MINNEAPOLIS – An Isanti hockey dad convicted in a cold-case murder was sentenced to life in prison Friday.
56-year-old Jerry Westrom was found guilty by a jury earlier this year for stabbing Jeanie Childs in 1993. Childs was 35 at the time she was killed. Her body was found in a south Minneapolis apartment.
The case remained unsolved until 2018 when a genealogist gave Westrom’s name to police as a person who shared traits with the unknown profile developed at the crime scene. Westrom is required to serve at least 30 years in prison before the possibility of parole.
Westrom’s attorney says he’ll appeal.
