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Police Hope For New DNA Leads In Zodiac Killer Case

The case has confounded police for 50 years. But officials are optimistic they can use DNA databases, like the one used to arrest the Golden State Killer suspect, to identify the infamous killer.

The arrest last month of a suspected serial rapist and killer who spent decades on the loose is breathing new life into another of the nation's most notorious unsolved murder investigations.

The Zodiac, who at 72 is suspected of being the Golden State Killer. Detectives from the Vallejo, Calif. Police Department

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