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Forensic Genealogy Solves Starbucks Attack; Dubois Gets 68-Year Minimum

7/13/2026

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Investigators solved the case by applying forensic investigative genetic genealogy to DNA from a discarded condom.
Dubois received a 68-year minimum sentence, part of a 120-year term, for kidnapping and raping a woman at knifepoint in Illinois.
The attack occurred on Nov. 11 2022 outside a Collinsville Starbucks.
Police Chief Brett Boerm said the sentence puts a monster away.

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Investigators solved the case by applying forensic investigative genetic genealogy to DNA from a discarded condom.
Dubois received a 68-year minimum sentence, part of a 120-year term, for kidnapping and raping a woman at knifepoint in Illinois.
The attack occurred on Nov. 11 2022 outside a Collinsville Starbucks.
Police Chief Brett Boerm said the sentence puts a monster away.