{"product_id":"i-know-who-you-are-how-an-amateur-dna-sleuth-unmasked-the-golden-state-killer-and-changed-crime-fighting-forever-9780593358917","title":"I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A true-crime masterpiece written by a cold-case-cracking master. Barbara Rae-Venter's investigative DNA work has revolutionized the way law enforcement hunts serial killers.\"--John Douglas, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eMindhunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Barbara Rae-Venter isn't just the genealogy expert who helped capture the Golden State Killer--she's an unsung hero who has given murdered women and children their faces and names back, recognizing that their lives mattered.\"--Maureen Callahan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Predator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing without remorse. Then he simply disappeared, for the next \u003ci\u003eforty-four years, \u003c\/i\u003e until an amateur DNA sleuth opened her laptop. In \u003ci\u003eI Know Who You Are, \u003c\/i\u003e Barbara Rae-Venter reveals how she went from researching her family history as a retiree to hunting for a notorious serial killer--and how she became the nation's leading authority on investigative genetic genealogy, the most dazzling new crime-fighting weapon to appear in decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRae-Venter leads readers on a vivid journey through the many cases she tackled, often starting with little more than a DNA sample. From the first criminal case she ever solved--uncovering the long-lost identity of a child abductee--to the heartbreaking story of the Billboard Boy, whose skeletal remains were discovered along a highway, to the search for the Golden State Killer, Rae-Venter shares haunting, often thrilling accounts of how she helped solve some of America's most chilling cold cases in the span of just three years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor each investigation, Rae-Venter brings readers inside her unique \"grasshopper mind\" as she analyzes DNA data and pores through obituaries, marriage records, and old newspaper articles. Readers join in on urgent calls with sheriffs, FBI agents, and district attorneys as she details the struggle to obtain usable crime scene DNA samples, until, finally, a critical piece of the puzzle tumbles into place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Know Who You Are\u003c\/i\u003e captures both the exhilaration of the moment of discovery and the sheer depth of emotion that lingers around cold cases, informing Rae-Venter's careful approach to her work. It is a story of relentless curiosity, of constant invention and reinvention, and of human beings striving to answer the most elemental questions about themselves: What defines identity? Where do we belong? And are we truly who we think we are?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593358917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Barbara Rae-Venter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505745559733,"sku":"9780593358917","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f904e5d0-9443-40ae-a627-9b2de205e371.jpg?v=1705423596","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-know-who-you-are-how-an-amateur-dna-sleuth-unmasked-the-golden-state-killer-and-changed-crime-fighting-forever-9780593358917","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}