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One Year: Ann Arbor's DNA Dragnet

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Thestre Van Aaron, a Serial Rapist

Police in anne arbor were baffled by a series of rapes and murders. The only real evidence the police had was the serial rapists dna. They believed that large scale genetic testing was their best chance to catch him. Police drew blood from five thousand 511 men, none of whom matched the killer. But they caught him months later when they discovered he'd hidden his identity so as not to share his genetic material.

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