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DNA & Genetic Genealogy

There is a lot of misconception about how DNA is used to help law enforcement solve cases. No one is invading your private information; raw data is uploaded to GEDmatch and the user has to opt-in to allow law enforcement to see it. Find out more below.

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Lastest DNA & Genetic Genealogy News

Vegas police solve 32-year-old cold case with smallest amount of DNA evidence to date

 The case of 14-year-old Stephanie Isaacson was found bludgeoned, raped and strangled in an empty Las Vegas sandlot in 1989. (July 28, 2021)

Parabon® Recreates Egyptian Mummy Faces from Ancient DNA

New Snapshot methods for low-coverage sequencing bring hidden data to life. (Sept 15, 2021)

Man charged in 22-year-old cold case murder of NJ teen

A man was arrested Tuesday after he was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury in the 1999 cold case murder of 17-year-old Sayreville resident Nancy Noga, officials said. (Sept 1, 2021)

Is this the face of the Fairmount Park Rapist?

Police release new composite photo based on DNA profile! (August 26, 2021)

Detectives Just Used DNA To Solve A 1956 Double Homicide.

It was only three days into 1956 when three boys from Montana, out for a hike on a normal January day, made a gruesome discovery they were unlikely to ever forget. (June 12, 2021)

Two New Laws Restrict Police Use of DNA Search Method

Maryland and Montana have passed the nation’s first laws limiting forensic genealogy, the method that found the Golden State Killer.  (May 31, 2021)

Christine Jessop’s killer identified

Solved cold case raises questions about genetic privacy. (October 22, 2020)

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Use this link to run a current search on cold cases solved with DNA. 

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