Amy M. Baggio

It was a calculated gamble, and it put Judge Baggio in a position that cold case judges increasingly face in the era of genetic forensics.

How much weight should be given to eyewitness testimony collected in chaotic conditions on a dark road during a few seconds of shock and confusion more than four decades ago versus DNA evidence processed with modern forensic methods and confirmed through two independent samples collected twenty-one years apart? On March 15th, 2024, Judge Amy Baggio delivered her verdict: guilty.

One count of first-degree murder.

Four counts of second-degree murder under different legal theories.