Police used online genetics in 2017 Golden State Killer hunt - but got wrong man

Investigators hunting for the Golden State Killer turned to searching genetic websites in 2017 but misidentified a man as a potential suspect.

Police used online genetics in 2017 Golden State Killer hunt - but got wrong man

Investigators hunting for the Golden State Killer turned to searching genetic websites in 2017 but misidentified a man as a potential suspect.

A year later, after using a similar technique, they are confident they have caught the serial rapist and killer who eluded capture for four decades.

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