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How discarded chewing gum helped convict a serial rapist of two cold case murders Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company.

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What happened

How discarded chewing gum helped convict a serial rapist of two cold case murders Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company.

Why it matters

Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test, sampling different sticks of …

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test”
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The CNN report describes the setup for the 'taste test' and the interaction with Gaff, but the other provided search results are irrelevant (YouTube/Pi.FYI), leaving only one detailed source for the specific sequence of events.
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web search NEUTRAL — Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company.When the time came for Gaff to try a new f…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/us/mitchell-gaff-everett-wa-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FrpuPLYnvY
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web search NEUTRAL — HOME.
https://www.pi.fyi/
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Claim 2: “discarded chewing gum helped convict a serial rapist of two cold case murders”
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Evidence from a news report explicitly states that Mitchell Gaff, a convicted rapist, was convicted of two murders (Judy Weaver and Susan Vesey) after his discarded chewing gum was used as evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines serial murder as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".Died in prison. Firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_in_the_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gaff, 68, a convicted rapist, admitted April 16 to the killing of Judy Weaver and also of Susan Vesey four years earlier, according to court documents. He faces up to life in prison at his scheduled s…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/us/mitchell-gaff-everett-wa-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — The conviction of a cab driver for one of those murders based on testimony from jailhouse informants and scant physical evidence, along with multiple allegations of misconduct against the task force l…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-orlea-murders-cold-case_n…
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Claim 3: “Grammy winner Miley Cyrus received a heartfelt congratulatory message from her father Billy Ray Cyrus, after being honoured with [a Hollywood Walk of Fame star]”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for Billy Joel and general 'Billy' searches, which do not mention Miley Cyrus's Hollywood Walk of Fame star or a message from Billy Ray Cyrus.
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web search NEUTRAL — William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joel
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web search NEUTRAL — Look up billy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Billy may refer to: Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Billy (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy
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web search NEUTRAL — moore maker, inc. x billy smathers & branson x billy custom monogram hoodie nantucket knotworks x billy -mary, custom tag necklace, november '24 love this necklace so much. was a gift from my ex, but …
https://lovebilly.com/
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Claim 4: “Ozempic users have been reaching for chewing gum or mints at an increasing rate to solve the bad breath issue”
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Multiple sources report that 'Ozempic breath' is leading users to increase their use of chewing gum and mints to combat bad breath.
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web search NEUTRAL — What is Ozempic breath? The phenomenon, referred to as "Ozempic breath" in some medical circles, is not an officially listed side effect of the medication.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/ceo-links-gum-sal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ozempic users have been reaching for chewing gum or mints at an increasing rate to solve the bad breath issue (Getty Stock). On top of this, you're more likely to burp due to the production of hydroge…
https://www.uniladtech.com/science/news/ozempic-breath-side-…
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web search NEUTRAL — ‘Ozempic breath’ fuelling demand for mints and chewing gum. Apr 30. By Tom Haynes.Ozempic breath: gum and mint sales may be getting a boost from GLP-1 users. 3 days ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 5: “In the last two decades, Wisconsin’s prison population has come to include growing numbers of older adults”
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Multiple independent sources (MSN, Wisconsin Policy Forum, and another report on prison health care costs) confirm that Wisconsin's prison population of older adults (60+) has increased significantly over the last two decades.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wisconsin's prison population is growing older The incarceration rate among adults 60 years and older nearly doubled in Wisconsin between 2010 and 2023, the report found.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/wisconsins-incarceratio…
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web search NEUTRAL — The number of inmates over 60 years old has increased sixfold. It follows a trend of the prison population getting older.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2026/05/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wisconsin's prison population is growing steadily older, which is likely to further exacerbate the state's corrections spending in the coming years, according to a new report by the Wisconsin Policy F…
https://wislawjournal.com/2026/04/21/aging-prison-population…
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Claim 6: “Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington”
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CNN reports that Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside a yellow home in Everett, Washington, while posing as representatives of a chewing gum company.
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web search NEUTRAL — Susan Logothetti and two colleagues stood outside the yellow home in Everett, Washington, donning T-shirts and holding flyers promoting a chewing gum company.Testing is performed at a Washington State…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/us/mitchell-gaff-everett-wa-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — “We appreciate Detective Susan Logothetti’s efforts, because of which this suspect can be charged almost 50 years later.” Gaff had previously been arrested and booked in May of 2024 by the Everett Pol…
https://myeverettnews.com/2026/03/13/suspect-charged-in-1980…
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web search NEUTRAL — EVERETT, WA – On January 25, 2025, Everett Police Detective Susan Logothetti, in partnership with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, arrested a male in connection with the 1989 murder of Ma…
https://www.shorelineareanews.com/2025/02/everett-police-arr…
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Claim 7: “Schoolgirl's letter from 1969 makes eerily accurate predictions about future”
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Multiple independent news sources (Edinburgh Live and others) report on a letter written by a schoolgirl in 1969 containing accurate predictions about the future.
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web search NEUTRAL — A letter apparently written by a schoolgirl in 1969 contained chillingly accurate predictions for the future. The sheet was discovered down the back of Rosa Beckerton's sofa by husband Peter, 67, whil…
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/schoolgir…
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web search NEUTRAL — The letter, written by an unnamed 11-year-old schoolgirl in February 1969, predicts the invention of video calls. It was found by a restorer inside an old piece of furniture and includes a teacher's m…
https://d1dagyb1ctngx1.cloudfront.net/news/uk/1763860/school…
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web search NEUTRAL — A schoolgirl in 1969 wrote a letter about what life might be like in 1980, and some of her predictions are eerily accurate.The girl who penned the letter made some eerily accurate predictions.
https://www.ladbible.com/community/child-letter-60s-scarily-…
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