I took a 23andMe DNA test — and cops linked me to an unsolved murder

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I took a 23andMe DNA test — and cops linked me to an unsolved murder
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A California woman’s genetic material has unlocked a cold case.

dead“I knew I hadn’t done anything wrong,” she said, “But when the police call you about a murder, you’re like, ‘Oh my goodness, what am I involved in?'”

Vardurro soon found herself at the center of an official homicide investigation worthy of primetime true-crime TV.,” she said in a trending TikTok with more than 347,000 views. After taking a 23AndMe DNA test, Jackie Vadurro claims she was contacted by homicide detectives who found that her DNA was linked to a 1986 murder.“I got a ‘No Caller ID’ call on my phone,” the brunette explained online. “It was a [cold case] homicide detective from San Diego.”

Vadurro, a content creator who lives in an RV around Palm Springs, CA., went on to reveal that the detective said her to a 1986 cold case murder of a Jane Doe who’d been fatally shot and thrown off onto the side of a rural San Diego road.“And now they think that I might be her family member because of my DNA that ICustomers of 23andMe are typically asked to provide a saliva sample which is mailed into the brand’s lab for testing. After three to four weeks, an online DNA report and record becomes available — usually information about family origin, distant relatives, health risks and more.

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