The DNA Sleuth

About this episode

Barbara Rae-Venter discusses her revolutionary work in crime fighting through investigative genetic genealogy.

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 genealogy, a technique using DNA to build the family tree of the killer. Barbara recalls how a hobby turned into an unexpected career and how her work has been able to help other cold case victims finally find justice with the help of genetic genealogy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Erin Moriarty

Guest: Barbara Rae-Venter

Topics covered

• genetic genealogy
• cold cases
• crime fighting
• true crime
• justice
• DNA

Keywords

• DNA
• Golden State Killer
• investigative genetic genealogy
• cold case victims
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS News

Places: California

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