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Investigators used online DNA databases to hunt Golden State Killer

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Yesterday several police departments in California announced the arrest of the Golden State Killer, who killed a dozen people between 1978 and 1986 and has been accused of over 50 rapes. At the time, investigators said DNA played a role in identifying former Auburn, CA police officer Joseph James DeAngelo, and today went a step further with the explanation.

The LA Times and New York Times report that investigators took DNA samples from the old crime scenes and plugged them into onl…..
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