The recent identification of Francis Wayne Alexander, who was Gacy victim number five,

the exciting new field of forensic genealogy continues to garner more and more attention

from the public at large, and deservedly so.

As this hybrid scientific advancement has led multiple organizations that specialize

in this field to crack cold cases, such as the Golden State Killer, where after decades

the killer was finally identified, and also to identify John and Jane Does that have

been unidentified often for long periods of time.

Because this is such important work, and because we are driven here at defense diaries

to help identify the last five Gacy victims, we think it's important for our listeners

to understand exactly what forensic genealogy is, because we are confident that it's the work

being done in this field that will ultimately lead to the final five victims being identified.

So what is it?

The easiest explanation is that it combines DNA analysis with reverse engineered family

trees.

See, in terms of DNA being used in solving crimes, it's not magic, meaning that the perpetrator

could commit a gruesome murder and leave DNA such as hair, blood, or tissue all over

the crime scene, which will then be collected by the evidence text, and then will be sent

to the lab, which will extract a DNA sample, and then will compile that data to create

a DNA profile, which will be uploaded into the database.

Now, this is where reality shifts from what you see on CSI and criminal minds, and what

happens in real life.

On the show, they plug in the data, the computer, worlds, and churns, and Bing, they find a match,

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