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alphafemale

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11. Let me guess.... He did this when he was 23 and has lived a full life....but

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Sat May 1, 2021, 03:47 PM

May 2021

We should have mercy on him now because prison food is hard to digest and the beds will be hard on his old man bones.

Just waiting on the typical people crying for killers and child rapists that show up.

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Man Arrested in 1980 Slaying of 79-Year-Old California Woman [View all] discocrisco01 May 2021 OP

DNA testing and wide use of computers to evaluate evidence is the answer as to why this happened. Stuart G May 2021 #1

The guy had to have DNA in some databank somewhere jimfields33 May 2021 #2

Or did they have tips about him and get DNA upon his arrest? Bengus81 May 2021 #3

Good question. jimfields33 May 2021 #4

Not necessarily. If a family member has dna on file they can get a partial match hit on them. Hassin Bin Sober May 2021 #5

That was truly amazing! Bluepinky May 2021 #6

I think I read somewhere they are trying the same technique for the Zodiac killer. Hassin Bin Sober May 2021 #10

Yeah, he should be. Bluepinky May 2021 #18

These "find your family history" genealogy sites make it easier to solve these cold cases. n/t Yavin4 May 2021 #9

It''s actually alot of work, unless researchers get lucky LeftInTX May 2021 #19

No, they could have tracked him through familial DNA, like they did for Golden State Killer greenjar_01 May 2021 #7

Or a relative had DNA in a databank. Midnight Writer May 2021 #8

Many people that thought they got away with murder/rape because decades have passed alphafemale May 2021 #12

Let me guess.... He did this when he was 23 and has lived a full life....but alphafemale May 2021 #11

I'll save that attitude for the conviction if it happens AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #13

DNA does not lie. alphafemale May 2021 #14

I agree, but I am not an "arrest means guilt" person. That's why there are trials. AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #15

And then he has had most of his life since slaughtering that helpless old woman. alphafemale May 2021 #16

Did I say "mercy?" All I said was I will reserve my call for blood until after conviction. AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #17

You don't have "old man bones" at 64. colorado_ufo May 2021 #20

They are going to try everything. alphafemale May 2021 #21

It's more likely that this guy has been a repeat offender over the years... joshcryer May 2021 #22

Like the Golden State Killer turned out to be a cop while he was terrorizing and killing. alphafemale May 2021 #23