Christine Gallegos, 18, ... Police name killer in cold-case rape, murder of a Utah teenager that went unsolved for 40 years By . Daryl Khan. Published May 20, 2025, 3:26 a.m. ET.

Leah Gallegos and her adult son at a news conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gallegos' daughter, Christine Gallegos, was found dead on May 16, 1985. Police recently solved her case.

Police in Salt Lake City announced Thursday they have solved the cold case murder of Christine Gallegos, 40 years after the 18-year-old was found dead after trying to hitchhike to work.. Gallegos ...

Crime Utah cold case solved 40 years after 18-year-old woman’s murder thanks to DNA sample, police say DNA connects deceased Air Force airman to 1985 murder of Christine Gallegos ...

Christine Gallegos was there for several hours before being found by a passerby at 3:50 a.m. on May 16. ... (SAKI) investigator with the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS), ...

Christine Gallegos was just 18 years old when she was found murdered in 1985. Now, 40 years later, police say they have a suspect, but they can’t arrest him because he died two years ago.

Christine Gallegos had plans to start a family with her fiance when she was found shot to death in 1985, police and family in Utah said. She was 18 years old, and for four decades her killing ...

Christine Gallegos had plans to start a family with her fiance when she was found shot to death in 1985, police and family in Utah said. She was 18 years old, and for four decades her killing ...

Christine Gallegos had plans to start a family with her fiance when she was found shot to death in 1985, police and family in Utah said. She was 18 years old, and for four decades her killing ...

Christine Gallegos had plans to start a family with her fiance when she was found shot to death in 1985, police and family in Utah said. She was 18 years old, and for four decades her killing ...

Christine Gallegos had plans to start a family with her fiance when she was found shot to death in 1985, police and family in Utah said. She was 18 years old, and for four decades her killing ...