He got away with 2 brutal 1980s murders for decades. Then detectives tricked him into chewing gum

Investigators tied Mitchell Gaff to the killings of Judith Weaver and Susan Vesey using DNA from gum he had chewed during an ...

Convicted rapist sentenced in decades-old murders solved using discarded chewing gum

Mitchell Gaff, 68, was apprehended after three undercover investigators posed as gum salespeople and entered his home to take ...

Man sentenced to 50 years to life in 1980s cold case murders solved with chewing gum

A man has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison in the cold case murders of two Washington women after investigators ...

Families of Judith Weaver, Susan Vesey confront Mitchell Gaff during sentencing

Mitchell Gaff, who admitted to the 1980s murders of Judith Weaver and Susan Vesey, was sentenced to at least 50 years, ...

Mitchell Gaff sentenced to 50 years for two Snohomish County cold case murders

Mitchell Gaff, who pleaded guilty to killing two women in Snohomish County cold cases from the 1980s, faces sentencing.
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DNA evidence in 1984 Everett murder leads to arrest 40 years later

EVERETT, Wash. — An arrest was made Wednesday in connection to the 1984 murder of 42-year-old Judith "Judy" Weaver from Everett. According to the city of Everett, Mitchell Gaff was booked into ...
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'Gum ruse' that led to arrest of 1984 cold case homicide detailed in court documents

EVERETT, Wash. — Court documents released Monday shed new light on the "gum ruse" utilized by Everett police to secure DNA evidence that eventually led to an arrest in a 1984 cold case homicide. In ...