27-04-2018 01:26 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

East Area Rapist Identified Through Genealogical Websites

SACRAMENTO, California (CBS13/AP) – More than three decades after his trail went cold, one of California’s most prolific serial killers and rapists was caught by using online genealogical sites to find a DNA match, prosecutors said Thursday.
Investigators compared the DNA collected from a crime scene of the Golden State Killer to online genetic profiles and found a match: a relative of the man police have identified as Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who was arrested at his suburban Sacra
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