Genetic genealogist and retired patent attorney who led the team that used forensic genetic genealogy to identify Joseph James DeAngelo as the Golden State Killer in 2018, establishing the technique as a viable method for resolving cold cases. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account NationalitySourced to the subject's own accountDual citizen of New Zealand and the United States; born in New Zealand. Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountLed a team of five investigators who built a family tree from ten to twenty people sharing DeAngelo's great-great-great-grandparents, after his DNA profile, uploaded from a Ventura County rape kit, was matched on the public genealogy website GEDmatch. 3 Connections
Cases Investigated
Source Wikipedia: Joseph James DeAngelo
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Barbara Rae-Venter
WikipediaInfobox, birth date
Born (1948-07-17) July 17, 1948
Infobox, birthplace
Auckland, New Zealand
Infobox, citizenship
Citizenship: New Zealand, United States
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Barbara Rae-Venter
Wikidata Q59926878, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Joseph James DeAngelo
Investigation sectionQuote, Investigation section
identified 10 to 20 people who had the same great-great-great-grandparents as the Golden State Killer; a team of five investigators working with genealogist Barbara Rae-Venter used this list to construct a large family tree
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