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Adoptee discovers biological father is fugitive wanted over five family killings
Kathy Gillcrist, adopted in the 1950s, discovered through a 23andMe DNA test that her biological father was William Bradford Bishop, a fugitive wanted in connection with the 1976 killings of his wife, mother and three sons. The discovery prompted her to research her family history and write a book, while drawing renewed attention to a case that remains unresolved.
A cousin who was a genealogist helped identify Bishop after Gillcrist’s test results arrived in about six weeks. Authorities say Bishop allegedly took the family’s bodies to North Carolina and burned them before abandoning his car and disappearing; he was added to the FBI’s most wanted list in 2014. Gillcrist says she has received tips from around the world, but Bishop has never been found and would be 90 if alive.
In short
- A DNA test identified Kathy Gillcrist’s biological father as fugitive William Bradford Bishop.
- Bishop is wanted over the 1976 deaths of five family members.
- The case remains open, and Gillcrist has written a book about her discovery.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman who was adopted learns her father is a mass murderer on FBI Most Wanted list after taking a DNA test”.