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Schubert oversaw the multi-county prosecution that resulted in DeAngelo's guilty plea and life sentence.

Schubert announced DeAngelo's arrest at a press conference and led the prosecution effort.

Rae-Venter uploaded crime scene DNA to GEDmatch and built family trees from partial matches.

Rae-Venter's forensic genealogy work identified DeAngelo as the Golden State Killer through family tree analysis.

DeAngelo's arrest through forensic genealogy triggered nationwide adoption of the technique for cold cases.

DNA proved the ONS murders were committed by the same person as the EAR rapes.

DNA analysis linked the EAR Sacramento rapes to the ONS Southern California murders.

FBI provided lab resources and support for the forensic genealogy investigation.

The use of GEDmatch in the GSK case catalyzed the broader adoption of forensic genealogy and sparked privacy debates.

GEDmatch's public DNA database provided the partial matches that led to DeAngelo's identification.

DeAngelo served as an Exeter police officer from 1973-1976, committing crimes while employed in law enforcement.

DeAngelo committed at least 13 murders in Southern California from 1979 to 1986.

DeAngelo committed at least 50 sexual assaults across the Sacramento area from 1976 to 1979.

DeAngelo committed the majority of his sexual assaults in Sacramento-area communities.

DeAngelo committed murders across Southern California counties as the Original Night Stalker.

DeAngelo pleaded guilty to 13 counts of murder and admitted to the full scope of his crimes.

DeAngelo committed over 100 burglaries as the Visalia Ransacker while serving as a police officer in nearby Exeter.

Crompton investigated the EAR cases in Contra Costa County and documented the crimes in "Sudden Terror."

McNamara wrote the 2013 LA Magazine article that coined the name "Golden State Killer."

McNamara wrote the majority of the book before her death in 2016; it was completed posthumously.

Parabon NanoLabs became a leading forensic genealogy provider, solving hundreds of cases after the GSK breakthrough.

Oswalt ensured McNamara's unfinished book was completed and published after her death.

Oswalt was married to McNamara and became the public advocate for her work after her death.

Holes worked with Rae-Venter on the forensic genealogy investigation that identified DeAngelo.

Holes' decades-long investigation and advocacy for forensic genealogy directly led to DeAngelo's identification.

Holes spent over 20 years investigating the case and was instrumental in identifying DeAngelo through forensic genealogy.

Shelby was a lead detective on the original EAR investigation in Sacramento County.

Sacramento Sheriff's Department was the primary agency investigating the EAR attacks from 1976 to 1979.