Golden State Killer (1 Viewer)

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There was a really interesting series on this serial killer/rapist just a few months ago. I think on ID. Trying to revive some interest in the cases since it was never solved. When I watched it I thought it was unbelievable how little publicity it had gotten in comparison to similar cases. These crimes were horrific and so numerous as to defy belief. Maybe 50 or more rapes and a dozen murders. And today out of the blue they finally caught the guy after 40 years! It will be interesting to learn how they were tipped off. His DNA apparently is a match to the crimes, but how they came to suspect him is still unknown. Some speculation that maybe a close family member either tipped off the police or submitted a DNA sample to one of those DNA ancestry databases and it was close enough for the authorities to know they were related to the perp. If it turns out to be the latter, it might raise some interesting legal questions regarding privacy. But the good news is that this creep is toast. I highly recommend the recent series to anyone interested in the case. A lot of speculation contained therein can now be put to the test when they pull together this guy's background. Among other things he was a former cop.

 

[BLReed]

Big deal. He's 72 years old and will have excellent Assisted Living care in prison
[no Medicare co-pay]and still draw Social Security to decorate his cell with no rent
or utilities. Those California cops are top notch. Maybe the Zodiac killer is next.

 

[marco55]

The SOB ought to rot in hell for what he did to all those people.
Mark

 

[BLReed]

You get more coverage with Daily Mail for some reason.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5656217/Suspected-Golden-State-Killer-responsible-12-homicides-50-rapes-ARRESTED.html

 

[Combat]

Big deal. He's 72 years old and will have excellent Assisted Living care in prison
[no Medicare co-pay]and still draw Social Security to decorate his cell with no rent
or utilities. Those California cops are top notch. Maybe the Zodiac killer is next.

Yes, it's every day they catch a serial killer. Prison living sounds grand. I'm surprised he didn't turn himself in a long time ago to save on his living expenses. San Quentin must be a real palace compared to that nice home he was living in. Maybe the walls are to keep people out.

 

[nysoldiers]

yes, it's every day they catch a serial killer. Prison living sounds grand. I'm surprised he didn't turn himself in a long time ago to save on his living expenses. San quentin must be a real palace compared to that nice home he was living in. Maybe the walls are to keep people out.

lol.....

 

[BLReed]

Yes, it's every day they catch a serial killer. Prison living sounds grand. I'm surprised he didn't turn himself in a long time ago to save on his living expenses. San Quentin must be a real palace compared to that nice home he was living in. Maybe the walls are to keep people out.

I'll bet he won't be able to watch "Walking Dead" on TV either.

 

[Combat]

So they apparently did use one of those DNA ancestry databases to find this guy. Apparently one of his relatives submitted a sample. It was close enough to allow the authorities to know that person was related to the killer and by searching their family they identified this guy as the most likely suspect. They then get a sample of his DNA from his garbage and it is case closed. I'm sure his lawyers will challenge this as the product of an illegal search. It raises a host of interesting privacy questions about these DNA databases.

 

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The police in PA have apparently solved a 1992 murder case by using a DNA genealogy database. The same way they identified the GSK. A lot of bad guys must be getting really nervous. I'm amazed no one thought to use that approach in the past. With tens of millions of DNA samples in these databases, if any family member has submitted one, then it is possible to identify a suspect. Or at least narrow it down allowing police to obtain DNA from a small pool of suspects and confirm the right individual. No doubt this will be challenged on privacy grounds. The Supreme Court just ruled that the police need a warrant to obtain cell phone location information from telephone companies. Some similarities here in obtaining information from a third party to identify a suspect.