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There is absolutely no doubt that a new era in crime-solving was introduced with the bombshell announcement in the spring of 2018 that the four decades-long search for the infamous and evil Golden State Killer had been solved utilizing publicly available DNA data and applying the science of genetic genealogy.\\xa0 In the two-and-a-half years since Joseph James DeAngelo was brought to justice, more than 120 cases have been solved using genetic genealogy techniques and committed, hard-working law enforcement professionals.\\xa0\\xa0Oh.\\xa0 And scientists.\\xa0 Let\\u2019s not forget the scientists.\\xa0\\xa0People like Paul Holes (a biochemist who became a police investigator to solve crime) or Barbara Rae-Venter, a genealogist and attorney who \\u2013 in retirement \\u2013 became one of the leading experts in the field of genetic genealogy\\u2026and then there are the new pioneers \\u2013 those scientists who are now taking crime-busting through the use of DNA to previously inconceivable new levels.\\xa0\\xa0One of those new pioneers is David Mittelman, the CEO of Othram Labs, which is based in suburban Houston, Texas.\\xa0\\xa0Mittelman and his team at Othram are breakthrough experts in the science of genomics, and they have created the first non-government, private lab designed specifically for the recovery and analysis of human DNA from even some of the most partial, degraded or contaminated specimens.\\xa0\\xa0Othram works solely with law enforcement \\u2013 and in its short history has already solved a raft of some very difficult cold cases, including at least one that is more than one hundred years old.\\xa0 Most recently, the rapist/killer of five year-old Siobhan McGuinness 46 years ago in Missoula Montana was identified using Othram\\u2019s technology.\\xa0\\xa0As Dr. Mittelman explains in this episode\\u2019s fascinating interview with Melissa, the technology available today can digitize \\u2013 and therefore preserve forever \\u2013 even the most degraded (and otherwise degrading) DNA data.\\xa0 Combine that fact with the application of genetic genealogy, and there is virtually no limit to the possibilities of solving crime.\\xa0 If an offender leaves any sort of DNA evidence behind, it is now more likely than ever before that he will be caught.