The Golden State Killer’s unsolved crimes haunted Californians for decades. With little evidence and no new leads, the case grew cold. Then, Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter got involved. Using investigative genetic genealogy to identify distant relatives of the killer, Dr. Rae-Venter narrowed down a long list of potential subjects to just one: Joseph James DeAngelo. Listen in as she talks with Chief Judge Lisa Munyon about her work on the case and how investigative genetic genealogy is evolving.

 Time Stamps

00:15 – Introduction to Dr. Barbara Rae-Venter

07:28 – Becoming a patent attorney

11:26 – Getting into investigative genetic genealogy

18:22 – Using genetic genealogy in the Golden State Killer Case

23:25 – Details of the Golden State Killer Case

28:47 – New technology in genetic genealogy

32:22 – Ethical obstacles with using genealogy in cases

37:49 – How genetic genealogy is evolving

47:28 – Future plans