The DNA Sleuth

My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty by CBS News

Dec 6, 202329:12Society & Culture

A retired attorney in California revolutionized the field of crime fighting — all from her home. Barbara Rae-Venter identified the notorious Golden State Killer as Joseph James DeAngelo thanks to investigative genetic ge...

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