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Murder of Woman Wrapped in Sleeping Bag Solved by DNA
Lina Reyes Geddes’ killer and even her identity were a mystery until new forensic technology stepped in.
Advanced DNA technology has once again stepped in to solve a long-cold murder case, this time of a woman whose body had been dumped in Utah in 1998.
Lina Reyes Geddes, 37, was found murdered and wrapped in a sleeping bag along State Route 276, and the Utah Department of Public Safety has now announced they believe her husband Edward Geddes was the person responsible.
Lina’s disappearance
Lina was born in Mexico and had ambitions to go on to big things. She had a degree in international business and was an accomplished ballerina when she met Edward Geddes in New Mexico in 1996.
The two married and moved to Youngstown in Ohio six months later, although it is unclear what she did after this and whether she was able to pursue a new career in the US.
On April 8th 1998, Lina planned to take a trip back to her native Mexico to visit family, with the journey taking her via Texas by plane. She had a gift packed for her young cousin: a blue sleeping bag, her husband later told police.
