The Gilgo Beach Serial Killer had allegedly been strangling and dismembering his victims for more than 30 years before he was caught and charged with murder – and there could be a simple reason why he wasn’t caught sooner, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.
Although DNA technology has improved by leaps and bounds over the last few decades allowing more cases to be solved, according to Lisa Ribacoff-Mooney, a New York private investigator with International Investigative Group who has studied the case, this could be a double-edged sword.
‘Offenders Get Smarter’
While she attributed his arrest to “having a credible lab with the proper tools and technology to conduct the [DNA] testing,” she pointed out that advancements in research also means that killers can learn tips on how to avoid detection.
“Research and methodologies regarding DNA are made public, [and] offenders read the research,” she explained. “First, it was fingerprints, so gloves were worn by offenders. Along the way it was DNA from hair follicles, so offenders could have been wearing wigs or even shaving their heads.”…