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Alleged Child Rapist Caught After 33 Years Using Family Tree Technique, Police Say

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Investigators narrowed down a family tree of almost 3,500 to find the suspect.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

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Chloe White of the Western Australia Police Force provides details on the arrest of Gavin Jeffery Durbridge, an alleged child rapist who was court after police investigative genetic genealogy techniques.
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