DNA Alchemy Transforming Family Ties into Forensic Breakthroughs

... solve a rape and murder case almost 50 years after the crime. Page 2 ... But because a Y-STR profile is common to a group of male family members, it. Every week, Ellen Greytak checks DNA profiles in a genealogy database. She's not searching for long-lost relatives. She's out to find family ... A suspect in a nearly 29-year-old Attempted Murder Cold Case was identified using advanced DNA technology known, as familial DNA. Forensic genealogy uses DNA to solve crimes by identifying suspects through family connections. This article examines the evolution of this ... There are reports that a break in the murder case came after a process called "genetic genealogy" was used. Here's what you should know about ... The murder conviction of Timothy Williams in the 1984 death of teenage girl is the first ever in New York state to use familial DNA testing, ... Investigative genetic genealogy was applied in a Swedish double murder case. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on forensic samples. SEATTLE – Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office's DNA forensic genetic genealogy program has now helped solve a 24-year- ... One emerging technique, called forensic genealogy, combines DNA analysis with traditional genealogy research to generate investigative leads in ... DNA has been used as evidence in criminal cases since the late 1980s. ... Recognizing the potential for DNA to solve crimes, the FBI ...