Should police have access to genetic genealogy databases? Capturing the Golden State Killer and other criminals using a controversial new forensic technique.
On April 24, 2018, a suspect in California's notorious Golden State Killer cases was arrested after decades of eluding the police. Using a novel forensic approach, investigators identified the suspect by first identifying his relatives using a free, online genetic database populated by individu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6168121?pdf=render |