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My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty

The DNA Sleuth

My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty

CBS News

Tv & Film, True Crime

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A retired attorney in California revolutionized the field of crime fighting — all from her home. Barbara Rae-Venter identified the notorious Golden State Killer as Joseph James DeAngelo thanks to investigative genetic genealogy, a technique using DNA to build the family tree of the killer. Barbara recalls how a hobby turned into an unexpected career and how her work has been able to help other cold case victims finally find justice with the help of genetic genealogy.

Transcript

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0:53.2

Did you ever imagine that something that started as a hobby would end up

1:00.0

tracking down and capturing one of the most notorious criminals in California?

1:05.5

Absolutely not. No idea. I'm going to tell you a story that I'm pretty sure you

1:13.1

haven't heard before. It's the true tale of how a retired attorney in California

1:19.0

became a crime fighter and revolutionized the way we identify criminals. And

1:24.6

here's the part that will really get your attention. She did it without ever

1:29.6

leaving her home. It's not that I'm so very special. It's just happened to be

1:35.3

in the right right place at the right time. I'm Aaron Moriarty 48 hours and this

1:42.7

is my life of crime. I've spent much of my career reporting on criminal cases

1:51.0

and the people who solve them. I'm about to tell you about the most unusual

1:56.7

sleuth I've ever run into. I met her while reporting for CBS Sunday morning. Her

2:02.8

name Barbara Ray Venter and she managed to do what trained investigators couldn't

2:09.1

do. She identified the elusive Golden State serial killer. We found the needle in

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