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Podcast: True Crime Reporter
Episode: How DNA Forensic Genetic Genealogy Brought A Monster To Justice
Description:
50 Sexual Assault Victims Will Never Forget The Stare of Serial Rapist David Hawkins When He Held A Gun To Their Heads
This is the third episode in my series about how new DNA technology solves previously unsolvable cold cases. It’s called FGG — Forensic Genetic Genealogy.
I’m investigative reporter Robert Riggs taking you inside the crime scene case into how the first use of forensic genetic genealogy in Dallas County, Texas, caught a serial rapist responsible for over 50 victims.
76-year-old David Thomas Hawkins – Serial Rapist – Serving Life Sentence – Michael Maximum Security Prison – Texas
75-year-old David Thomas Ha...