I found another article about Dr. Ed Green, from the NY Times, entitled, "Why This Scientist Keeps Receiving Packages of Serial Killers' Hair" but I can't seem to link that either,lol. You have to subscribe to read the article.
This makes me wonder, if LE believes that Marcia's killer may have been a serial killer.
Lengthy article..
Why This Scientist Keeps Receiving Packages of Serial Killers’ Hair (Published 2019)
''Those fortunate enough to have a head of hair
generally leave 50 to 100 strands behind on any given day. Those hairs are hardy, capable of withstanding years or even
centuries of rain, heat and wind.
The trouble for detectives, or anyone else seeking to figure out whom a strand of hair belonged to, is that
unless it contains a
root, which only a tiny percentage do, it’s about as helpful as a nearby rock.''
''Until now.
Ed Green, a paleogeneticist at the University of California, Santa Cruz known in the scientific community for
his work on the
Neanderthal genome, has developed a technique that makes it possible to recover and sequence DNA from hair without the root.
And over the past 18 months, he has been quietly cooperating with several law enforcement agencies, using this method to extract genetic profiles from the hairs of killers and victims in long unsolved crimes.
“It was kind of written in stone that you can’t do it, and now he’s doing it,” said Deputy Pete Headley of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in California, who was
involved in a case in New Hampshire that Dr. Green’s technique
helped crack''.
“Criminals think of wearing gloves or wiping down blood,” he said, “but fewer think to shave their head.”
''Though he’s already begun directing some clients to Dr. Green, Mr. Loe, whose company often works with law enforcement, cautioned that as the technique becomes more widely known, it will create new possibilities for surveillance operatives. It would make real a sci-fi future in which evading detection requires carefully sweeping up hair from a room.''
