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March 28, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

“I Know Who You Are”: DNA Sleuthing with Barbara-Rae Venter

For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing without remorse. Then he simply disappeared, for the next forty-four years, until an amateur DNA sleuth opened her laptop.
In “I Know Who You Are: How An Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked The Golden State Killer And Changed Crime Fighting Forever,” 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.

Rae-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 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.

“I Know Who You Are” 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?

Book signing to follow. In partnership with Dent.

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Date:
March 28, 2023
Time:
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://thecommunitylibrary.libcal.com/event/10110048

Venue

The Community Library
415 Spruce Ave
Ketchum, ID 83340 United States
Phone
(208) 726-3493
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Organizer

The Community Library
Phone
208-806-2621
Email
mwilliams@comlib.org
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