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The forever witness : how DNA and genealogy solved a cold case double murder / Edward Humes.

Humes, Edward, (author.).

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"After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer-and exposed a looming battle between the pursuit of justice and the right to privacy. When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook were murdered during a trip to Seattle in the 1980s, detectives had few leads. The murder weapon was missing. No one witnessed any suspicious activity. And there was only a single handprint on the outside of the young couple's van. The detectives assumed Tanya and Jay were victims of a serial killer-but without any leads, the case seemed forever doomed. In deep-freeze, long-term storage, biological evidence from the crime scenes sat waiting. Meanwhile, California resident CeCe Moore began her lifetime fascination with genetic genealogy. As DNA testing companies rapidly grew in popularity, she discovered another use for the technology: solving crimes. When Detective Jim Scharf decided to send the cold case's decades-old DNA to Parabon NanoLabs, he hoped he would bring closure to the Van Cuylenborg and Cook families. He didn't know that he and Moore would make history. Anyone can submit a saliva sample to learn about their ancestry. But what happens after the results of these tests are uploaded to the internet? As lawyers, policymakers, and police officers fight over questions of consent and privacy, the implications of Scharf's case become ever clearer. Approximately 250,000 murders in the United States remain unsolved today. We have the tools to catch many of these killers-but what is the cost?"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524746278
  • ISBN: 1524746274
  • Physical Description: x, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2022]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-358) and index.
Subject: Criminal investigation > Case studies.
Genetic genealogy > Case studies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Case studies.
Genre: Case studies.
True crime stories.

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Caruthersville Public Library 363.25 HUM (Text) 38417100638404 Non-Fiction Checked out 05/16/2024

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The Forever Witness : How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
The Forever Witness : How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
by Humes, Edward
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Table of Contents

The Forever Witness : How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prologue: Litterbugp. 1
Part IWe'll Be Back Tomorrow Night
1    If Only...p. 9
2    Squirrellyp. 14
3    Wrong Turnp. 23
4    Patrol Deputy Scharfp. 37
5    Searchingp. 44
6    Fertile Ground for the Bogeymanp. 54
7    The Jane Doe of Parson Creek Roadp. 58
8    It's Always the Boyfriendp. 66
9    He's Taunting Usp. 75
10    Nowhere Manp. 88
11    Baby Alpha Beta and the Finder of Lost Soulsp. 98
12    She Parts Her Wings and Then She's Gonep. 102
Part IIFinders of Lost Souls
13    Cold Case Manp. 121
14    The DNA Bluesp. 135
15    The Tool of Inclusionp. 146
16    Precious Jane Doep. 157
17    Facing a Killerp. 164
18    ColdFusionp. 179
19    He's the One That You Wantp. 189
Part IIIMystery Man
20    Watching and Waitingp. 197
21    Can You Come Back Tomorrow?p. 210
22    Oh, That's Just Billp. 220
23    Heart of Gold, Van of Copperp. 241
24    The End of the Perfect Crimep. 253
25    The Nietzsche Dilemmap. 262
26    The Detective Versus the Four Pillarsp. 276
27    Is That It?p. 290
28    For Me, That Closes the Windowp. 308
29    That's Gonna Stick in My Headp. 324
Epiloguep. 332
Acknowledgmentsp. 345
Notesp. 347
Indexp. 359

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