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The Golden State Killer and DNA Genealogy Sites

from Philosophy King · #94

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Tim and Ray discuss how the Golden State Killer was caught using DNA from old rape kits matched against genealogy websites like FamilyTreeDNA, and joke about people unknowingly creating a searchable DNA database.

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  • 17:46Tim explains how police caught the Golden State Killer using DNA from genealogy websites.
  • 17:57Michelle McNamara, Patton Oswalt's late wife, wrote a book about the Golden State Killer.
  • 18:16A pathologist from the original cases had preserved pristine DNA samples from rape kits as standard procedure.
  • 18:36Investigators uploaded the DNA to genealogy websites like Family Tree DNA to identify the killer's relatives.
  • 18:59David Angeles jokes about DNA genealogy sites: there are clones of you somewhere now.
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Michelle McNamaraGolden State KillerDNA genealogyDavid Angelesprivacy and surveillance

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