How Spokane police cracked 1959 cold case murder of Candy Rogers
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2021
- Candy Rogers went missing on March 6, 1959 while selling campfire mints. Spokane police revealed the man responsible for her death in a press conference, making it one of the oldest cold case murders solved in Washington state.
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I feel so bad for his daughter, but she stepped up and did the right thing and because of her assistance the police were able to give Candy's family answers. Much respect and compassion for this woman.
She needed to pay for her Father's disgusting crime.
@barneyronnie ..What? Why does his daughter have to pay for her father's crime?
After Hoff's body was disinterred to check DNA, his family moved him to another cemetery so that he wouldn't by buried near Candy.
What grace and goodness! I wish peace for both families.
Wow what a respectable caring gesture that was. I hope that helps them heal and brings both families peace. Hoff's daughter seams genuine and sincere and it must have been very difficult for her to apologize for what her father did but she did it. I wish them the best.
How incredibly kind and thoughtful of the daughter to have given her DNA in the first place, and then to come forward, acknowledge what she discovered her father had done, the impact his evil actions had on the child, her parents and the community and how sorry she was.
The most frightening thing is this never happens once. Who knows how many other victims he had.
For everyone who claims how safe and wonderful everything was in the good old days, here's a reminder that terrible crimes have always occurred, and always will. Sometimes children out by themselves were preyed upon, just like we worry about today.
Found out yesterday that I grew up in the house he lived in. He shot and killed himself in their/our living room. My folks moved in right after his wife and kids moved out. We always knew he had killed himself but never knew why. Now we do. Oh and Candy is the first cousin to our next door neighbor. To say we’re shocked is an understatement.
That had to be a little shocking!
Wonder if that relative of Candy's always lived there and that's how he knew/met her. The whole thing is just tragic...
@@fairsuns Good point!
Oh my God! Thats wild
@@fairsuns They still live there. We’re still friends with them. Unfortunately, my “aunt Judy” as we called her died a few years ago. She actually cleaned up the man’s mess after he killed himself. She cleaned up the mess from her little cousin’s killer. Awful. And unbelievable.
OMG! I was a camp fire girl back in 1967. I walked all over our neighborhood selling campfire candy. God bless her little heart.
Interesting that he killed himself once his own daughter turned the same age that his victim was when he killed her.
I really hope it was from such horrific gult seeing that it could as well have been his own daughter he murdered. Anyway thank you to Cathy for helping solve the case in the end too, I hope she doesn't feel any guilt for what her father did.
Im not sure such a sick man like him could have such guilt
This case was so haunting when I was growing up in Spokane. When I tried selling Girl Scout cookies, I couldn't do it. I'd go sit on a curb somewhere people could see me rather than knock on doors. I was afraid I'd knock on the killer's door.
That's heartbreaking. How terrifying.
I was attending Trentwood Elementary when this happened. We were the same age.
@@lindapiper9171 I went to Field Elementary.
Your fear ironically helped keep you safe from something tragic like what happened to Candy.
May she RIP👏🏼.
Sure wish they would look back into my Mother whom is a cold case in Spokane, Wa 12-16-2008 I knew of this story about Candy, my heart feels for her family and I'm so happy for her justice!!
You have to hound them to keep looking at the case.
Once he had his own daughter he couldn't handle the guilt of the pain he caused.
I would guess especially since his own daughter had turned 9 also.
@@rhal2930 Yep, you guys are right. And yes, his daughter had turned nine when he offed himself. So, he couldn't fathom the guilt and shame. Some criminals suffer from guilt, while some live their cold-hearted years of life without it.
Glam_goth666 - do we really know that for sure?
@@SundayBlues555 if he truly felt guilty, wouldn’t he have turned himself in and admitted to the police about the crime? He was ultimately a coward and his own daughter sees him as a monster now, she said.
@@Christophertracy09 That's what I was wondering, too. Maybe he didn't want to face prison life for years? I've heard prisoners said being dead is better than spending many years in prison.
2 things I remember about Spokane as a child, Captain Cye and Candy Rogers. Thank God there is closure
he probably killed himself because every time he looked at his daughter he would remember candy and what he did to her
Thank You Spokane Police Department, and the family members that helped solve this case!
Rest in Peace Little Angle!
RIP Candy ... You where never forgotten....
The evil that men do. Don’t speaking ill of the dead, in this case, it’s wasting ones precious breath & he ain't worth it.
He is not resting in peace where he is.
coo415 - women do evil too. Plenty of cases of Mothers killing their own kids.
Congratulations to the Spokane officers. Message: we will never forget, we will never give up. Thank you from the sister of Kathy Rahe Gregory (1981)
Such a tragic story 😭 Rest In Peace little girl!👧
It makes you wonder if he harmed his daughter or other family members. Or, maybe he was thinking about it when she turned 9, and killed himself so he wouldn't.
That seems more likely than remorse .
reporter: gives warning
me, at 2am: keeps watching
That happened to me with Grizzly Man only there was no warning
Condolences to everyone involved. This is the very definition of bittersweet, bitter for the daughter of the animal who took this child's life, and sweet for the surviving family members, who do not have to live another day thinking this animal is still stalking other children.
People who have not lived through a tragedy somehow miss the facts, the pain of losing your child is unimaginable no one can understand the pain. The fact they know he is dead, not doing this to someone else is good but changes nothing of the horror of losing your precious child. So sad you just don't get the decades of pain + suffering a family endures. People try to turn every situation into something happy. Someone who dived for bodies tried to tell me the people must be so happy to get the dead body when it truly is the most horrific day for them. Unimaginable pain when all hope is lost for the loved ones hoping their loved one will be found alive. Not a joyful celebration by any means.
@@bettygray9108 you are missing the fact that you don't know what I have lived through. Your leaping to incorrect conclusions is misguided and pathetic.
Thankfully they kept the evidence and were able to link it back to her killer by the DNA found on her clothing.
Her neighbor killed her. Didn't they investigate the neighbors, since she was going door to door by herself? This case seems obvious.
You are so right!…We hear that a lot in theses stories, that it is someone close by.
I am so glad for DNA being used to solve cases , it solved a local crime recently and the criminal is locked up!
Dna testing wasn’t available..
I’ve seen a few of these cold cases where the offender eventually committed suicide. I hope their conscience tortured them
What an amazing and sad story. Great work by Spokane PD.
Great Work? Really? 62 years to solve it? Nothing to be slapping their backs about. 62 years.
@@davidgarcia4657 Well it’s all settled since he committed suicide
@@davidgarcia4657 I can understand your frustration. 62 years is too long, for answers for her family.
Im glad they found the creep, I guess my parents named me after Candy . I was born in Seatle several days after she went missing.
Aww
What could induce any person, even a sexual deviant, to want to destroy such a precious, innocent and beautiful little girl, the crown of creation indeed!
Why are all these people always so apologetic? How could they know? Thankfully dna has come along! Thankfully the police stayed ethical and no innocent person was charged.
Kathy I am so sorry for your pain ❤️
Makes sense he killed himself when his daughter was 9, same age as murdered girl
I hope her family have justice and peace!!!
God remembers all. Never forget that people like this will not get away from justice forever, even if that means they get the full brunt of it when they answer to Him after they die. He is paying now.
She is resting in peace.
He is rotting in pieces.
Rotting in hell!
She is with Christ!!!
His daughter wasn’t at fault for what her evil father did.I want her to find peace too.
Seems like evil died with him, good thing he had a conscience.... Some people don't even have that.....
You mistake guilt for conscience. He killed himself over guilt, a product of ego. Conscience is a voice separate from you’re ego. It’s what prevents people from committing such crimes before they ever happen. It doesn’t cause guilt. Guilt is caused by seeing your reflection after the fact and being disgusted with who you are and what you have done. Two totally different things. Guilt is rooted in ego. Conscience is rooted in empathy.
If they can crack a case this old there should certainly be hope for JonBenet Ramsey
The murderers can hide, but thanks to DNA, they cannot get away from their evil deeds.
So 4 confirmed victims basically.. Damn, rip to the helicopter crew.
How come there isnt more comments on this😢
Lived in western WA my whole life, never heard of this case. Most likely the most famous cold case in Washington is the disappearance if Ann Burr in Tacoma in the early 60s. People debate whether Ted Bundy did it although its unlikely. Also the attack on 2 stewardesses in Seattles Queen Anne hill in 1966. Also ru.ored to be Bundy, again, that's questionable. And the murder of a girl in the dorms at WSU in 1971. Plus of course while not a murder, theres DB Cooper I would argue that those are 4 cases statewide better known than this one. Having said that, I'm glad this was solved
Are they doing DNA on those cases?
@@speaktruth9313 Ann's remains were never found, so there's no dna in that case. I have not heard anything about dna on the cases of the stewardesses or the girl at Wazzu, they probably dont have any there either. Cooper left his necktie behind, I think they tried unsuccessfully to retrieve dna from it.
Prayers for family.
Thank God for justice. Thanks to everyone.❤️🙏
Oh his judgment is coming alright. Rest assured, he will be punished.✝️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Amen ✝️
Amen.
SECOND DEATH 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
What State was that?
Spoken Washington State?
Thank you Spokane police I personally know you are very real cops and have a hard job.
Wow dna 🧬 won again!!!
Excellent!!!!!
Rest now sweet girl. 😔💕🙏🏻
I hope candy have justice and peace!!!
The intern is smiling while saying all of this bruh
Wow !!
how sad. you just shouldn't have let her go out alone. you've got to be kidding me.
Who is the reporter?
💔😭😭
RIP SWEET ANGEL 🙏
Why do they say "idennify" not IDENTIFY?
He took his life before police caught him
Oh believe me he is paying. The guilt will eat you up.
So police are taking crédit for the généalogiste work
Well - like yeah. Someone has to claim hero status - the guys with the guns and bp vests lol.
It's called team work. How would the genealogist know about the case if not for the team of cold case detectives.
som outstanding cops
Why can't they show the PERP MORE and less of the VICTIM.....???? HOW COME THE MEDIA ALWAYS PROTECTS THE PERP AND NOT THE VICTIM.....???
Great thing
Although this had taken place over sixty years ago, I just can't imagine how simplistic her parents were enough to allow a young girl to do something like this alone in a world where people can be so evil.😡
Probably killed himself out of feelings of guilt. You might be able to forget awful things you did by keeping yourself super busy, but when your kid reminds you of what you did + you knowing how it feels to be a father probably ended up being too much to bare
Giantism ,the canibal way. POE