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Familial DNA Testing Nabs Alleged Serial Killer
cremeglace writes "A quarter-century of conventional detective work failed to track down the killer responsible for the deaths of at least 10 young women in south Los Angeles dating back to the mid-1980s. But a discarded piece of pizza and a relatively new method of DNA testing has finally cracked the case, police announced last week. On July 7, L.A. police arrested Lonnie Franklin Jr., 57, a former garage attendant and sanitation worker they suspect is the serial killer nicknamed the 'Grim Sleeper.' The key evidence? A match between crime-scene DNA and the suspect's son, obtained by a search through the state's data bank of DNA collected from 1.3 million convicted felons."
I feel like Topper from Dilbert here but there is a senior NZ Police Officer from Manurewa district that is a serial murderer (he is still an active police officer). Following is a description of the guy... (from http://nzpoliceandserialkiller.blogspot.com/2010/07/nz-police-senior-police-officer-and.html)
He is a senior Police Officer connected with Manurewa district. Person is a male in his 50's. Good looking, greying hair. Lives on a farm near Manurewa. Has a swing or some kind of couch on his back porch. Seems to have access to Police intelligence and police IT resources. Height about 5' 9". Has a wife also good looking. Both are caucasian. Wife used to have white hair cut short in a sort of bowl shape. Wife also in 50's. Good looking. Clear skin. Very wealthy. From back porch of their house you can see lights of what looks like suburbs or possibly street lights of Manurewa or other nearby township. Person has straight
nose, clear skin. Also known to kill people by bashing them. Also known to attempt murder by injecting a carcinogen through a small finger held needle device. Person has a small (10 metre) yacht. Person is quite stocky and beefy. Has a small double chin.
They have no children.
Their house has a post box number which includes a 7 in it. The number 7 may be the last number in on the post box.
A murder I am aware of that this senior Police Officer from Manurewa district was commited happened on a dark night. This senior Police Officer and his partner took a man in their car to a dark deserted farm which may have had one streetlight. The farm is down a dark and deserted country gravel road. There they stomped on the polynesian man until his death.