Catching a Rapist:
The use of Genetic Genealogy in a Sexual Investigation

Mason Hall committed the most heinous and intimate of crimes short of homicide; he violently raped a complete stranger at gun point in a public park in the middle of the day. Thanks only to the relentless persistence of investigators, this Defendant was finally identified and charged more than 2 years later. This presentation will discuss the use of forensic genetic genealogy to narrow investigative leads and identify perpetrators. Participants will learn about the multi-jurisdictional response and investigation of a reported stranger rape at gunpoint in a public park, the use of phenotyping reports to narrow investigative leads and the use of genetic genealogy in a non-homicide investigation to identify a perpetrator.

Speakers

Brianna Ringwood, Esquire
Deputy District Attorney
Chief of Professional Standards
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office

Detective Walter Kerr
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office

Registration

Registration is restricted to members of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association and law enforcement officers. Registration closes on July 26, 2023 at 4:30 PM. To register online submit your email address above. You can also download the flyer and it mail along with your *food and beverage fee or email it to the:

Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute
2929 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
pdaa@pdaa.org

Interested parties who are not members of the PDAA must register by mail with check included or register online and pay with a credit card at the time of registration in order to secure attendance to this course.

Cancellations

Those who cancel on or before August 9, 2023 by 4:30 PM will be refunded the full fee. To cancel, please email Támara Heagy at theagy@pdaa.org. No refunds can be issued for cancellations received after August 9, 2023 by 4:30 PM. Those who have not paid will still be required to send payment. As always, substitutions are allowed for persons who have to cancel after the cancellation date.

Agenda

8:00 AM Registration

8:30 AM Catching a Rapist: The use of Genetic Genealogy in a Sexual Investigation

11:45 AM Adjourn

CLE & CLEE

This course offers 3 Substantive CLE Credits for attorneys and 3 CLEE hours to MPOETC certified officers who hold an Act 120 certification.

Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute
2929 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-238-5416
www.pdaa.org