Josh Mankiewicz
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So you look at the panoply of information that is available out there on commercial DNA websites to see whether you can find family members. And then you kind of work backwards from their third, fourth, fifth cousin.
So you look at the panoply of information that is available out there on commercial DNA websites to see whether you can find family members. And then you kind of work backwards from their third, fourth, fifth cousin.
If anybody wants to look at their own DNA on a site like 23andMe or Ancestry, you specifically check some box and say, I want to make sure that that is uploaded and available to other people. And that way, I'll be able to find cousins or relatives that I don't know about. And so that's what this was. This is information that people have chosen to make public about themselves.
If anybody wants to look at their own DNA on a site like 23andMe or Ancestry, you specifically check some box and say, I want to make sure that that is uploaded and available to other people. And that way, I'll be able to find cousins or relatives that I don't know about. And so that's what this was. This is information that people have chosen to make public about themselves.
It seems very personal to me. I'm not sure I'd do it. I did one of these once. You did, huh? Yeah. And it says on there, by the way, like, get ready for when this comes because it may reveal things to you that you don't know.
It seems very personal to me. I'm not sure I'd do it. I did one of these once. You did, huh? Yeah. And it says on there, by the way, like, get ready for when this comes because it may reveal things to you that you don't know.
And I have no pulse. That's exactly right. When I did it, by the time I did it, the Golden State killer case had been solved. And so I just thought, well, I should do it for that reason. I wasn't actually looking forward to, you know, meeting any relatives that I hadn't met. But I did it just for the sort of law enforcement reason that every little bit of information helps.
And I have no pulse. That's exactly right. When I did it, by the time I did it, the Golden State killer case had been solved. And so I just thought, well, I should do it for that reason. I wasn't actually looking forward to, you know, meeting any relatives that I hadn't met. But I did it just for the sort of law enforcement reason that every little bit of information helps.
Like in cases like this and other murders that you and I have covered, it can make an enormous difference.
Like in cases like this and other murders that you and I have covered, it can make an enormous difference.
When we come back, we have an extra clip from the DNA Doe Project co-founder, Margaret Press.
When we come back, we have an extra clip from the DNA Doe Project co-founder, Margaret Press.
We're going to listen to some more of Keith's interview with the DNA Doe Project co-founder, Margaret Press. And she's going to talk about what got her interested in the cases of people like Lavender Doe, Jane and John Doe cases.
We're going to listen to some more of Keith's interview with the DNA Doe Project co-founder, Margaret Press. And she's going to talk about what got her interested in the cases of people like Lavender Doe, Jane and John Doe cases.
I actually remember that case in Lompoc, California, because my grandfather used to live in Lompoc, yeah, in a trailer. Interesting guy. I love that she was inspired by Sue Grafton. My favorite of the Sue Grafton series, by the way, is K is for Keith.
I actually remember that case in Lompoc, California, because my grandfather used to live in Lompoc, yeah, in a trailer. Interesting guy. I love that she was inspired by Sue Grafton. My favorite of the Sue Grafton series, by the way, is K is for Keith.
Yeah, not a well-known novel, but underappreciated. One of her best. Yeah, underappreciated, let me just say. So it took 12 years. To give Lavender Doe a proper name, even after her killer had confessed to killing her.
Yeah, not a well-known novel, but underappreciated. One of her best. Yeah, underappreciated, let me just say. So it took 12 years. To give Lavender Doe a proper name, even after her killer had confessed to killing her.