Schiff pointed to last year's break in the 25-year-old "Grim Sleeper" serial murder case, in which the LAPD checked DNA from a suspect against a statewide database. Investigators eventually arrested the suspect's father, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., after getting a DNA sample from him that resulted in a perfect match with evidence in the case.
INTERACTIVE MAP: Grim Sleeper killings, 1985-2007
Fortunately, Franklin lived in California, Schiff said. If he had lived in another state, investigators might not have been able to conduct such a check.
Schiff's bill would instruct the FBI to create a system that would allow a state to request a search of the national DNA database.
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