Erin Moriarty

You cannot. And that's why in this case, those bloody footprints became so important. You know, normally it would be a genetic genealogy case. This was a bloody footprint case. And the prosecution said whoever left their footprints in her blood had to be either there at the time of the murder or right afterwards. And so...

You cannot. And that's why in this case, those bloody footprints became so important. You know, normally it would be a genetic genealogy case. This was a bloody footprint case. And the prosecution said whoever left their footprints in her blood had to be either there at the time of the murder or right afterwards. And so...

You cannot. And that's why in this case, those bloody footprints became so important. You know, normally it would be a genetic genealogy case. This was a bloody footprint case. And the prosecution said whoever left their footprints in her blood had to be either there at the time of the murder or right afterwards. And so...

If those footprints match the person whose DNA was found in that apartment, that was a pretty good indication that that person could be the killer.

If those footprints match the person whose DNA was found in that apartment, that was a pretty good indication that that person could be the killer.

If those footprints match the person whose DNA was found in that apartment, that was a pretty good indication that that person could be the killer.

You know, that case inspired investigators all over the country. Yes. And they were inspired even to use the same genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter. I had met her on a story I was doing for Sunday Morning. And she's such an interesting woman. She was a patent lawyer, but she also had a Ph.D. in biology. And she loved to do because this woman has this amazing brain.

You know, that case inspired investigators all over the country. Yes. And they were inspired even to use the same genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter. I had met her on a story I was doing for Sunday Morning. And she's such an interesting woman. She was a patent lawyer, but she also had a Ph.D. in biology. And she loved to do because this woman has this amazing brain.

You know, that case inspired investigators all over the country. Yes. And they were inspired even to use the same genealogist, Barbara Rae Venter. I had met her on a story I was doing for Sunday Morning. And she's such an interesting woman. She was a patent lawyer, but she also had a Ph.D. in biology. And she loved to do because this woman has this amazing brain.

Her hobby was to do these family trees. And That's how she got involved in the Golden State Killer case. So now she does these cases, and she took that profile that I mentioned that had been found both in the bedroom and the bathroom, and she uploaded it to the genealogy sites, including MyHeritage.com.

Her hobby was to do these family trees. And That's how she got involved in the Golden State Killer case. So now she does these cases, and she took that profile that I mentioned that had been found both in the bedroom and the bathroom, and she uploaded it to the genealogy sites, including MyHeritage.com.

Her hobby was to do these family trees. And That's how she got involved in the Golden State Killer case. So now she does these cases, and she took that profile that I mentioned that had been found both in the bedroom and the bathroom, and she uploaded it to the genealogy sites, including MyHeritage.com.

And she was able to build out a family tree and came up with two suspects who happened to be brothers. And then... She picked Jerry because the DNA profile indicated that it belonged to someone with brown eyes. And Jerry Westrom had brown eyes. But more important probably, I think, for investigators was Jerry Westrom had a history of soliciting sex workers.

And she was able to build out a family tree and came up with two suspects who happened to be brothers. And then... She picked Jerry because the DNA profile indicated that it belonged to someone with brown eyes. And Jerry Westrom had brown eyes. But more important probably, I think, for investigators was Jerry Westrom had a history of soliciting sex workers.

And she was able to build out a family tree and came up with two suspects who happened to be brothers. And then... She picked Jerry because the DNA profile indicated that it belonged to someone with brown eyes. And Jerry Westrom had brown eyes. But more important probably, I think, for investigators was Jerry Westrom had a history of soliciting sex workers.

And so that made him a suspect in this case. And remember, it's just it's just a piece of evidence at this point. You know, at this point, Jerry Westrom now is just a suspect. Right. Because they can't bring any charges based on what Barbara Rae Venter finds out.

And so that made him a suspect in this case. And remember, it's just it's just a piece of evidence at this point. You know, at this point, Jerry Westrom now is just a suspect. Right. Because they can't bring any charges based on what Barbara Rae Venter finds out.

And so that made him a suspect in this case. And remember, it's just it's just a piece of evidence at this point. You know, at this point, Jerry Westrom now is just a suspect. Right. Because they can't bring any charges based on what Barbara Rae Venter finds out.

She gives them these names and then she has no idea what happens after that till they call her and say whether they've arrested a person or not. So, you know, what they have to do at that point is they've got to get a real DNA sample from that person and then see if that matches the unknown DNA in the crime scene. They have to do that or they can't take this case to court.

She gives them these names and then she has no idea what happens after that till they call her and say whether they've arrested a person or not. So, you know, what they have to do at that point is they've got to get a real DNA sample from that person and then see if that matches the unknown DNA in the crime scene. They have to do that or they can't take this case to court.