Genetic Genealogy: Susan Galvin, Jody Loomis, and Krisann Baxter

For the past few years, the true crime world has been fascinated by the use of genetic genealogy as a way to solve cold cases. The most famous example is the Golden State Killer. Today's episode covers three cases from Washington State, all of which were solved using forensic genealogy methods.

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