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Golden State Killer: DNA and GEDmatch profile led police to wrong man before suspect Joseph James DeAngelo - The Washington Post
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Investigators Traced Alleged Golden State Killer's DNA Using Open-Source Genealogy Site GEDmatch | KTLA
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Here's How Amateur Sleuths And Police Investigators Used DNA Websites To Find The Golden State Killer
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Genes | Free Full-Text | Bridging Disciplines to Form a New One: The Emergence of Forensic Genetic Genealogy
![In an evolving branch of forensic science, genealogists help solve crimes, sometimes identifying suspects with the DNA of distant relatives they've never met. As cold cases yield, concerns about privacy issues persist. In an evolving branch of forensic science, genealogists help solve crimes, sometimes identifying suspects with the DNA of distant relatives they've never met. As cold cases yield, concerns about privacy issues persist.](https://knowablemagazine.org/do/10.1146/knowable-011819-1/feature/media/P-ged-match.png)
In an evolving branch of forensic science, genealogists help solve crimes, sometimes identifying suspects with the DNA of distant relatives they've never met. As cold cases yield, concerns about privacy issues persist.
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