Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Walking Project

Two California prosecutors are teaming to up to gather the DNA of deceased murderers and use it to close unsolved murders. But tracking down the saliva of a dead man isn’t always easy. Christine Pelisek reports.

Christine Pelisek

Published Mar. 25 2013 4:45AM EDT

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By day, she runs the sex-crimes division of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. In her spare time, she tracks down the DNA of dead rapists, murderers, and serial killers.

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Carol Burke is on a mission to cross off as many cold cases as she can by matching swabs of...

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Hunting for Long-Gone Serial Killers: Inside the Dead Man Walking Project

Two California prosecutors are teaming to up to gather the DNA of deceased murderers and use it to close unsolved murders. But tracking down the saliva of a dead man isn’t always easy. Christine Pelisek reports.

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Christine Pelisek