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Australia’s First Forensic Genealogy Breakthrough: How Police are Solving Cold Cases
Police in Australia are making significant strides in solving cold cases through the use of genetic genealogy. The Kangaroo Island case, dating back over...Read More
Breakthrough in Cold Case: DNA from Cigarette Butts Leads to Arrest...
In a significant development, Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers announced on October 2, 2023, that an indictment had been issued against Robert Stewart for...Read More
Breakthrough in Solving a Cold Case Homicide: The Long-Awaited Closure
Read the incredible story of how a cold case homicide from 1981 was finally solved using cutting-edge DNA technology and forensic genealogy. Read More
Lessons in Terrorism and Criminal Law from the DNA Hit of...
Discover the benefits and importance of constructing ethical and correct forensic DNA databases, and the impact they can have on criminal investigations. Learn about...Read More
A New Strategy to Speed Up Cold Case Investigations
A new mathematical analysis could crack cases of unidentified persons and their relatives 10 times faster. Read More
Genetic Geneology Solved Case Based on Record Low Amount of DNA
The case represents a landmark in the use of forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) as the decades-old DNA sample used to identify Roxanne's assailant was...Read More
The Missing Piece Episode 6: Mary Catherine Edwards
In January 1995, the parents of Mary Catherine Edwards, a “well-loved” Beaumont, Texas school teacher, went to her home to check on her. Mary...Read More
The Missing Piece Episode 5: Darrell Splett (McHenry County John Doe)
Hikers in the Rush Creek Conservation Area of Harvard, Illinois discovered a body near the Rush Creek Trails in May 2019. The McHenry County...Read More
The Missing Piece Episode 4: Shawna Beth Garber (Grace Doe)
In December 1990, a couple walking on a rural road in Southwest Missouri discovered the decomposed remains of a young woman. She had been...Read More
The Missing Piece Episode 3: Rodney Johnson (Lake Stickney John Doe)
The search for answers began in 1994 when a fisherman discovered a body in the lake. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s office determined the...Read More
The Missing Piece Episode 2: Lisa Todd (Publicker Girl)
In 1988, a passerby discovered the partially clothed remains of a young woman in an underground pump house on the former Publicker Distiller property...Read More