Genetic Genealogy

Given its popularity and the impact it has made within the forensic community since 2018, it’s easy to forget forensic genetic genealogy is still in its infancy. The technique has an almost unlimited amount of promise though, especially in some of the most taxing casework like sexual assault investigations and cold case homicides.

Familial DNA Links Suspect to Two Cold Case Homicides
Evidence preservation, familial DNA, covert collection and incredibly persistent investigators has ...
Phenotyping, Genetic Genealogy Help ID Jane Doe Found at Yosemite in 1983
A forensic anthropology exam and a CT scan of the victim’s skull helped forensic artists create a ...
Oneida County Sheriff's Office, Idaho State Partner with Othram to Identify ...
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office has not ruled out the possibility that the remains found in 1986 ...
ID of 1961 John Doe is Oldest NCMEC Case Ever Solved by Genetic Genealogy
The Identifinders team has identified Bibb County, Alabama’s beloved 1961 John Doe as Daniel Paul ‘...
DNA Helps Solve 1977 Slaying of Oregon Teens
Police searched the area and put up roadblocks at the time but the teens’ killer wasn’t found. ...
What Genetic Genealogy is Revealing about CODIS
Colleen Fitzpatrick used a different lens to examine CODIS—one that explores what her field has ...