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Boone County Sheriff’s Office solves cold case from nearly 50 years ago using genealogy research

Boone County Sheriff’s Office solves cold case from nearly 50 years ago using genealogy research

March 23, 2023

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky recently announced that they solved a cold case from 50 years ago using genetic genealogy research. According to the sheriff’s office, detectives solved […] Read More

One of country’s oldest cold cases solved with DNA from untested sexual assault kit

One of country’s oldest cold cases solved with DNA from untested sexual assault kit

March 22, 2023

One of the country’s oldest cold cases has been solved with the help of cutting-edge DNA forensics technology and evidence collected from an untested sexual assault kit. Harold W. Carpenter, […] Read More

Utah bill aims to regulate how law enforcement uses genetic genealogy data

Utah bill aims to regulate how law enforcement uses genetic genealogy data

March 21, 2023

A recent bill passed by the Utah Legislature would put guard rails on how law enforcement uses genetic genealogy data obtained from public databases during investigations. Senate Bill 156, known […] Read More

President Biden signs bill expanding national missing persons database

President Biden signs bill expanding national missing persons database

January 9, 2023

President Biden recently signed a bipartisan missing person’s bill into law to boost federal law enforcement’s reporting on missing persons and expand a critical database on missing and unidentified individuals. […] Read More

“America’s Unknown Child” finally identified by Philadelphia police 65 years later

“America’s Unknown Child” finally identified by Philadelphia police 65 years later

December 17, 2022

Philadelphia police detectives have finally solved the department’s oldest unsolved homicide case after identifying a young victim known as “America’s Unknown Child.” The child, also referred to as the “boy […] Read More

Washington law enforcement agencies to receive funding for expanded sexual assault evidence storage capacity

Washington law enforcement agencies to receive funding for expanded sexual assault evidence storage capacity

March 27, 2022

Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced that law enforcement agencies in Washington would receive funding to expand storage space for sexual assault evidence kits. According to a new grant program, […] Read More

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