Criminal
May 30, 2019
Warming up cold cases: Genealogy and good old fashioned investigation
He was one of the most feared criminal figures of the 1970s and 1980s. Suspected to have committed multiple murders and dozens of rapes, the so-called Golden State Killer terrorized California citizens across the state for over a decade. Thanks to tenacious investigation coupled with advances in forensic techniques and DNA technology, an arrest was finally made last year that changed the way many view the prospect of cracking unsolved cases.
Wendy L. Patrick
Wendy is a California lawyer, past chair and advisor of the California State Bar Ethics Committee (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct), and past chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee. Any opinions expressed here are her own, and do not reflect that of her employer. This article does not constitute legal advice.
He was one of the most feared criminal figures of the 1970s and 1980s. Suspected to have committed multiple murders and dozens of rapes, the so-called Golden State Killer terrorized California citizens across the state for over a decade. Thanks to tenacious investigation coupled with advances in forensic techniques and DNA technology, an arrest was finally made last year that changed the way many view the prospect of cracking unsolved cases.
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