Familial DNA Testing Nabs Alleged Serial Killer 258
cremeglace writes "A quarter-century of conventional detective work failed to track down the killer responsible for the deaths of at least 10 young women in south Los Angeles dating back to the mid-1980s. But a discarded piece of pizza and a relatively new method of DNA testing has finally cracked the case, police announced last week. On July 7, L.A. police arrested Lonnie Franklin Jr., 57, a former garage attendant and sanitation worker they suspect is the serial killer nicknamed the 'Grim Sleeper.' The key evidence? A match between crime-scene DNA and the suspect's son, obtained by a search through the state's data bank of DNA collected from 1.3 million convicted felons."
Re:Why don't they find the serial killer gene inst (Score:5, Funny)
Nope - cant do it.
If we start removing the genes for sociopathy we will not have anyone left to be the CEO of the fortune 500 companies.
There are starving kids in china (Score:5, Funny)
The moral of the story is: finish your damn pizza.
Re:Familial Testing Was ONLY Part 1 (Score:5, Funny)
Moral of the story: Eat the crust.
Re:Familial Testing Was ONLY Part 1 (Score:4, Funny)
Reminds me of the string of murders in a city nearby. They found all the victims strangled in their own bathtubs, covered in milk and Cheerios with a whole banana shoved into their throats. The police are pretty sure that it is a cereal killer.
[rimshot]
Thanks folks! I'll be here all week! Try the fish!
Re:Why don't they find the serial killer gene inst (Score:1, Funny)
Actually, if you take that list and compare it to the populations of the given nations, you'll find that the UK apparently has 2.5 times as many serial killers as the US, Australia has twice as many, and Canada has roughly the same number.
And what do they all have in common?
Former British colonies.
I think you're onto something and suggest we nuke those territories. Just to be safe.
Re:I said serial killers not sociopaths. (Score:5, Funny)
The main difference between a criminal and a business genius is that one got caught.
Re:Data mining gone wrong. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:reminds me of a csi episode (Score:5, Funny)
the murderer must be the guy's brother
so they let him loose and track down brother after brother, sample his dna, and it turns out to be yet another brother.
Typical. Always try to pin it on a brother.
Re:Psychiatric genetics (Score:3, Funny)
For those who have them turned off, here is the complete post:
I'm sure my GF would disagree with the "trivial and simple", after she started hemorrhaging and nearly bled to death.
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