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The ingenious and ‘dystopian’ DNA technique police used to hunt the ‘Golden State Killer’ suspect

They tracked their suspect through a genealogy website using a method that seems like sci-fi, either thrilling or horrifying.

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who authorities suspect is the so-called Golden State Killer responsible for at least a dozen murders and 50 rapes in the 1970s and 80s, makes his first appearance, Friday, April 27, 2018, in Sacramento County Superior Court in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)