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In March 2018, Holes visited the Citrus Heights home of DeAngelo on his final day as an investigator before his retirement. Rae-Venter used DNA from the Golden State Killer to construct a genetic profile of the suspect and create a family tree that was detailed enough to narrow down the suspects to Joseph James DeAngelo. When DNA from the EAR matched other unsolved murder crimes throughout California, the case again gained traction and had expanded in evidence.Īfter years of gathering evidence and using as many DNA samples as he could without depleting the evidence, Holes made contact with genealogist and scientist Barbara Rae-Venter. His interest in the case was ignited and he remained close to the files, reviewing them any chance he had between active cases in Contra Costa County until a DNA break in 2001 expanded the case even further. In the same year, Holes first discovered the cold case files of the East Area Rapist (EAR). Holes was sworn in as an investigator for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office in Martinez, California, in 1994. There he received his Bachelor of Science in biochemistry. Holes studied at the University of California, Davis, from 1986 to 1990.