DNA To Find Fathers
How a crime-solving method reshaped accountability
Andrew MacLeodGuestJames NetoGuestPeterGuestYvonneGuestYou'll discover which places your ancestors called home, leaving traces of this global tapestry within your DNA.
Your results-
If you want to find long-lost relatives or know where your ancestors came from, you can order a testing kit from one of these companies.
Taking the test is super easy.
You simply swab your cheeks, then mail your sample to our lab.
Who knows? You may end up with surprising new family connections.
A world of discovery-
Anyone with an account can search for a match, and that's exactly what Barbara Rae-Venter did.
She scoured these databases to find a match with the DNA found at a crime scene.
I'm sitting there at 3:00 in the morning all by my little lonesome, staring at my computer.
"I know who you are.
You're Joseph James DeAngelo."
Good morning.
Well, Joseph DeAngelo will face a judge here today at the Sacramento County Jail.
He pleads guilty to a wave of crimes, including 13 murders and 13 kidnapping-related charges, and admits dozens of sexual assaults.
You'll discover which places your ancestors called home, leaving traces of this global tapestry within your DNA.
Your results-
If you want to find long-lost relatives or know where your ancestors came from, you can order a testing kit from one of these companies.
Taking the test is super easy.
You simply swab your cheeks, then mail your sample to our lab.
Who knows? You may end up with surprising new family connections.
A world of discovery-
Anyone with an account can search for a match, and that's exactly what Barbara Rae-Venter did.
She scoured these databases to find a match with the DNA found at a crime scene.
I'm sitting there at 3:00 in the morning all by my little lonesome, staring at my computer.
"I know who you are.
You're Joseph James DeAngelo."
Good morning.
Well, Joseph DeAngelo will face a judge here today at the Sacramento County Jail.
He pleads guilty to a wave of crimes, including 13 murders and 13 kidnapping-related charges, and admits dozens of sexual assaults.
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