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Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites
Loaded on June 18, 2018
by Steve Horn
published in Criminal Legal News
July, 2018, page 40
Filed under:
DNA Testing/Samples,
Criminal Prosecution,
Crime,
Statistics/Trends.
Location:
California.
by Steve Horn
The use of DNA-based genealogy websites to track down Joseph DeAngelo — the “Golden State Killer” suspect — appears to have inspired police departments nationwide. It’s a move that has irked privacy advocates and criminal justice system reformers.
DeAngelo, a former police officer and alleged serial killer in the 1970s ...
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