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Defense attorneys Jon Scott, left, and Rachel Forde stand beside William Talbott II as the jury is dismissed, Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Snohomish County Court in Everett, Talbott was found guilty Friday in the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple. Jurors deliberated for more than 2 days before reaching their verdict in the trial that hinged on 32-year-old DNA evidence and genealogical technology. (Kevin Clark/The Herald via AP)

Conviction comes after DNA, family tree crack 1987 killings

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FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Snohomish County Cold Case Detective Jim Scharf, right, shares details of the unsolved case of the 1987 double homicide of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, during a press conference in Everett, Wash. William Earl Talbott II charged in the slayings of the young Canadian couple is facing trial in Washington state this week. (Ian Terry/The Herald via AP, File)

Trial begins in case of young Canadian couple killed in 1987

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Snohomish County Cold Case Detective Jim Scharf, right, shares details of the unsolved case of the 1987 double homicide of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, during a press conference in Everett, Wash. William Earl Talbott II charged in the slayings of the young Canadian couple is facing trial in Washington state this week. (Ian Terry/The Herald via AP, File)

Lawyer: Man charged in couple’s deaths has lived quiet life

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FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Snohomish County Cold Case Detective Jim Scharf, right, shares details of the unsolved case of the 1987 double homicide of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, during a press conference in Everett, Wash. William Earl Talbott II charged in the slayings of the young Canadian couple is facing trial in Washington state this week. (Ian Terry/The Herald via AP, File)

Man on trial in killings arrested through genetic genealogy

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, May 18, 2018, file photo, William Earl Talbott II enters the courtroom at the Skagit County Community Justice Center before entering a plea of not guilty for the 1987 murder of Tanya Van Cuylenborg in Mount Vernon, Wash. A Washington state man authorities say is linked by DNA evidence to the 1987 deaths of a young Canadian couple has been charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder. The Daily Herald reports that 55-year-old William Earl Talbott II of SeaTac was charged Friday, June 15, 2018, in Snohomish County Superior Court. Authorities say they used information from public genealogy websites to pinpoint Talbott as a suspect, then arrested him after getting a DNA sample from a cup that fell from his vehicle. (Charles Biles/Skagit Valley Herald via AP, File)

Trucker charged in 1987 deaths of couple in Washington state

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John Van Cuylenborg, brother of Tanya Van Cuylenborg, speaks during a press conference at the Snohomish County Courthouse to announce the arrest of a suspect in the 1993 murder case of his sister Tanya and her boyfriend Jay Cook, Friday, May 18, 2018 in Everett, Wash. Jay Cook's mother Lee Cook is at right. Police in Washington state say new DNA technology led them to a suspect in the murders of a young Victoria-area couple more than three decades ago. (Charles Biles/Skagit Valley Herald via AP)

Man arrested in 1987 killing of couple in Washington state

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