Even more detail in this article. The investigators used the killer's DNA to set up a fake profile. They entered that DNA profle into a website (GEDmatch), and the profile received hits of distant relatives. The investigators were then able to narrow it down from there.

https://www.nytimes.com

Even more detail:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...iller-genealogy.html
/2018/0...joseph-deangelo.html

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Originally posted by TAllen01:
Even more detail in this article. The investigators used the killer's DNA to set up a fake profile. They entered that DNA profle into a website (GEDmatch), and the profile received hits of distant relatives. The investigators were then able to narrow it down from there.

https://www.nytimes.com

Even more detail:

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/health/dna-privacy-golden-state-killer-genealogy.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...iller-genealogy.html
/2018/0...joseph-deangelo.html</a>

That is pretty damn smart.

I bet there are a lot of detectives doing the same thing now.

Be reasonable. Everyone has a creepy relative that it wouldn't surprise you to discover he was an axe murderer. In all fairness, I don't think I have one, but if I did, he needs to be caught. A better question would be if you could help the "authorities" catch him, would you? I'm not even convinced anyone has the right to do criminal things. And not get caught, of course.

Great police work. Terrible idea if it means .gov database being done by private companies.

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Originally posted by dsiets:
Great police work. Terrible idea if it means .gov database being done by private companies.

I think the true issue is that the private companies have so much data in their databases, the .gov has a hard time trying to figure out how to sort it.

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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Too bad. I just saw him being pushed into court on a wheelchair. So it looks like he'll just move into a government old people's home.

One investigator said that he had been observed moving around quite well and riding his motorcycle within days of them arresting him. Don't know if it is just trying to get sympathy, or if he is has hit the bottom after the arrest - can't really speculate at this time.

Originally posted by smlsig:

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I can see the day that when a baby is born his/her DNA sample will be taken and put in a data base for future reference...

The cynic in me wonders if this isn't being done already. Any other dads out there remember their newborns heel poked with a small sterile surgical lance and blood blotted on a card? Sure, the nurse said it was to test for certain diseases, and I'm sure they do that, but I wondered if one of those squares wasn't sent off someplace for DNA sequencing and cataloging...to solve some future crime that can't be solved with the evidence (or lack thereof) at some future crime scene...

I'm glad this sorry excuse of a cop has been caught, but California isn't going to give him the justice he deserves.

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Originally posted by SigSAC:

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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Too bad. I just saw him being pushed into court on a wheelchair. So it looks like he'll just move into a government old people's home.

One investigator said that he had been observed moving around quite well and riding his motorcycle within days of them arresting him. Don't know if it is just trying to get sympathy, or if he is has hit the bottom after the arrest - can't really speculate at this time.

He is definitely trying to play the old and demented game. I doubt that many in Sacto will believe him. But he is a crafty guy, makes sense that he would try.