Prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' case.
Joseph James DeAngelo, suspected of being the Golden State Killer appears in Sacramento County Superior Court as prosecutors announce they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted in his case, April 10, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif., a new technique which takes the DNA an unknown killer left behind at a crime scene and identifies a suspect by tracing the family tree through his or her family members, who voluntarily submit their DNA to public genealogy databases.
Since DeAngelo's arrest, genetic genealogy has helped identify more than 40 suspects in violent crimes. DeAngelo's alleged crimes span multiple jurisdictions in the northern, central and southern parts of California, but
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