Genetic Genealogy Catches Killers

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Question 1

Which public open-source genealogy database was utilized by investigators in 2018 to identify the Golden State Killer?

Question 2

Who was identified and arrested in April 2018 as the Golden State Killer, East Area Rapist, and Original Night Stalker?

Question 3

What law enforcement occupation did Joseph James DeAngelo hold while committing the East Area Rapist burglaries?

Question 4

Which retired Contra Costa County District Attorney investigator championed the genealogical search that broke the case open?

Question 5

What surreptitiously collected physical items yielded the confirmatory DNA sample that matched DeAngelo before his arrest?

Question 6

What pioneer genetic genealogist led the familial tree reconstruction team that narrowed the Golden State Killer down to DeAngelo?

Question 7

What author and true crime journalist popularized the title 'Golden State Killer' in her 2018 bestselling book I'll Be Gone in the Dark?

Question 8

What genetic unit of measurement is utilized by investigative genealogists to calculate shared DNA segments between relatives?

Question 9

What comprehensive sentence did Joseph James DeAngelo receive in Sacramento in August 2020 after pleading guilty to thirteen murders?

Question 10

Which forensic genetics company appointed CeCe Moore to head its genetic genealogy unit, solving hundreds of cold cases?

Which public open-source genealogy database was utilized by investigators in 2018 to identify the Golden State Killer?