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Clarification: Intern Killed-Arrest story

This undated booking photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office shows James Curtis Clanton, who was arrested in the killing of an intern in the Denver area nearly 40 years ago. The Florida truck driver has been arrested and charged in the killing of Helene Pruszynski, a college student working as an intern for a Denver radio station nearly 40 years ago, a break in the cold case that authorities on Monday credited to the analysis of DNA information shared on genealogy websites combined with old fashioned police work. (Douglas County Sheriff's Office via AP) — This undated booking photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shows James Curtis Clanton, who was arrested in the killing of an intern in the Denver area nearly 40 years ago. The Florida truck driver has been arrested and … This undated booking photo provided by … more >

By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press - Monday, December 16, 2019

DENVER (AP) - In a story published December 16, 2019, The Associated Press reported that investigators used public databases available like Ancestry.com to help them identify a suspect in a 1980 murder case. The story should have made clear that information on Ancestry.com is only available to paying customers of the site who can only see matches within its database that they are related to.

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