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

Humes, Edward, (author.).

Summary:

"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]

Content descriptions

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.

Available copies

  • 6 of 19 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Caruthersville Public. (Show)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Caruthersville Public Library 363.25 HUM (Text) 38417100638404 Non-Fiction Checked out 05/16/2024
Adair County Public Library A 363.25 Hum (Text) 34029002658390 Non Fiction Available -
Camden County Library District - Camdenton 363.25 Humes (Text) 31320003893661 Adult Nonfiction In transit -
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach 363.25 Humes (Text) 31320003893679 Adult Nonfiction In transit -
Cape Girardeau Public Library 363.25 HUM (Text) 33042004893643 Adult Non-Fiction In transit -
Cass County Library-Archie 363.25 HUM 2022 (Text) 0002206013480 Adult Non-Fiction Reshelving -
Cass County Library-Garden City 363.25 HUM 2022 (Text) 0002206013498 Adult Non-Fiction Reshelving -
Douglas County Public Library 363.25 Hum (Text) 35633000349008 Nonfiction In transit -
Jefferson County Library-Arnold 363.25 HUMES (Text) 30061100126271 Non-Fiction In transit -
Jefferson County Library-Cedar Hill 363.25 HUMES (Text) 30031100113884 Non-Fiction In transit -


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