Returning to California LaRue purchased a new house under the name of an LLC. An LLC business entity provides limited liability protection. And it was an attempt to shield the actress’s identity.
But the stalker’s letters soon began showing up at the new address.
LaRue and her daughter “drove circuitous routes home, slept with weapons nearby and had discussions about how to seek help quickly if [Rogers] found them and tried to harm them,”
DNA match identifies stalker
Genetic genealogy was used to find Rogers. Due to new developments in DNA science the FBI was able to ultimately make a DNA match to identify and arrest the stalker in 2019.
Former FBI special agent Stephen Busch and former FBI attorney Steve Kramer explained how DNA from the envelopes of the abusive letters led to the suspect’s capture.
DNA was run through a series of databases including 23andMe, Ancestry and GEDmatch. And using genetic genealogy authorities identify relatives of the person who have submitted their DNA for testing. Then researchers build out family trees. And narrow down the list of suspects through more traditional detective work.
