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Legal and ethical questions around DNA testing

Investigators in Sacramento used the website GEDMatch.com to find relatives of their suspect in the Golden State Killer case. Identifying those relatives led to the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo.

By Madeleine Brand • Apr 30, 2018 • 1 min read

Investigators in Sacramento used the website GEDMatch.com to find relatives of their suspect in the Golden State Killer case. Identifying those relatives led to the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo. Using the genetic database, apparently without telling the company or other people who use it, raises legal and ethical questions.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Legal and ethical questions around DNA testing

Investigators in Sacramento used the website GEDMatch.com to find relatives of their suspect in the Golden State Killer case. Identifying those relatives led to the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Legal and ethical questions around DNA testing

Investigators in Sacramento used the website GEDMatch.com to find relatives of their suspect in the Golden State Killer case. Identifying those relatives led to the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo.

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