The suspect behind a string of sexual assaults and one slaying that 'terrorized' Washington, D.C., women in the 1990s is now in custody, caught through genetic genealogy, authorities say.
The suspect behind a string of sexual assaults and one slaying that"terrorized" Washington, D.C., women in the 1990s is now in custody after he was nabbed through the novel investigative tool of genetic genealogy, authorities said.
The Potomac River Rapist would cut phone lines, force his way into homes, cover the victims' heads and sexually assault them, authorities said. Genetic genealogy compares unknown DNA evidence from a crime scene to public genetic databases to identify suspects through their family members who voluntarily uploaded their DNA to those databases.
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