05-26-2018, 02:16 PM
Regarding the Golden State Killer, who was recently caught:
The four-decade manhunt sparked multiple law enforcement task forces, spawned an FBI website dedicated to catching the killer and prompted lawmakers to create a DNA database of known and suspected felons. Working off witness testimony and hunches, investigators whittled down the potential pool of suspects over the years. Yet until they pioneered a novel forensic tactic in recent months — running crime-scene DNA evidence against data from genealogy websites — DeAngelo's name never appeared on their list.
In interviews with the Los Angeles Times, retired investigators who hunted the masked assailant said that poor communication between agencies, investigative tunnel vision and antiquated technology all contributed to the Golden State Killer's elusiveness.
"We were in the dark ages back then, especially compared to today," said....
But we're no longer in the dark ages. And agency miscommunication is a given. Why can't the Ramsey case be solved?
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html
The four-decade manhunt sparked multiple law enforcement task forces, spawned an FBI website dedicated to catching the killer and prompted lawmakers to create a DNA database of known and suspected felons. Working off witness testimony and hunches, investigators whittled down the potential pool of suspects over the years. Yet until they pioneered a novel forensic tactic in recent months — running crime-scene DNA evidence against data from genealogy websites — DeAngelo's name never appeared on their list.
In interviews with the Los Angeles Times, retired investigators who hunted the masked assailant said that poor communication between agencies, investigative tunnel vision and antiquated technology all contributed to the Golden State Killer's elusiveness.
"We were in the dark ages back then, especially compared to today," said....
But we're no longer in the dark ages. And agency miscommunication is a given. Why can't the Ramsey case be solved?
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html