10 DNA Breakthroughs In Cold Cases

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  • It took years, but these Cold Cases have finally been closed. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for cold cases that remained unsolved for years until DNA breakthroughs yielded unexpected revelations. Our countdown of cold cases with shocking DNA breakthroughs includes Lady of the Dunes, Bear Brook Murders, The BTK Killer, and more! Did we miss any cold cases with surprising DNA breakthroughs? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  22 дні тому +17

    Did we miss any cold cases with surprising DNA breakthroughs? Let us know in the comments!
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    • @whitleysdollhouse877
      @whitleysdollhouse877 21 день тому

      Yes, all of them

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 21 день тому +1

      Um your 2nd to the last. You show Bill Cosby and some of his victims while saying another man's name.
      You made that confusing for anyone who doesn't know who Bill Cosby is.

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 21 день тому +4

      You say Joseph James D'Angelo and show Bill Cosby. Someone didn't do their homework.

    • @thecostumelady123
      @thecostumelady123 21 день тому +3

      @watchmojo You have an error @11:02. Bill Cosby instead of the Golden State Killer.

    • @jrey800
      @jrey800 21 день тому +2

      how the fuck did you go from golden state killer to bill cosby and statue of limitations?!

  • @Jeremiah_Rivers76
    @Jeremiah_Rivers76 21 день тому +143

    Did anyone else’s head turn when they saw Bill Cosby in the pick for the Golden State Killer?

    • @shayd1984triton
      @shayd1984triton 20 днів тому +14

      I'm glad someone else noticed that! Lousy editing on their part.

    • @aaronrichards9313
      @aaronrichards9313 20 днів тому +6

      Was it SA victims of Cosby talking during that, also?

    • @Avaa-vanilla995
      @Avaa-vanilla995 20 днів тому +5

      YES. I was so confused.

    • @debraphillips9175
      @debraphillips9175 20 днів тому +5

      Who edits the videos for Watchmojo? I was confused what Bill Cosby had to do with the GSK.

    • @MAGiCALxQWERTY
      @MAGiCALxQWERTY 19 днів тому +3

      I literally rewatched that part 4 times because I was so confused

  • @glennwelsh9784
    @glennwelsh9784 21 день тому +201

    11:01 What does Bill Cosby's crimes have to do with the Golden State Killer?

    • @CR_Gaming_Collectibles
      @CR_Gaming_Collectibles 21 день тому +31

      Yeah
      I was wondering the same
      Watchmojo you prolly need to fix this before a lawsuit happens

    • @olgamountain9904
      @olgamountain9904 21 день тому +19

      That confused me as well.

    • @spazztic1203
      @spazztic1203 21 день тому +22

      I am sooooo glad someone else picked up on this!! I was soooo confused!!!!

    • @DyonDawson
      @DyonDawson 21 день тому +16

      Literally…. I was like wth?

    • @AnthonyJohnson-jp3ht
      @AnthonyJohnson-jp3ht 21 день тому

      You how white people move When something bothers them... They move weird
      Look at the celebration they had when OJ passed.

  • @Warren-fh7cb007
    @Warren-fh7cb007 21 день тому +116

    You accidentally played a clip of bill Cosby not DeAngelo

    • @afletch3845
      @afletch3845 21 день тому +9

      😂😂😅, I was so confused thinking the video changed on me

    • @1980dec4life
      @1980dec4life 20 днів тому +3

      It was no accident

    • @HDNoll
      @HDNoll 20 днів тому +2

      I thought I changed the video 😅

    • @mimi2the4
      @mimi2the4 20 днів тому +1

      That's standard for mojo

    • @aoinatafanboy84
      @aoinatafanboy84 20 днів тому +3

      Im thinking what the hell does Bill Cosby have to do with this?

  • @mytruecrimelibrary
    @mytruecrimelibrary 21 день тому +68

    Forensic genealogy is such a game changer, it's amazing how they can solve cold cases and identify human remains. So cool.

    • @NecrOphelia747
      @NecrOphelia747 21 день тому +8

      I agree! I was telling my kids yesterday how badass it’s going to be too see cases get solved and people brought to, as much as possible in this life, justice!

    • @robpolaris5002
      @robpolaris5002 20 днів тому +2

      Eventually everyone or a relative will be in that database and every murder victim can be identified. Same with any dna at crime scenes.

    • @ChristoAbrie
      @ChristoAbrie 20 днів тому +2

      And yet, some people still don't know how to use their blinker

    • @mrhumble2937
      @mrhumble2937 20 днів тому +2

      Yea gonna be difficult for the serial killers of the future.

    • @richardwheeler6115
      @richardwheeler6115 15 днів тому

      ​@@ChristoAbrieDon't give up, you will get it.👍

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 21 день тому +40

    When one spouse doesn't report the other one missing thats an immediate red flag

  • @kathygarlits3135
    @kathygarlits3135 21 день тому +32

    Why was there a clip about Bill Cosby in a video about DNA breakthrough that Solved Cold Cases? It popped up in the middle of The Golden State Killer segment.

    • @dassinefaye
      @dassinefaye 21 день тому +2

      And the inserted news clip said, “accusing the legendary comedian of abuse” and had the woman from the case’s photographs. This is very strange work here

    • @Loveroffood41
      @Loveroffood41 20 днів тому +1

      I know, right?

  • @ricardorodriguez4112
    @ricardorodriguez4112 21 день тому +17

    Whoever edited this video messed up lol

  • @DwightSchrute85
    @DwightSchrute85 20 днів тому +12

    For a second I thought you were gonna say DeAngelo was innocent and Bill Cosby was the real golden state killer

  • @blooveymcgrady
    @blooveymcgrady 21 день тому +15

    Creating an in image of what someone could look like based off of their dna, and then catching said criminal is some truly wild stuff.

  • @obcdeat
    @obcdeat 21 день тому +19

    Why is there a clip of Bill Cosby and what he did (11:01 to 11:34) instead of the golden state killer? AI doing the watch mojo videos now?

  • @radonato
    @radonato 21 день тому +16

    WTF was the Cosby B roll in there for?

  • @BrianaCunningham
    @BrianaCunningham 21 день тому +7

    So happy these families finally got answers for their loved ones. ❤

  • @TightyWhiteyTrash
    @TightyWhiteyTrash 20 днів тому +3

    As a true crime junkie, *I always love these true crime stories WM posts* 🤙🏼

  • @kmutindi88
    @kmutindi88 21 день тому +19

    Wtf us bill cosby doing in this?

  • @jennifer_m.8613
    @jennifer_m.8613 21 день тому +12

    Little Joseph Zarelli's parents' names were not released at the time of his identification. Heres hoping that the people responsible for his death receive justice - if not in this life, in the next life

  • @LostDime
    @LostDime 21 день тому +11

    How did nobody there catch the Cosby clips??? Seriously, bad editing.

  • @zionavey1673
    @zionavey1673 21 день тому +10

    Cosby is no Deangelo.

  • @victorwinters36
    @victorwinters36 21 день тому +8

    I was confused about the Golden State Killer. Since when did he have to do wih Bill Crosby?

  • @muningningdakat4132
    @muningningdakat4132 21 день тому +10

    Technology really does make breakthroughs...

  • @LeoMark21
    @LeoMark21 21 день тому

    This is dope. Looking forward to upcoming videos.

  • @davidalfaro1429
    @davidalfaro1429 21 день тому +2

    Thanks watchmojo ❤

  • @afletch3845
    @afletch3845 21 день тому +4

    The Comedian 😅😅😅😅 number 2 is hilarious 😂

  • @MrWescottX
    @MrWescottX 21 день тому +6

    So SAD for each cold case 😢

  • @peterwale6821
    @peterwale6821 21 день тому +6

    Just finished rewatching Dexter this afternoon.
    *Edit* There's some seriously messed up people in the world

  • @pumkiinboo1
    @pumkiinboo1 20 днів тому

    I totally wanna voice one of these videos!!! :) Love your videos!

  • @multiyapples
    @multiyapples 11 годин тому

    I’m glad that the breakthroughs came but I wish these crimes were never committed. Rest in peace to those that passed away.

  • @pdmullgirl
    @pdmullgirl 10 днів тому

    I’ve always been into forensics. I told my husband I hoped they would find out who “ the boy in the box” was. And they did!! I’m so happy about that! Now if they can just find out who his killer(s) were. That would just be the icing on the cake!
    ❤️💜💚

  • @whitleysdollhouse877
    @whitleysdollhouse877 21 день тому +2

    Thank goodness for Forensic Genealogy, Forensic Science for solving these cold cases from years ago, especially number one and I want the Forensic Genealogy, Forensic Science to crack another case from 15 years ago

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 21 день тому +5

    The lady of the dunes case isn't entirely solved because no one has yet ever been convicted of her murder

  • @tylergoodman3560
    @tylergoodman3560 21 день тому +6

    Technology sure has evolved. 🎉

  • @dassinefaye
    @dassinefaye 21 день тому +4

    I’m gonna repeat what everyone with sense is saying, why is Bill Cosby inserted in along with the Golden State Killer?! You guys should fix that, very weird

  • @compeau8
    @compeau8 21 день тому +2

    Why is Cosby in here 😂

  • @themirrorsofmymind
    @themirrorsofmymind 21 день тому +2

    @ 11:01 Six hours after this video was posted and quite a few viewers pointed it out, images of (and video related to) Bill Cosby still appear in the segment about The Golden State Killer... 😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣

  • @jilaynephillips7665
    @jilaynephillips7665 21 день тому +3

    What's up with the Cosby footage in the middle of the GSK story?

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 21 день тому +5

    There's no case on here linked to Bill Cosby so what's the point in showing him

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 21 день тому

      it called example

    • @susannpatton2893
      @susannpatton2893 21 день тому +2

      ​@jimbo9208 it's called poor editing and that no one. I mean no one bothered to actually research whom and what they were putting on

    • @themirrorsofmymind
      @themirrorsofmymind 21 день тому

      @@jimbo9208 *Do you know who Bill Cosby is?*

  • @Zola_6
    @Zola_6 21 день тому +1

    What’s with Bill Cosby being shown during the golden state killer ??? 😭😆🙈

  • @thomasm.longiii3752
    @thomasm.longiii3752 21 день тому +1

    I would hope that they can break through this cold case one day, the Morgan Nick case.

  • @davinp
    @davinp 20 днів тому

    The Jay Cook story was featured on Unsolved Mysteries hosted by Robert Stack but remained unsolved for decades until DNA

  • @jadepixie2719
    @jadepixie2719 21 день тому +3

    11:04 wow 😮 I’d no idea 🤷‍♂️ that Bill Crosby was Golden state killer! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @multiyapples
      @multiyapples 11 годин тому

      Watchmojo mentioned it was an editing error.

  • @Ave_Rage_Joe
    @Ave_Rage_Joe 19 днів тому

    The Stephanie Lazarus case definitely should be on this list.

  • @jskelly1979
    @jskelly1979 21 день тому

    I seriously thought that was Young Sheldon when the video started!

  • @shop99er
    @shop99er 21 день тому +2

    There's a Statute of Limitations on Murder???

  • @michaelgallagher3640
    @michaelgallagher3640 21 день тому +1

    BTK's arrogance got him caught

  • @Mndz113
    @Mndz113 20 днів тому +1

    11:31 was this an accidental Bill Cosby slip in the midst of Golden State entry?

  • @aero8413
    @aero8413 14 днів тому

    Patton Oswalt did great work on the Golden State Killer case 👍

  • @lisah8748
    @lisah8748 19 днів тому +2

    You need to fix the Golden State Killer section of this video. You show transcript and images from the Bill Cosby case. Do better!

  • @lukethegoldenminecart1297
    @lukethegoldenminecart1297 21 день тому +1

    Id argue the use of Prince Philip's blood to identify the Romanovs was a breakthrough

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 21 день тому +4

    Were the people that dropped Holly at the church investigated i feel that they might have had something to do with her parents death

  • @josephlawrence685
    @josephlawrence685 21 день тому

    I’m always worried that all these cases will get overturned somehow

  • @aoinatafanboy84
    @aoinatafanboy84 20 днів тому

    Cold Case did an episode similar to the number 1. Granted there are multiple ones that fit that. I just remember that one specifically because his mother was a nun

  • @rchatell
    @rchatell 21 день тому +2

    Good for you for using the word "thrice." A bold choice. We need more usage of thrice.

  • @zdslmn
    @zdslmn 20 днів тому

    Golden State Killer and Cosby in the same segment?! You're gonna have to re-edit this

  • @BuccaneerBruce
    @BuccaneerBruce 21 день тому

    Barbie Blatnik is one of many.

  • @uhdudewhy7980
    @uhdudewhy7980 13 днів тому

    While watching this I couldn't help but think of the Zodiac Killer who I think is Earl Van Best Jr. Best is buried in Mexico and I think the San Francisco PD has evidence containing the Zodiac's DNA. No one has bothered to do anything about it.

  • @janellevonada7516
    @janellevonada7516 21 день тому +2

    The golden state killer was a cop...

  • @DaedalFactotem
    @DaedalFactotem 21 день тому

    0:10 Young Sheldon Cooper has a podcast?

  • @susannpatton2893
    @susannpatton2893 21 день тому +2

    Um....James D'Angelo and show Bill Cosby and his victims. Someone needs to re edit this video pronto

  • @missydehart6920
    @missydehart6920 17 днів тому

    The Golden State killer was a “legendary comedian “? What?

  • @raulmikel.6814
    @raulmikel.6814 20 днів тому +1

    ther`s a intern that`s gona be fired !

  • @yoyoshi95
    @yoyoshi95 21 день тому

    Does the V/O sounds off to anyone else? It’s just when the narrator is talking. The clips without it are fine.

  • @vasemantwist
    @vasemantwist 19 днів тому

    1 day and only 50k views. Fell off fr 💀💀

    • @vasemantwist
      @vasemantwist 19 днів тому

      shut up hater, i bet u sniff grass

  • @Brown87
    @Brown87 20 днів тому

    Where did he "fume"? 🤔

  • @Quezonol
    @Quezonol 21 день тому +1

    Cosby?

  • @journeysalkebulan
    @journeysalkebulan 21 день тому +6

    Why the fck is Bill Cosby being shown in a case that had nothing to do with him? 👎🏾😡🤯

  • @jaredquinney204
    @jaredquinney204 21 день тому

    What an awesome thing to see

  • @irawilliams343
    @irawilliams343 21 день тому

    This is a benefit of the evolution of technology

  • @CandiceVidito
    @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +3

    Cue Attention Seekers in 3 2 1

  • @beaufonville4454
    @beaufonville4454 20 днів тому

    Where's the "Top 20 Best Supervillain Teams" video?! #WatchMojo

  • @eshep71
    @eshep71 21 день тому

    There goes detective drama TV.
    In 10 years, anything but genealogy to solve a crime will seem old school... except for the beatings.

  • @kriscynical
    @kriscynical 21 день тому +1

    The fuck, Mojo? With 25M+ subs there's no excuse for the Cosby errors in this video. It shows that NOBODY proof watched this before it was uploaded! You HAVE the staff to do that with the number of videos you're pumping out every single day. 🤨

  • @purplerocks29
    @purplerocks29 8 днів тому

    The quality was not there with this video. Besides the Bill Cosby clip. I’m surprised more people aren’t commenting on the quality. The voiceover sounds bad and they can’t say genealogy and it was just edited weird.

  • @christigmc
    @christigmc 20 днів тому

    Won’t surprise me if Zodiac’s identity is revealed through genetic genealogy.

  • @ferox965
    @ferox965 21 день тому +1

    You need to fix the video.

  • @kimberlycoleman2071
    @kimberlycoleman2071 16 днів тому

    The fact that the Cosby clips are still included in the Golden State Killer segment 4 days after upload is just sad. WatchMojo, take down the video, fix the editing, and re-upload it. Choosing to ignore the numerous comments just shows you don't care about the content you put out or your audience.

  • @manoftheusajones5147
    @manoftheusajones5147 21 день тому

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  • @leonardolim8976
    @leonardolim8976 21 день тому

    Golden State killer I'm guessing

  • @courtneysmith9159
    @courtneysmith9159 21 день тому

    BTK died of a heart attack in prison

    • @dassinefaye
      @dassinefaye 21 день тому +1

      Naw he’s 79 still living off taxpayers money in prison, unfortunately

  • @manoftheusajones5147
    @manoftheusajones5147 21 день тому

    TOP 10 Ugliest Roboys

  • @jorgeadairramos7469
    @jorgeadairramos7469 21 день тому +1

    Hello good afternoon 😮😮😮😮😮

  • @edan1925
    @edan1925 20 днів тому

    bill cosby is the golden state killer 😳

  • @Supersina-rq6si
    @Supersina-rq6si 21 день тому

    Damm

  • @ROCKONplaceboforever
    @ROCKONplaceboforever 20 днів тому

    Good video and thank God for DNA testing 🙏

  • @samplethetruth
    @samplethetruth 21 день тому +1

    WTF is the video edited properly?

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 21 день тому

      what wrong with any of it

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +2

      Don't like it don't watch. No one wants to listen to you complaining

    • @Tyrone181
      @Tyrone181 19 днів тому

      ​@@jimbo9208 11:00

    • @Tyrone181
      @Tyrone181 19 днів тому

      ​@@jimbo9208 11:01

  • @wendyolmstead8459
    @wendyolmstead8459 21 день тому +2

    Do better WatchMojo! You have a bad edit during the Golden State Killer segment. It shows parts of a Bill Cosby episode.

  • @furkanbozdag8198
    @furkanbozdag8198 21 день тому

    The same question is also directed too candice and jumbo

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +1

      Why are you crying again

  • @King.Cinephile
    @King.Cinephile 21 день тому

    ⁉️

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +1

      Spam bot

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +2

      Spamming emojis yet again?

    • @furkanbozdag8198
      @furkanbozdag8198 21 день тому

      Nice emoji man

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +1

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  • @roncur
    @roncur 21 день тому

    First

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +4

      It is irrelevant cause you get nothing for it

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +3

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    • @roncur
      @roncur 21 день тому

      @@CandiceViditoy u so mad ?

    • @King.Cinephile
      @King.Cinephile 21 день тому

      @@roncur they're 🤖's

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 21 день тому +4

      @@roncur why cant you handle the truth

  • @gwiz592
    @gwiz592 21 день тому +1

    4 views damn im early

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +4

      It is irrelevant cause you get nothing for it

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 21 день тому +4

      no one asked or cares

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +2

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    • @tiger31623
      @tiger31623 21 день тому

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    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 21 день тому +4

      @@tiger31623 why do you supporting spam/bots

  • @Funny.Man101
    @Funny.Man101 21 день тому +2

    Why are snails bad at racing?
    They’re sluggish

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +5

      Speaking of Attention Seekers: You're still not funny

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +4

      Your jokes are pointless comment spam

    • @shikiriki_the_death_tree
      @shikiriki_the_death_tree 21 день тому +5

      Speaking of sluggish, so are you, cause you don't seem to be a fast listener.

    • @King.Cinephile
      @King.Cinephile 21 день тому +1

      @shikiriki_the_death_tree are you a slow to understand to scroll down and not b*tch about his jokes?

    • @CandiceVidito
      @CandiceVidito 21 день тому +3

      @@King.Cinephile Same could be said about you kid

  • @corymorimacori1059
    @corymorimacori1059 21 день тому +3

    “Now let me break it down cause there’s more than him, he ain’t a Bezos his real name is Jorgensen! But daddy loves unicycles more than, so he rolled down that’s a blue origin!” Mansa Musa

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    @furkanbozdag8198 21 день тому

    Good night tiger and king chapelle

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      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +2

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      @furkanbozdag8198 21 день тому

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    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 21 день тому +1

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