Category Archives: DNA profiling

Forensics: GEDmatch Loophole Gave Police Access to Private DNA Data

Posted on August 18, 2023 by csidds

Thanks to @maxhouck@substack.com. Forensic genetic genealogists skirted GEDmatch privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/08/18/gedmatch-dna-police-forensic-genetic-genealogy/

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Forensics: “If You’re Lucky, It Could Be Days’: Maui Fire Forensic Expert Compares Painstaking Identification of Remains to 9/11 Aftermath

Posted on August 16, 2023 by csidds

Dr. — Read on themessenger.com/news/maui-forensic-expert-identification-of-remains

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NamUS cases. 13 sets of human remains found in Knox County, TN still unidentified

Posted on July 29, 2023 by csidds

With some dating back as far as the 1980s, a total of 13 unidentified remains cases in Knox County are still still unsolved. — Read on http://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/13-sets-of-human-remains-still-unidentified-in-knox-county/

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Forensics: 306 days for a rape kit. Houston Police Officers’ Union calling for resignation of Forensic Science Center President

Posted on July 28, 2023 by csidds

The Houston Police Officers Union is pushing to have the leader of the Forensic Science Center removed due to a backlog in testing evidence. — Read on http://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-police-officers-union-calling-for-resignation-of-forensic-science-center-president

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Forensics: Kirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration | Death Penalty Information Center

Posted on July 25, 2023 by csidds

Kirk Bloodsworth, Thirty Years After His Exoneration — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/podcasts/discussions-with-dpic/kirk-bloodsworth-thirty-years-after-his-exoneration

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Forensics: Shedding DNA capture. How police are using surreptitious DNA to solve cold murder cases

Posted on July 21, 2023 by csidds

The case illuminates a tactic called “surreptitious DNA collection” that is showing to be more of a common technique used in cold cases. — Read on http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/20/police-are-using-surreptitious-dna-collection-to-solve-cold-murder-cases/70427941007/

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Forensics: NamUS case. Missing in Texas: TXST Forensic Anthropology Center works to identify human remains

Posted on July 14, 2023 by csidds

The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University (FACTS) works to advance the forensic anthropology field. Part of the work they do includes identifying the nameless. — Read on http://www.fox7austin.com/news/missing-in-texas-txst-forensic-anthropology-center-works-to-identify-human-remains

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Forensics: A for profit NJ college teaches students paying $6000 each helped crack a 21-year-old cold case

Posted on July 1, 2023 by csidds

Students at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s new Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center helped authorities identify “Nogales John Doe” – a 60-year-old man found dead in 2002 in a hotel room in Nogales, Arizona — in 2023. — Read on nypost.com/2023/06/30/how-nj-college-students-helped-crack-a-21-year-old-cold-case/

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Forensics: #NamUS needs this data for 23,000 Missing Persons cases. National DNA backlog delays closure in missing person cases.

Posted on June 29, 2023 by csidds

There is a multi-year backlog for getting DNA profiles onto the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. — Read on http://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/dna-namus-backlog-missing-person-cases/51-e8436a8b-14cb-441c-b416-596c10fffdc6

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Forensics: Challenging Genetic Genealogy. Bryan Kohberger news: Attorney says ‘no connection’ between defendant, victims of Idaho murders –

Posted on June 26, 2023 by csidds

Ahead of the Bryan Kohberger trial, the defendant’s attorney is saying there is no connection between him and the victims of the Idaho murders. — Read on abc7.com/bryan-kohberger-news-trial-update/13426906/

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