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Barbara Rae-Venter
Barbara Rae-Venter Biography
Barbara Rae-Venter is a genetic genealogist and retired patent attorney best known for her work helping police and investigators identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case. She is the President and Founder of Firebird Forensics Group, Inc. a 501(3)(c) corporation that focuses on assisting law enforcement in identifying suspects in violent crimes and identifying unidentified human remains. She is also the Director of Investigative Genetic Genealogy at Gene by Gene, the parent company of FamilyTreeDNA.
Rae-Venter's book based on the case, "I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever" was an Edgar Award finalist.
Rae-Venter pioneered what is now known as Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) to help solve cold cases. For her work, Rae-Venter was recognized by the journal Nature as one of “10 people Who Mattered In Science In 2018.” She was also recognized as one of Time100’s Most Influential People of 2019.
She is also a Search Angel with DNAAdoption.org, helping adoptees find their birth relatives.
Born in New Zealand, Rae-Venter earned a JD from the University of Texas at Austin Law School and both a BA and a PhD at the University of California at San Diego.
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