Good afternoon Robert - very very precise information. I am sure that many cold cases are being worked on with this.
Robert Siciliano I may not either - but I throw away tissues all the time -too late for me
Robert- and careful if someone offers you a glass of water!!! Always bad comes with some good.
The genetic genealogists in these criminal cases use the same/similar methods used for finding adoptees birth parents (or birth parents finding their child they gave up for adoption) through autosomnal DNA. It's not sci-fi, in the least. In addition to real estate, I'm also a genetic genealogist (albeit, not certified in that field but considering it).
We leave our DNA all over the place, so there's no sense trying to hide it. From what I've read, the newest technology can even pick it up from fingerprints. Of course, to make a match and "catch the bad guys" there has to be DNA in a database for some reason. I wonder how they worked around to find this family...
Great story, you should enter it in the Halloween contest for this month!!
Robert, thanks for sharing this detailed info about what DNA is uncovering from many unsolved cases. It's good info to know for anyone who has something to hide and thinking of doing a search for their ancestry.
Thank you for sharing this amazing story. It makes me wonder about the role of "secure" DNA banks and how they may play a role in solving crime.
Marte, They probably found the family members by entering the DNA into genetic matching databases like Ancestry.com or 23andMe.... So if your relatives submittrd their DNA innocently to "find out their ancestry", the authorities can now use those databases to narrow down the search until they find you!! There is no place to hide in 2018 and beyond. :)
Amazine that technology like this can finally solve those old cases. Mysterious and I'm sure the families are relieved wen this happens.
This is such an interesting story. I am glad they could solve the case.