1996 Cold Case Solved: Jessica Baggen Killer Identified through DNA
![Jessica Baggen disappeared while walking home in the early morning hours after celebrating her 17th birthday with friends and family. She would have been 41 this year. Her cold case is now closed by exception, as the man that matched the DNA from the crime scene killed himself before troopers could arrest him for Jessica’s sexual assault and murder. 1996 Cold Case Solved: Jessica Baggen Killer Identified through DNA](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2020-08-11-3.jpg)
Suspect in Arkansas commits suicide as investigators were getting warrant to seize DNA August 11, 2020 (Sitka, Alaska) – Today, Alaska State Troopers and the Sitka Police Department announce the closure of the Jessica Baggen cold case. Steve Branch, 66 of Austin, Arkansas, the suspect of the sexual assault and murder of Jessica Baggen, […]