Juju Chang

It's been remarkable to see.

And it was great to just meet her.

I mean, it was a fascinating DNA chain of events, right?

I mean, obviously, when Debbie Dorian is killed, they find a DNA sample there of the murderer.

Then a couple years later in Visalia, there's a string of sexual assaults.

And that DNA that was collected from Jane Doe number one, from Beth, became the case-to-case match.

And that is what kept the case hot.

Because as investigators said, they never gave up.

They ran 146 samples.

They were trying to solve the case.

Once they did that, they did the John Doe warrant, which put an end to the statute of limitations.

But then came, after years and years and years, something as you referred to as the genetic genealogy investigation.

And what that does, it allows investigators, like in the Golden State killer trial, they are able to look at DNA samples beyond CODIS and look at the family tree of people who have uploaded DNA samples and said, okay, you can use my DNA sample for law enforcement.

Yeah.

And bingo, they were able to, within days, compile a family tree based on the genetic samples and find who was living in this area, who matches this description, who matches this age.

Bingo.

We think we have our man.

And what this case shows is what we see a lot in true crime, right?

Which is monsters among us.

People who are literally hiding in plain sight that you would walk by in the mall and not necessarily take issue.