Ex-Cop Arrested in Golden State Killer Case

[OrbitalDawn]

‘The Answer Has Always Been in Sacramento’

After nearly four decades, an arrest has been made in the case of the so-called Golden State Killer, a serial killer and rapist who terrorized communities in California in the 1970s and 1980s, the authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested without incident on a warrant from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, said Scott Jones, the sheriff of Sacramento County. He was booked early Wednesday on two counts of murder, according to Sacramento County jail records.

The arrest represented the first steps toward closure that had eluded dozens of victims for decades. Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento’s district attorney, said at an afternoon news conference that Mr. DeAngelo hadn’t emerged as a suspect until last week, when an abandoned DNA sample was collected.

“The answer has always been in Sacramento,” she said.

 

[crackersa]

Thanks for the article. I caught a bit earlier and this filled in the holes

 

[saturnz]

Ah yes..... cops

 

[supersunbird]

Ah yes..... cops

They should be scrapped, amirite?

 

[Cray]

72, the bugger must have thought he was home and clear..

 

[schumi]

Golden State Killer suspect was tracked down through genealogy website GEDmatch

Comparing decades-old crime scene DNA to profiles on genealogy websites led investigators to a relative of the suspected Golden State Killer — and from them, to the suspect himself, the Sacramento Bee reported. The police used a genealogy website called GEDmatch to crack the case, the Mercury News reported.

The website is a place where people share their full genetic information — entirely in public — so there are no legal hurdles for investigators trying to track someone down. By contrast, private DNA sites like Ancestry and 23andMe tend to be choosier when it comes to complying with police requests.

In a statement to The Verge, GEDmatch said it was not aware of the investigation. “Although we were not approached by law enforcement or anyone else about this case or about the DNA, it has always been GEDmatch’s policy to inform users that the database could be used for other uses, as set forth in the Site Policy,” the statement reads. “While the database was created for genealogical research, it is important that GEDmatch participants understand the possible uses of their DNA, including identification of relatives that have committed crimes or were victims of crimes.”

More at: https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/26/...-genealogy-websites-dna-genetic-investigation