill Gerow Jr., received a notification from police that the female in the picture could be his sister. The show examines cases of missing crime victims, whose bodies eventually turn up with no way of identifying the victim. In 1979, John Kalhauser tried to kill Michael Renk, his ex-girlfriend's new man, according to Cold Case Investigations. Sentencing is based on a number of factors and to a lay jury the greater the sentence, the more serious the crime. John Kalhauser was born on 22 January 1954. 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