{"id":560519,"date":"2021-06-11T08:06:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=560519"},"modified":"2021-06-11T08:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:06:55","slug":"genetic-genealogy-used-to-find-golden-state-killer-leads-to-arrest-in-oregon-rape-and-murder-cold-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/genetic-genealogy-used-to-find-golden-state-killer-leads-to-arrest-in-oregon-rape-and-murder-cold-case\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Genetic Genealogy,\u2019 Used To Find \u2018Golden State Killer,\u2019 Leads To Arrest In Oregon Rape And Murder \u2018Cold Case\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgenetic-genealogy-used-to-find-golden-state-killer-leads-to-arrest-in-oregon-rape-and-murder-cold-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=560519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1257012357-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>According to police in Gresham, Oregon, a decades-old rape and murder cold case has allegedly been solved, leading to an arrest of a suspect more than 41 years later. This breakthrough was only made possible by an \u201cinvestigative tool\u201d known as \u201cgenetic genealogy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRobert Plympton, now 58, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a 19-year-old college student in January 1980, according to police in Gresham,\u201d reported <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/arrest-made-citys-oldest-cold-case-murder-genetic\/story?id=78170321\"><span>ABC News<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cBarbara Mae Tucker was a sophomore studying business at Gresham\u2019s Mt. Hood Community College when she was sexually assaulted and beaten to death, said Gresham police.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe teen was heading to an evening class when she was seen running onto a street from a wooded area by the edge of campus, according to police,\u201d ABC added. \u201cWitnesses who were driving by later said they thought Tucker was waving and trying to get people\u2019s attention, police said. A witness saw a man emerge from the shrubs and lead her toward campus, according to police.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Police then said that Tucker\u2019s body was found the next day by a student.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The case remained unsolved, and it wasn\u2019t until \u201ctechnology advanced enough for detectives to use genetic genealogy\u201d that police were able to achieve significant progress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Genetic genealogy allows a formerly unidentified person\u2019s DNA to be identified by referencing the DNA of their family members, who provide their DNA voluntarily to a genealogy database. Through this system, police are able to analyze family trees rather than individuals alone, thereby improving any chances of finding a match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ABC News consultant CeCe Moore, a genetic genealogist whose team worked on the Barbara Tucker case, told the outlet that \u201cThis devastating case has been on my mind and in my heart for years,\u201d adding that Tucker\u2019s case is \u201can example of dogged determination on both the part of the detectives and through genetic genealogy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe started off with not much to work with, but over time were able to finally identify the suspect,\u201d Moore added. \u201cMy heart goes out to Barbara\u2019s family and I hope this will eventually lead to resolution for them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Genetic genealogy first rose to prominence after Joseph DeAngelo \u2014 the so-called \u201cGolden State Killer\u201d \u2014 was arrested in April 2018, when potential suspects were identified using DNA samples and family tree databases. DeAngelo pled guilty \u201c<\/span><span>to the murder of 13 people, the rape of around 50 women and committing burglaries across California during the 1970s and 80s,\u201d according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jvchamary\/2020\/06\/30\/genetic-genealogy-golden-state-killer\/?sh=3cc6b2205a6d\"><span>Forbes<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe traditional techniques of genealogy \u2014 tracking-down records like birth and marriage certificates, census data and newspaper obituaries \u2014 along with modern methods like Facebook stalking are then combined with the DNA profiles to build a huge family tree of people who might be related to the perp,\u201d Forbes added. \u201cThose family members are painstakingly added to the tree, starting with the twigs of living relatives and then connecting them through branches of distant ancestors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to police in Gresham, Oregon, a decades-old rape and murder cold case has allegedly been solved, leading to an arrest of a suspect more than 41 years later. 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