
How New DNA Sleuthing Can Expose Dangerous Killers—and You
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
The Disappearing Spoon: A Science History Podcast
Tanya von Kielenberg and Jay Cook were murdered in 1987. The only clue was the killer's semen, which was found on Tanya. Despite what you might have seen in movies, DNA by itself is useless to find a killer. To find a killer, you have to match DNA to someone in a crime database.
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