True Crime Book Club - The Forever Witness

We will discuss the novel The Forever Witness : How DNA and genealogy solved a cold case double murder by Edward Humes. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Copies of the book can be checked out at the Service Center 60 days prior to the discussion.

The Forever Witness : How DNA and genealogy solved a cold case double murder by Edward Humes
After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer and exposed a looming battle between the pursuit of justice and the right to privacy.

When Detective Jim Scharf decided to send the cold case's decades-old DNA to Parabon NanoLabs, he hoped he would bring closure to the Van Cuylenborg and Cook families. He didn't know that he would help to make history. Anyone can submit a saliva sample to learn about their ancestry. But what happens after the results of these tests are uploaded to the internet? As lawyers, policymakers, and police officers fight over questions of consent and privacy, the implications of Scharf's case become ever clearer. Approximately 250,000 murders in the United States remain unsolved today. We have the tools to catch many of these killers--but what is the cost?