cold case suspects identified through forensic genealogy
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- one of the most promising new technologies in law enforcement is forensic genealogy, in which police upload unknown DNA to open source DNA databases like GEDmatch and track down a suspect through their family tree. in each of these four cases, a relative curious about their ancestry provided police with the information they needed to finally make an arrest in a cold case.
all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
[00:12] steven downs
[05:31] roy charles waller
[09:00] jerry westrom
[12:51] russell anthony guerrero
"crowd hammer" by kevin macleod (incompetech.com)
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I really appreciate you featuring the updates on cold cases. It's always a great feeling when justice is finally served!
I agree
Justice,..when they are buried in an unmarked grave behind the prison after spending 40 years rotting with their buddies.
I totally agree! Thank you so much, heavy casefiles. !
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@Nolan Nova Flixportal :)
I remember learning about the NorCal rapist in Criminally Listed. So glad to hear that they finally caught him.
This is so fantastic. These predatory males are going down, despite the fact they thought they had gotten away scot-free. By the thousands, they will fall as this technology gets better and better.
Still can't get over the capture of the golden state killer. Amazing how so many of these people were never caught until now.
40 year old case solved in surry county NC. Ronda Michele blaylock. And I grew up there. He lived right down the road. Creepy.
Absolutely. I like to think of these scum starting to sweat now, knowing that any day could be the knock on the door they dread.
It feels good IF they are still alive at the time the findings are reported. Still, for those perps who are deceased, I suppose in a small way, it gives the families relief and maybe some comfort that the murderer is no longer hurting others. However, to those seniors who are still alive and caught, then dying in jail would be their best option.
Predatory males???? Are you saying that women are prey? Stop generalizing, if each of these criminals were predators they would had continued
@@paulbenoit6076 They're all men. And they're all predatory. What is confusing about that?
Do more solved cases pleaaaaase!
I love the backdrop scenery and the music. Love the solved cold case files, so much satisfaction in seeing justice served!
I hear the music on reddit reads, its a little strange as i associate the music with this channel.
Downs went *down* hill. You'd never know it was the same man from his college photo!
Word
The guilt
Great job. Thanks for covering the Alaska case. It’s nice to know our cases are not forgotten.
Thank you! Victims need voices and your innocent until shows you are telling facts, not just one siding. I admire your narrative skills!
Just completed binge watching all these videos! Fabulous work girl! Thanks for being fully awesome and sharing it with us all!
Forensic Genealogy is so fascinating! I think I’m going to look into some courses I could take.
Go for it!!!
Good luck!
Sounds like a good candidate would need patience, thinking outside the box, good math skills, and more patience!!!
I look forward to hearing about cases you will solve!
One of the Gypsy Hill killer's victim's (Cascio) was my neighbor & babysitter when I was a kid. She was found in the golf course down the street from our house in Pacifica, CA 1976.
Solved by "genetic genealogy." This is the same method search angels have been using for years to solve adoption cases, triangulating DNA matches. It is also being used to to solve Jane/John Doe cases.
Isn't it great? Justice.
@Pamela Morris
Well she didnt mention it in this video but in another video she has with this case in it (it's some type of update video) she mentions that there is another piece of evidence tying him to the case and it's a bloody footprint. A footprint that was found in the victims blood, matched this guys footprint as well as his DNA being there. So they definitely have the right guy
I love your videos. I ran a mini-podcast last year (Disappeared: The Podcast Series) which went into depth regarding missing persons. So needless to say, your channel fascinates me. I wanted to keep my podcast going, but life just became too busy. But I hope you keep going because your channel is addicting.
It's always a pleasure to see a notification from you, I know I will hear something new and interesting! I love the background music...and your channel!
Yup!!!
Me too!
The music is the perfect mood setter for the subject matter!
D.N.A.Baby that’s what I’m talking about 😉!!!
Thanks again for another great video on more cases that are new to me.
DNA is the best.
12:40 Can someone please explain to me how a defense lawyer can say the evidence is "thin" when his client's DNA is all over the room at the crime scene?
Probably because she was a sex worker and he could just claim he had been there for that (which explains the DNA) and he had nothing to do with the murder. It's circumstantial. Arguably, there could have been a number of men in that apartment at various times who also had the means and opportunity to commit the crime.
Yes. They are a defense lawyer, meaning they care only about the criminal and not at all about the victim, their loved ones, or future victims. Period. Most defense lawyers are sociopaths just like their clients.
@@mercury_rising but that defense wouldn't make sense because she already stated in the video that the suspect is claiming to have never even seen the woman before, so how could he have consensual sex with someone he is claiming to have never even seen before?
Hi,
I really ENJOY your Case Files. The music in the background is AWESOME...
Thank you.
Looking pretty tough out there for the little hunters. What an interesting time.
How can you fight extradition to Alaska, when Maine is also a State? I think the states need to get together and agree that suspects should automatically be transferred, unless there's a good reason not to
Legally, if you are a citizen/resident of ANY particular state- no OTHER State can just "kidnap" you and take you elsewhere. With that being said, in a criminal case, all the requesting State has to prove is a "compelling" public reason to require the defendants' presence in the requesters state. Thus, a person in this scenario can "fight extradiction" but it isn't AT ALL likely that their "fight" will be successful. It's usually just a way to stall and delay.
@belinda hawkins I don't necessarily disagree. In most cases it's just a stall, but, lawyers are REALLY good at that :) In some (rare) cases they fight it because they are being prosecuted in the current jurisdiction on other crimes-which is at least a more valid reason....in any event...it'll all get worked out one way or the other.
I hope all those murderers, who think they are free for decades, are shaking in their boots. DNA will get 'em later! Yeah!
Thank-you so much for your videos...great work
well done as always. I have been recommending you every chance I get.
GED Match recently changed their rules to require explicit permission for law-enforcement to access their DNA.
if that's true... [shakes head]
one step forward, two steps back.
i wouldn't think they could really do that. even on places like youtube and that, it's says explicitly that if the law asked for our information, they have to fork it over. that they can not and will not put Their butts on the line if We do something stupid that gets us into hot water with the law.
i get it, if they did indeed make that foolish choice. they want to try protecting themselves from future civil litigation for possible breach of privacy. but, honestly, i don't think they can really stop the law from doing what needs doing.
but i guess. if they did, they did. we'll see how well that turns out for them in the long run.
they may find any help they Were receiving dry up because nobody would want to be associated with something covering for possible predators. they won't be the Only ones thinking of covering their "assets" then. not to mention there are few agencies that think too highly of any entity that obstructs justice on any scale. especially in these times of home land security and so forth.
@@kstormgeistgem461 as long as whoever “they” are have the resources to do “what needs doing”, then they’ll be able to do so, regardless of any potential negative consequences, at their leisure. It’s the American way 🤑
This is sad but great stuff. It's so sad there's so much evil in the world.
Love it! Great work! I have a folder will all your videos!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you. You have a really calming voice. It’s nice that you’re so calm. Thank you for making all of the videos that you do!
Kar G
I agree! As a retired teacher I think that if her confidence is as great as her voice is calm she would make a great teacher, especially for K and 1st graders!
I just want to pause and appreciate how much you’ve improved since the beginning of your channel! Especially your narration, your voice is so much louder and more clear, it makes you sound confident and professional! Keep up the good work girl, can’t wait to see your channel continue to grow! 🤗🙌🏻💕
This is really good. You should have way more subscriber's i think if you keep it up you'll have quite a following in no time. That was one of the best crime videos I've watched in a long time. And I'm subscribed to criminally listed, scary mysteries, woman killers, merc I honestly can't even think of them all. I had no idea they had caught that freak roy charles waller I remember seeing the video of him at the atm and just thinking oh I hope they catch this cocky little shit and it's amazing that they finally did, but geez talk about a couple of people who would of never been suspected Waller work at Berkley and the other guy was a successful business owner with a family like wow, I always laugh though when they find and match dna and then the person tries to deny that it was them it's like do you know what the probability of the DNA being wrong is cause if you did you would probably just shut up and accept your finished :D
Brie Koch I remember those videos too. I live 7miles from Davis & I was 15 in 1997, and had just been raped by my ex bf. those videos really haunted me. I'm so glad they found him.
Do you have a Patreon yet?
Great work!
I 💖 DNA!!!
The stuff of Life, working to catch murderers...
Will you be uploading a follow-up on these cases next year? Or, could you add the information to the description paragraph? Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this information. Makes me feel like the balance of justice will be served even if it takes a very long time. DNA genealogy is fantastic.
I see the effort! I'm a new subsciber and am really enjoying your videos. Thank you👍
I unsubscribed. She isn't responding to her subscribers at all.
One in my hometown, wow! Nice work!
Thank goodness for science and good police work. Great to see the criminals caught
I always look forward to new/past stories.
Thank you
I am amazed by this DNA technology, And the way its being applied. Thank you for the video.
Genealogy is an even more important tactic for law enforcement then fingerprints. The cold cases and future cases that have no leads but have dna, can now be solved with just a distant relative being in a database. Opposed to a fingerprint were you have to have that exact person and exact print. True game changer. Very interested in hearing more of these solved cases and enjoy your videos.
Thanks HC. Excellent news. Merry Christmas 🙏🎄
Great video
I so look forward to these videos and once again you delivered everything I could ask for and then some. Your doing so great! Keep the videos coming!
Love your reporting!! I know the families appreciate your due diligence and the moving memory of lost loved ones. Keep up the good work!!!
Just read of a case where a woman was arrested on dna.
Come to find out she worked at the plant where the swabs were made. She was innocent
You do a great job keep up the good work!
To quote a line from Dirty Harry:
"Suspects My Ass"
Would you do a video about the Keddie cabin murders in Northern California?
It's been done to death. No pun intended
nice. I like that the news is really current.
Love this channel always interesting to learn about so many cases I've never heard of before, thank you
Solved cold cases should fall under ASMR. So satisfying to watch these!
So Awesome !! Thank you !! I love how you get to the point without a bunch of bs !!! So cool !!
Congratulations on your subscribers count. Well deserved.
I truly enjoy your videos and have spent time going back to your older ones. I am so glad that these animals are being brought to justice, not only for the victims but their families too! For Jean Childs killer, I thrilled that they caught her killer. There are so many times that women in that industry are ignored since they are shunned for their profession. For people that kill other people, there is a special place in hell for them. I also love your narrative skills! Keep up the great work!!!
Love updates on these cold cases, but please drop the music, it makes hearing the commentary so hard
There’s no more better satisfaction than the last couple of years with this DNA familial ancestry matching, justice served to a lot of NOW SIXTY-year-old perverts and killers. It’s great to see them get locked up for the rest of their lives. Great job on this channel, keep those type of videos coming. Cases solved like this are the best.
#BEST investigative page!!! 👥🔍🤔💭🏆
The man who matched the sex worker could say he was just a John before the man that killed her. Right?
Not when he proclaimed to not know her, never set foot in the crime scene and never had sex with any woman in the Minnesota area when his DNAwas on the towel, washcloth and bathroom where she was found...which is what the narrator stated in the telling of the case.
In the third case, his children must have been so ashamed
thank you to all those responsible for the development and use of advanced forensic techniques from scientists to investigators and the public for their continued use of services that contribute to solving crimes especially when the perpetrator is not in the crime databases.
It seems like every time I hear about a murderer in Maine, they live in the Lewiston/Auburn area. It's scary because I have a lot of elderly family there.
Good episode. Please make more of these solved cases episodes.
Loving your findings. Thank you!
Very good
But will this dna gathering method survive a Supreme Court challenge? Ged match has a opt-out clause now.if they thought letting law enforcement upload dna before why did they change it now?
Keep up the fantastic work you do on these videos.
Love the channel
WHY aren't other cases solved by this method-WHEN THEY HAVE DNA??!!
Remember, there are probably millions of cases that all fifty states are working on. Also, keep in mind that in some cases the samples might be too damaged to be viable, are non-existent or lost.
Deoxyribonucleic acid, the gift that keeps on giving.
What about the security guard roommate in the first case, could he also be involved?
5:25 disgusting waste of space
All those awful men have such cold, awful eyes.
The lawyer that said his client was innocents slogan is: dazzle them with brilliance or baffle them with bullshit. DNA made him use the second half.
My god! How many monsters are there??? Too many.....too many. 🤢
Love your voice! Uploads daily please!🥰😍
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As of July 2024, Steven Downs is serving 75 years in prison. His scheduled release date is Feb 14, 2069 when he will be 94 years old.
I think the caliber of handgun you’re referring to is an H&R .32, not .22. The Harrington & Richardson company, no longer in business, took the ordinary .32 revolver cartridge and made it more powerful as the .32 H&R Magnum. Magnum refers to a longer cartridge packed with more gunpowder to shoot the same size bullet with more velocity, for example the .357 Magnum is the same bullet as the .38 Special but more powerful (the bullet itself is actually .357 inches in diameter, not .38 🤷♂️). A .32 H&R Magnum will also shoot ordinary .32 rounds, some variations of which are pretty tame, and this could explain why no one reported hearing gunshots in the dorm.
Whoa I am early. Thanks for the video.
This testing is such a valuable tool to solve these murders. I'm as glad as I can be that these killers and sadists are brought to justice. These men who tirture and kill and prey upon women should NEVER be allowed out of prison. They don't get better with time, they just get worse.
With all due respect, I find the music very irritating and distracting.
Your research and reporting are fantastic!!!
I love these genetic-match cases. Good job reporting on it.
Every unsolved crime especially cold cases should be tested this way
Roy Charles Waller's trial began on October 19, and on November 18, 2020, Waller was convicted of 46 counts of rape, sodomy and kidnapping involving nine victims. On December 18, Waller was sentenced to 897 years to life in prison.
Could you give updates?
very satisfying to see the guilty brought to justice
The Upton case doesn't seem to have any major media hits. I don't know why but my instincts are that Guerrero looks like a hit man and therefore Upton has some kind of link to something nefarious. Its kind of strange when there is no easily accessible data on a case. This looks like a great case for deep research to unveil the hidden facts. :)
It’s great when they have established some kind of normal life for themselves; family, job etc, and then.....BOOM!!....that knock on the door - justice comes calling............
Imagine realizing that the only reason you exist is because they didn't catch your scumbag parent when the crime took place....
Never give these animals a name ,they are who they are ! Creepy guys like This yet off on this crap then do things they want to by won't yet naming gives them a new identity which will fo their sick bidding! These guys are extremely dangerous and are sick in a sense! Scary stuff guys you've done a wonderful job telling us these cases. Thank you love and light from NZ.
That they're able to have normal jobs and be killing someone too is unbelievable! I don't see what it profits them cause they will be eating awful food and people thinks they won't get caught. Their carelessness catches them Everytime!
I like your voice
YEZZZZ..so you see killers..your not going to get away from hiding a body or getting away with it..!!! DNA is PROMISING !!!!AMEN,, and may THESE BODIES REST IN PEACE *AND JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED..WHY BECAUSE THE DARKNESS MATTERS~
Longer more in depth videos would be amazing...
If they extradite that one pervert to Alaska they’ll have to take him by train.
I almost moved into that address in the early 90s but had bought a house instead bc there was a recession and real estate was cheap.
I think Westrom will get off. His trial is set for March 22. He'll claim he was one of her clients and be acquitted
I love seeing them catch the bad guys even if it takes years. I wonder about the familial dna system they use ? if it's legal to investigate family members who are innocent of crimes (but have similar dna )without probable cause. I don't know if there is a constitutional rights violation there or not?
phoenix yeah I guess it's to be expected
While DNA goes a long way to pointing to the offender there have been questionable cases. One of which a man was fingered by DNA for a cold case but the DNA of a criminal behind bars was also fingered but the trouble was he would have been 3 at the time.. I 'll see if I can locate that story (very old one)
@Carol Bogdanowitz I think so. I do remember the victim was looking for a ride home from college and her demise happened during that ride.. I believe it was spring break(I think this happened in the 70s). The guy convicted was married with children and from what I understand was an otherwise upstanding citizen.
Did it match him exactly? It could have been a partial match to him and was therefore on of his relatives.
@@muls9571 I am not sure about that but the fact that a criminals DNA was also discovered, who would have been 3 at the time of the crime, makes one really question the quality of the testing that was done. Moreover, I don't understand with that sort of significant inconsistency how the case would have gone anywhere.
Saw the Thumbnail and wondered what the hell *TOM HANKS* has to do with Cold Case Murder
Too bad 123&Me and other companies charge so much.
The day of the serial killer has come to a end. I hope they all know that. They will either stop or never start or they will make sure nothing is left behind. Maybe burn crime scenes down??? "Jean was a sex worker who would bring men back to her place". Hun, just say in-calls.
justjess1986 because that would be wrong. In-call is the John comes to them, at their home or place they work out of. Out-call is the hooker comes to them. She properly identified that the worker was in her home and not a motel/hotel
I find these cold case files very interesting.
Thank God we don’t live in Mexico where only 5% of crimes are even prosecuted.
Why don’t you also post the cold case reports in a separate playlist.