Chapter
Collecting Earrings and Pictures
21:25 - 30:08 (08:43)
Police use old evidence and new technology to catch criminals, as evidenced by a recent murder trial where photos taken by the perpetrator helped convict him.
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Police combed through the pictures in Rodney's locker room and found evidence for a murder trial.
21:25 - 25:53 (04:28)
Serial Killer
Summary
Police combed through the pictures in Rodney's locker room and found evidence for a murder trial. Later, his conviction was overturned after the jury was improperly informed about his prior convictions.
ChapterCollecting Earrings and Pictures
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Rodney Alcala
PodcastCrime Junkie
The police can use new DNA technology to reexamine old evidence and, in some cases, nail down criminals.
25:53 - 30:08 (04:15)
DNA
Summary
The police can use new DNA technology to reexamine old evidence and, in some cases, nail down criminals. In 2002, the California attorney general announced that death row inmates would have their DNA taken to establish a database.