California police working on DNA match for Zodiac Killer

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California police working on DNA match for Zodiac Killer
Poyser says the department is working with a private lab to try to obtain a full DNA profile from saliva on the envelopes' flaps and stamps. Results are expected in the next few weeks.
Author: Associated Press
Published: 9:23 AM PDT May 3, 2018
Updated: 10:30 AM PDT May 3, 2018
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/california/california-police-working-on-dna-match-for-zodiac-killer/103-548449985

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Detectives in Northern California are trying to get a DNA profile on the Zodiac Killer to find him with the family-tree tracing technology investigators used to make a recent arrest in another decades-old case.

Vallejo police Detective Terry Poyser tells the Sacramento Bee his agency has submitted two envelopes that contained letters from the Zodiac Killer for DNA analysis.

The recently developed technology was used to arrest Joseph DeAngelo, the alleged Golden State Killer.

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[ABX]

Has anyone seen Ted Cruz today?

[Sanguine]

Yeah, this is going to be used more and more.  Obviously, if it tracks down a killer it's good.  On the other hand, there is no privacy left.  None.

[Sanguine]

Has anyone seen Ted Cruz today?

I don't think he's old enough.  Had to be his father.

[ABX]

I don't think he's old enough.  Had to be his father.

You are just part of the conspiracy covering for him.

https://www.gq.com/story/ted-cruz-loves-soup-zodiac-killer-maybe

[Oceander]

Yeah, this is going to be used more and more.  Obviously, if it tracks down a killer it's good.  On the other hand, there is no privacy left.  None.

There was no privacy because all of the people when put their dna up on this site gave any privacy in their dna up voluntarily. 

[Sanguine]

There was no privacy because all of the people when put their dna up on this site gave any privacy in their dna up voluntarily.

But, guess what?  If they are related to you, and most of us are though distantly, they can find you too.

[Oceander]

But, guess what?  If they are related to you, and most of us are though distantly, they can find you too.

By how?  Using publicly available information, that’s how.  This whole privacy agonizing over this case is a silly charade.

If you want that connection kept private then you should be outlawing what the company and the other private citizens did, not whinging on about what the cops did with publicly available information. 

[Sanguine]

By how?  Using publicly available information, that’s how.  This whole privacy agonizing over this case is a silly charade.

If you want that connection kept private then you should be outlawing what the company and the other private citizens did, not whinging on about what the cops did with publicly available information.

Ummmm, I'm not whinging about it. Not sure where you got that.