notcool
08-22-2020, 01:45 AM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/the-forty-year-hunt-for-the-golden-state-killer/12579638
In 2018, police armed with genetic material found at crime scenes from the '70s and '80s, took a controversial step to try to finally solve the case.
Investigators turned to GEDmatch, a genealogy website that allows people to submit their DNA samples to explore their family tree.
Unbeknownst to DeAngelo, about 20 of his distant relatives had used the website.
As they went through the DeAngelo family tree, they came across a man who perfectly fit the psychological profile drawn up of the Golden State Killer: A former cop who had lived in every city where the rapes and murders had occurred.
Not only that, photos of DeAngelo's youth eerily resembled the police sketches created from witness descriptions.
The last thing left to do was collect a DNA sample from the man himself.
In 2018, police armed with genetic material found at crime scenes from the '70s and '80s, took a controversial step to try to finally solve the case.
Investigators turned to GEDmatch, a genealogy website that allows people to submit their DNA samples to explore their family tree.
Unbeknownst to DeAngelo, about 20 of his distant relatives had used the website.
As they went through the DeAngelo family tree, they came across a man who perfectly fit the psychological profile drawn up of the Golden State Killer: A former cop who had lived in every city where the rapes and murders had occurred.
Not only that, photos of DeAngelo's youth eerily resembled the police sketches created from witness descriptions.
The last thing left to do was collect a DNA sample from the man himself.