© 2026 KALW 91.7 FM Bay Area
91.7 FM Bay Area. Celebrating 85 Years of KALW Public Media.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
KALW's broadcast is pre-recorded until Tuesday, September 22nd, as we transition our operations to The People's Studio. Until then, some of our regular programming will be disrupted.

DNA Evidence Links Suspect to Lefkow Murders

NPR | By David Schaper
Published March 10, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST

Chicago police say they have conclusive evidence connecting a man who committed suicide in Wisconsin on Wednesday to last week's murders of the husband and mother of Illinois federal judge Joan Lefkow. Bart Ross, 57, killed himself during a traffic stop in suburban Milwaukee. Ross left a suicide note in which he admitted carrying out the murders.

Copyright 2005 NPR
David Schaper
David Schaper is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, based in Chicago, primarily covering transportation and infrastructure, as well as breaking news in Chicago and the Midwest.