Re:Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area ...
by tysonzni on Thursday April 26, 2018 @08:12PM
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This seems more like they got his DNA, and then backfilled the correlations.
This is always a concern with any investigation or analytical work. I'm curious to find out which other suspects they looked at after the initial DNA lead, and how they went about eliminating other suspects. But keep in mind the public isn't yet privy to all the physical evidence that were collected at the crime scenes.
Re:Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area ...
by bsder on Thursday April 26, 2018 @08:27PM
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> But keep in mind the public isn't yet privy to all the physical evidence that were collected at the crime scenes.
Agreed. They almost certainly have more evidence than they ever released to the public.
And, hopefully, they'll find concrete evidence at the house of the man they arrested. Apparently the Golden State Killer took some "souvenirs" from some of the victims and finding those would be very significant.
Served in the Navy and law enforcement in Sacramento area isn't that large a set. Something isn't being reported correctly.
This seems more like they got his DNA, and then backfilled the correlations.
While it may have worked in this case, it's more than a little worrying because it changes the police from "finding the correct suspect" to "justifying the DNA identified suspect".
And we already have a case in California where the police let the DNA guide them to the wrong person.